Pseûdos — G5579

G5579 · Greek — ψεῦδος

Pronunciation: psyoo'-dos

Definition

neuter noun

a falsehood

  1. conscious and intentional falsehood
  2. in a broad sense, whatever is not what it professes to be
  3. of idolatry

Usually translated as

lie, lying

Origin

from G5574

Occurrences

Pseûdos occurs 9 times in the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: John (1), Romans (1), Ephesians (1), 2 Thessalonians (2), 1 John (2), Revelation (2)

Strong's Lexicon — P