Strong's Greek · G5579
ψεῦδος
pseûdos
lie, lying
Definition
a falsehood
Derivation
from G5574 (ψεύδομαι);
Appears 10 times in Scripture
“They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is forever worthy of praise! Amen.”
“The coming of the lawless one will be accompanied by the working of Satan, with every kind of power, sign, and false wonder,”
“Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one another.”
“But nothing unclean will ever enter it, nor anyone who practices an abomination or a lie, but only those whose names are written in the Lamb’s Book of Life.”
“But outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.”
“You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies.”
“And no lie was found in their mouths; they are blameless.”
“I have not written to you because you lack knowledge of the truth, but because you have it, and because no lie comes from the truth.”
“And as for you, the anointing you received from Him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But just as His true and genuine anointing teaches you about all things, so remain in Him as you have been taught.”
“For this reason God will send them a powerful delusion so that they believe the lie,”
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).