ΨΕΥΔΩΝΥΜΟΥΣ, ψευδωνυμους
PSEUDŌNYMOUS, pseudōnymous
Sounds Like: psyoo-DOH-nee-moos
Translations: falsely named, misnamed, pseudonymous, falsely called, (those who are) falsely named
From the root: ΨΕΥΔΩΝΥΜΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This is a compound adjective, meaning 'falsely named' or 'pseudonymous'. It is formed from 'ψεῦδος' (pseudos), meaning 'falsehood' or 'lie', and 'ὄνομα' (onoma), meaning 'name'. It describes something or someone that bears a false or misleading name, or is attributed to a wrong author. In this form, it refers to multiple entities that are falsely named.
Inflection: Plural, Accusative, Masculine or Feminine
Strong’s number: G5581 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 2:46
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΨΕΥΔΩΝΥΜΟΣ.
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.
- ΨΕΥΔΩΝΥΜΟΥ — of falsely named, of falsely called, of misnamed, of spurious
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