ΚΑΤΑΨΕΥΣΑΣΘΑΙ, καταψευσασθαι
KATAPSEUSASTHAI, katapseusasthai
Sounds Like: kah-tah-psev-SAH-sthai
Translations: to lie against, to bear false witness against, to accuse falsely
From the root: ΚΑΤΑΨΕΥΔΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This is a compound verb formed from the prefix κατά (kata, meaning 'down' or 'against') and the verb ψεύδομαι (pseudomai, meaning 'to lie' or 'to deceive'). It means to lie or bear false witness specifically against someone, implying a false accusation or slander. It describes the act of making a false statement with the intent to harm or incriminate another.
Inflection: Aorist, Middle/Passive, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G2680 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΚΑΤΑΨΕΥΔΩ.
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.
- ΚΑΤΑΨΕΥΔΩ — to bear false witness against, to accuse falsely, to lie against
- ΚΑΤΑΨΕΥΣΕΙΕ — he might lie against, he might accuse falsely, he might bear false witness against
- ΚΑΤΕΨΕΥΣΜΕΝΟΣ — falsely accused, slandered, lied about
- ΚΑΤΕΨΕΥΣΤΑΙ — has been lied about, has been falsely accused, has been slandered
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