Strong's G5583 · Greek
ψεύστης
pseustes · /psyoos-tace'/
Definition
from 5574; a falsifier:--liar.
KJV: liar
Root / derivation: from 5574
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered ψεύστης across 10 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
10 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
John2 verses
Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it. of his own: or, from his own will or disposition
John 8:55Yet ye have not known him; but I know him: and if I should say I know him not, I shall be a liar like unto you: but I know him, and keep his saying.
1 John5 verses
If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.
1 John 2:4He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
1 John 2:22Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son.
1 John 4:20If a man say I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?
1 John 5:10He that believeth on the Son of God hath the witness in himself: he that believeth not God hath made him a liar; because he believeth not the record that God gave of his Son.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's G5583 (pseustes) mean?
from 5574; a falsifier:--liar.
How many times does G5583 appear in the Bible?
Strong's G5583 (ψεύστης) appears in 10 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “liar.”
How is pseustes translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's G5583 is rendered as “liar” (8×), “liars” (2×).
Where does the Greek word ψεύστης come from?
from 5574