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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 5583. ψεύστης (pseustés from the same as NG5574) -- Liar</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/5583.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/2_thessalonians/1-3.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/5583.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 5583</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/5582.htm" title="5582">◄</a> 5583. pseustés from the same as NG5574 <a href="../greek/5584.htm" title="5584">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">pseustés from the same as NG5574: Liar</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">ψεύστης</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Masculine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>pseustés from the same as NG5574<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>psyoos-tace'<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(psyoos-tace')<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Liar<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a liar, deceiver.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the same root as ψεύδομαι (pseudomai, Strong's Greek 5574), meaning "to lie" or "to deceive."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span> - <b>H3577 (כָּזָב, kazab):</b> Meaning "lie" or "falsehood."<p> - <b>H8267 (שֶׁקֶר, sheqer):</b> Meaning "deception" or "falsehood."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "pseustés" is used in the New Testament to denote someone who speaks falsehoods, a deceiver, or one who is untruthful. It carries a strong moral implication, often used to describe those who are opposed to the truth of God and His Word.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, truthfulness was a valued virtue, and lying was seen as a vice. In Jewish culture, truth was deeply connected to the character of God, who is described as the God of truth. Therefore, being labeled a "liar" was a serious accusation, implying a fundamental opposition to God's nature and commandments.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>Cognate: 5583</b> <i>pseústēs</i> (from <a href="/greek/5574.htm">5574</a> <i>/pseúdomai</i>, "to falsify, lie") – properly, a lair; a person who falsifies, misrepresents (distorts, misleads).</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a liar<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>liar (8), liars (2).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 5583: ψεύστης</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ψεύστης</span></span>, <span class="greek2">ψευστου</span>, <span class="greek2">ὁ</span> (<span class="greek2">ψεύδω</span>), from <span class="abbreviation">Homer</span> down, <span class="accented">a liar</span>: <a href="/interlinear/john/8-44.htm">John 8:44, 55</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_john/1-10.htm">1 John 1:10</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_john/2-4.htm">1 John 2:4, 22</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_john/4-20.htm">1 John 4:20</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_john/5-10.htm">1 John 5:10</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/1-10.htm">1 Timothy 1:10</a>; <a href="/interlinear/titus/1-12.htm">Titus 1:12</a>; (<a href="/interlinear/revelation/21-8.htm">Revelation 21:8</a> Lachmann (others <span class="greek2">ψευδής</span>, which see)); one who breaks faith, <span class="accented">a false or faithless man</span> (see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">ψεῦσμα</span></span>), <a href="/interlinear/romans/3-4.htm">Romans 3:4</a> cf. <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/19-22.htm">Proverbs 19:22</a>.<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>liar. <p>From <a href="/greek/5574.htm">pseudomai</a>; a falsifier -- liar. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/5574.htm">pseudomai</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>ψευσται ψεύσται ψεῦσται ψευσταις ψεύσταις ψευστην ψεύστην ψευστης ψεύστης pseustai pseûstai pseustais pseústais pseusten pseustēn pseústen pseústēn pseustes pseustēs pseústes pseústēs<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/john/8-44.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 8:44</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular">N-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/john/8.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">λαλεῖ ὅτι <b>ψεύστης</b> ἐστὶν καὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/john/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> from his own <span class="itali">[nature], for he is a liar</span> and the father<br><a href="/kjvs/john/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> for he is <span class="itali">a liar,</span> and the father<br><a href="/interlinear/john/8-44.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> he speaks for <span class="itali">a liar</span> he is and<p><b><a href="/text/john/8-55.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 8:55</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular">N-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/john/8.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὅμοιος ὑμῖν <b>ψεύστης</b> ἀλλὰ οἶδα</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/john/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> that I do not know <span class="itali">Him, I will be a liar</span> like<br><a href="/kjvs/john/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> not, I shall be <span class="itali">a liar</span> like unto you:<br><a href="/interlinear/john/8-55.