ΨΕΥΔΟΜΑΡΤΥΡΕΙΝ, ψευδομαρτυρειν
PSEUDOMARTYREIN, pseudomartyrein
Sounds Like: psyoo-doh-mar-too-REH-in
Translations: to bear false witness, to give false testimony, to perjure oneself
From the root: ΨΕΥΔΟΜΑΡΤΥΡΕΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb meaning 'to bear false witness' or 'to give false testimony'. It combines 'ψεῦδος' (falsehood) and 'μαρτυρέω' (to bear witness). It is used to describe the act of lying under oath or providing untrue statements, especially in a legal or testimonial context. For example, one might be commanded 'not to bear false witness'.
Inflection: Present, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G5576 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 3 — 5:92
Justin Martyr
- Second Apology of Justin Martyr — 0:8
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΨΕΥΔΟΜΑΡΤΥΡΕΩ.
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.
- ἘΨΕΥΔΟΜΑΡΤΥΡΟΥΝ — they bore false witness, they testified falsely
- ΕΨΕΥΔΟΜΑΡΤΥΡΟΥ — they bore false witness, they gave false testimony, they testified falsely
- ΕΨΕΥΔΟΜΑΡΤΥΡΟΥΝ — they bore false witness, they gave false testimony, they testified falsely
- ΨΕΥΔΟΜΑΡΤΥΡΗΣΑΣ — having borne false witness, having testified falsely
- ΨΕΥΔΟΜΑΡΤΥΡΗΣΕΙΣ — you will bear false witness, you shall bear false witness
- ΨΕΥΔΟΜΑΡΤΥΡΗΣΗΣ — bear false witness, give false testimony
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