Pseudomártyr — G5575

Definition

masculine noun

a spurious witness, i.e. bearer of untrue testimony

1. STRONGS NT 5575

Usually translated as

false witness

Origin

from G5571 and a kindred form of G3144

• pseudḗs (G5571)
• mártys (G3144)

Occurrences

Pseudomártyr occurs 3 times in 2 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (1), 1 Corinthians (1)

• Matthew 26:60 — But found none: yea, though many false witnesses (ψευδομαρτύρων) came, yet found they none. At the last came two false witnesses,
• Matthew 26:60 — But found none: yea, though many false witnesses came, yet found they none. At the last came two false witnesses (ψευδομάρτυρες),
• 1 Corinthians 15:15 — Yea, and we are found false witnesses (ψευδομάρτυρες) of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not.