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> like you <span class="itali">a liar</span> But I know<p><b><a href="/text/romans/3-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 3:4</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular">N-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">δὲ ἄνθρωπος <b>ψεύστης</b> καθὼς γέγραπται</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> man <span class="itali">[be found] a liar,</span> as it is written,<br><a href="/kjvs/romans/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> every man <span class="itali">a liar;</span> as it is written,<br><a href="/interlinear/romans/3-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> moreover man <span class="itali">a liar</span> as it has been written<p><b><a href="/text/1_timothy/1-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Timothy 1:10</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Masculine Plural">N-DMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀρσενοκοίταις ἀνδραποδισταῖς <b>ψεύσταις</b> ἐπιόρκοις καὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_timothy/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and kidnappers <span class="itali">and liars</span> and perjurers,<br><a href="/kjvs/1_timothy/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> for menstealers, <span class="itali">for liars,</span> for perjured persons,<br><a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/1-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> homosexuals men-stealers <span class="itali">liars</span> perjurers and<p><b><a href="/text/titus/1-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Titus 1:12</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural">N-NMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/titus/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">Κρῆτες ἀεὶ <b>ψεῦσται</b> κακὰ θηρία</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/titus/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> are always <span class="itali">liars,</span> evil<br><a href="/kjvs/titus/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> [are] alway <span class="itali">liars,</span> evil<br><a href="/interlinear/titus/1-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> Cretans always <span class="itali">[are] liars</span> evil wild beasts<p><b><a href="/text/1_john/1-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 John 1:10</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular">N-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_john/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">οὐχ ἡμαρτήκαμεν <b>ψεύστην</b> ποιοῦμεν αὐτὸν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_john/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> we make <span class="itali">Him a liar</span> and His word<br><a href="/kjvs/1_john/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> we make him <span class="itali">a liar,</span> and his<br><a href="/interlinear/1_john/1-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> not we have sinned <span class="itali">a liar</span> we make him<p><b><a href="/text/1_john/2-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 John 2:4</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular">N-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_john/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">μὴ τηρῶν <b>ψεύστης</b> ἐστίν καὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_john/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> His commandments, <span class="itali">is a liar,</span> and the truth<br><a href="/kjvs/1_john/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> commandments, is <span class="itali">a liar,</span> and the truth<br><a href="/interlinear/1_john/2-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> not is keeping <span class="itali">a liar</span> is and<p><b><a href="/text/1_john/2-22.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 John 2:22</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular">N-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_john/2.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐστιν ὁ <b>ψεύστης</b> εἰ μὴ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_john/2.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Who <span class="itali">is the liar</span> but the one who denies<br><a href="/kjvs/1_john/2.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> Who is <span class="itali">a liar</span> but he that denieth<br><a href="/interlinear/1_john/2-22.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> is the <span class="itali">liar</span> if not<p><b><a href="/text/1_john/4-20.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 John 4:20</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular">N-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_john/4.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">αὐτοῦ μισῇ <b>ψεύστης</b> ἐστίν ὁ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_john/4.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> his brother, <span class="itali">he is a liar;</span> for the one who does not love<br><a href="/kjvs/1_john/4.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> he is <span class="itali">a liar:</span> for<br><a href="/interlinear/1_john/4-20.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> of him should hate <span class="itali">a liar</span> he is he who<p><b><a href="/text/1_john/5-10.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 John 5:10</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular">N-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_john/5.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τῷ θεῷ <b>ψεύστην</b> πεποίηκεν αὐτόν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_john/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> has made <span class="itali">Him a liar,</span> because<br><a href="/kjvs/1_john/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> him <span class="itali">a liar;</span> because<br><a href="/interlinear/1_john/5-10.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> God <span class="itali">a liar</span> has made him<p><b><a href="/greek/5583.htm">Strong's Greek 5583</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_5583.htm">10 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/pseustai_5583.htm">ψεῦσται — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/pseustais_5583.htm">ψεύσταις — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/pseuste_n_5583.htm">ψεύστην — 2 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/pseuste_s_5583.htm">ψεύστης — 6 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/5582.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="5582"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="5582" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/5584.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="5584"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="5584" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>