ἘΨΕΥΣΘΑΙ, ἐψευσθαι
EPSEUSTHAI, epseusthai
Sounds Like: ep-SEV-sthai
Translations: to have lied, to have deceived, to have been deceived, to have been lied to
From the root: ΨΕΥΔΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is the perfect middle or passive infinitive form of the verb 'ψεύδω' (pseudō), meaning 'to lie' or 'to deceive'. As an infinitive, it functions like a verbal noun, often translated with 'to have' + past participle, indicating a completed action. In the middle voice, it means 'to have lied' or 'to have deceived oneself', while in the passive voice, it means 'to have been deceived' or 'to have been lied to'. It can be used in various grammatical constructions, often after verbs of saying, thinking, or knowing.
Inflection: Perfect, Middle or Passive, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G5574 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 1 — 12:211
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΨΕΥΔΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἈΠΕΨΕΥΔΟΝΤΟ — they lied, they greatly deceived, they were lying, they were greatly deceiving
- ἈΨΕΥΣΤΟΝ — truthful, true, unlying, veracious, a truthful thing
- ΔΙΑΨΕΥΣΟΜΕΝΟΥΣ — about to deceive, about to lie, about to mislead
- ΔΙΕΨΕΥΣΑΤΟ — deceived, lied, disappointed, broke a promise
- ἘΠΙΚΑΤΑΨΕΥΣΑΙΟ — you might lie against, you might accuse falsely, you might deceive
- ἘΠΙΚΑΤΑΨΕΥΣΑΣΘΑΙ — to lie against, to bear false witness against, to accuse falsely
- ἘΨΕΥΣΑΜΕΘΑ — we lied, we deceived, we spoke falsely
- ἘΨΕΥΣΑΝΤΟ — they lied, they deceived, they were false, they proved false
- ἘΨΕΥΣΑΤΟ — lied, deceived, was false
- ἘΨΕΥΣΘΗΣΑΝ — they were deceived, they were lied to, they were disappointed
- ἘΨΕΥΣΜΕΝΟΙΣ — (to) those who have been lied to, (to) those who have been deceived, (to) those who are false, (to) those who are lying
- ἘΨΕΥΣΜΕΝΟΝ — lied, deceived, false, a lie, a falsehood
- ἘΨΕΥΣΩ — you lied, you deceived, you were false
- ΕΨΕΤΕ — you will lie, you will deceive, you will speak falsely
- ΕΨΕΥΣΑΜΕΘΑ — we lied, we have lied, we deceived, we have deceived
- ΕΨΕΥΣΑΝΤΟ — they lied, they deceived, they spoke falsely, they were false
- ΕΨΕΥΣΑΤΟ — he lied, he deceived, he spoke falsely, he was false
- ΕΨΕΥΣΩ — you lied, you deceived, you were false
- ΚΑΤΑΨΕΥΣΑΜΕΝΗΣ — of having lied against, of having falsely accused, of having slandered
- ΚΑΤΑΨΕΥΣΑΜΕΝΟΥ — of having lied against, of having falsely accused, of having slandered
- ΚΑΤΑΨΕΥΣΜΟΝ — false accusation, a false accusation, calumny, slander
- ΠΡΟΣΕΠΙΨΕΥΔΕΤΑΙ — he lies in addition, he adds a lie, he fabricates, he invents, he falsifies
- ΨΕΥΔΕΣΘΑΙ — to lie, to speak falsely, to deceive, to be false
- ΨΕΥΔΕΤΑΙ — lies, is lying, deceives, is deceiving
- ΨΕΥΔΟΜΕΘΑ — we lie, we are lying, we deceive ourselves, we are false
- ΨΕΥΔΟΜΕΝΟΙ — lying, speaking falsely, deceiving, a liar, one who lies
- ΨΕΥΔΟΜΕΝΟΝ — lying, a liar, one who lies, deceiving, a deceiver, one who deceives
- ΨΕΥΔΟΜΕΝΟΣ — lying, deceiving, a liar, one who lies
- ΨΕΥΔΟΜΕΝΟΥ — of those who lie, of those who deceive, of those who speak falsely
- ΨΕΥΔΟΜΕΝΟΥΣ — lying, deceiving, a liar, a deceiver
- ΨΕΥΔΟΜΕΝΩΝ — lying, deceiving, speaking falsely, of those who lie, of those who deceive
- ΨΕΥΔΟΝΤΟ — they lied, they were lying, they deceived, they were deceiving
- ΨΕΥΔΩ — to lie, to deceive, to speak falsely, to be false, to break a promise
- ΨΕΥΔΩΣ — falsely, wrongly, untruly
- ΨΕΥΣΑΙΝΤΟ — they might lie, they might deceive, they might speak falsely
- ΨΕΥΣΑΙΤΟ — lie, deceive, be false
- ΨΕΥΣΑΜΕΝΗ — lying, having lied, deceiving, a woman who lied
- ΨΕΥΣΑΜΕΝΟΙΣ — having lied, having deceived, having spoken falsely, having been false
- ΨΕΥΣΑΜΕΝΟΝ — having lied, having deceived, having spoken falsely, a liar, a deceiver
- ΨΕΥΣΑΜΕΝΩ — having lied, having deceived, a liar, a deceiver
- ΨΕΥΣΑΜΕΝΩΝ — of those who lied, of those who deceived, of liars, of deceivers
- ΨΕΥΣΑΣΘΑΙ — to lie, to deceive, to speak falsely
- ΨΕΥΣΕΣΘΕ — you will lie, you will deceive
- ΨΕΥΣΕΤΑΙ — will lie, will deceive, will fail, will prove false
- ΨΕΥΣΕΤΕ — you will lie, you will deceive, you will be false
- ΨΕΥΣΗ — lie, deceive, be false, fail, disappoint
- ΨΕΥΣΗΣΘΕ — you will lie, you will deceive, you will deceive yourselves
- ΨΕΥΣΗΤΑΙ — will lie, will deceive, will speak falsely
- ΨΕΥΣΘΕΙΣ — deceived, having been deceived, lied to, having been lied to, failed, having failed
- ΨΕΥΣΘΕΙΣΙ — (to) those who have been deceived, (to) those who have been lied to, (to) those who have been disappointed
- ΨΕΥΣΘΕΙΣΙΝ — to those who have been deceived, to those who have been lied to, to those having been deceived
- ΨΕΥΣΘΕΝΤΕΣ — having been deceived, having been made to lie, having been proven false
- ΨΕΥΣΜΑ — lie, a lie, falsehood, deceit
- ΨΕΥΣΟΜΑΙ — I will lie, I will deceive, I will speak falsely
- ΨΕΥΣΟΝΤΑΙ — they will lie, they will deceive, they will be false
- ΨΕΥΣΩΝΤΑΙ — they will lie, they will deceive, they will be false
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