lie

Greek Noun Neuter

ψεῦδος, -εος (-ους), τό [in LXX chiefly for שֶׁקֶר, also for כַּחַשׁ, כָּזָב;] a falsehood, untruth, lie: Rev.14:15; opposite to ἡ ἀλήθεια, Jhn.8:44, Rom.1:25, Eph.4:25, 2Th.2:11, 1Jn.2:21; to τὸ ἀληθές, 1Jn.2:27; ποιεῖν ψ, Rev.21:27 22:15; ἐν πάσῃ δυνάμει κ. σημείοις κ. τέρασιν ψεύδους (genitive qual, see M, Th., 104; and on the meaning and construction, see also ICC, in l), 2Th.2:9. (AS)

lie

Greek Noun Neuter

ψεῦδος, εος, τό, Epic dialect dative plural ψεύδεσσι, see at {ψευδής} I.2: (ψεύδω):— falsehood, lie, ψεύδεα. ἐτύμοισιν ὁμοῖα [Refs 8th c.BC+]; εἴ τε ψεῦδος ὑπόσχεσις εἴ τε καὶ οὐκί whether the promise be a lie or no, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ψ. ποικίλα, αἰόλον ψ, [Refs]; ψ. γλυκύ a sweet deceit, [Refs 5th c.BC+] 2) in Logic, false conclusion, fallacy, συλλογισμὸς τοῦ ψεύδους [Refs 4th c.BC+]; συμβαίνει ψ.[Refs] —in “NT” of what is opposed to religious truth, false doctrine, [NT]; ποιῶν βδέλυγμα καὶ ψ, i.e. doing what is repugnant to the true faith, [NT]; of false anatomical doctrine, τὸ οἴεσθαι. ψ. ἐστι [Refs 2nd c.AD+] II) in [Refs 3rd c.BC+] are spots, pimples on the nose; supposed to be characteristic of liars, cf. Scholia (at [prev. work]); compare ψυδράκιον. II.2) white spots on the fingernails, [Refs 3rd c.AD+] III) In [Refs 5th c.BC+]; so almost like an adjective (compare ψευδής [near the start]), ὄνομα ψεῦδος καὶ ἀληθὲς λέγειν [Refs 5th c.BC+]

Greek

Noun Neuter

a falsehood; lie, lying; from g5574 (ψεύδομαι)