ψευδής
Ancient Greek
Alternative forms
- (rare, irregular) ψαυδής (psaudḗs)
Pronunciation
- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /pseu̯.dɛ̌ːs/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /psewˈde̝s/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /pseβˈðis/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /psevˈðis/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /psevˈðis/
Adjective
ψευδής • (pseudḗs) m or f (neuter ψευδές); third declension
Usage notes
In many Classical Greek cities, being good at lying and deception was considered a virtue and a heroic quality; in the Odyssey for example.
Declension
Number | Singular | Dual | Plural | |||||||||||
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Case/Gender | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | Masculine / Feminine | Neuter | ||||||||
Nominative | ψευδής pseudḗs |
ψευδές pseudés |
ψευδεῖ pseudeî |
ψευδεῖ pseudeî |
ψευδεῖς pseudeîs |
ψευδῆ pseudê | ||||||||
Genitive | ψευδοῦς pseudoûs |
ψευδοῦς pseudoûs |
ψευδοῖν pseudoîn |
ψευδοῖν pseudoîn |
ψευδῶν pseudôn |
ψευδῶν pseudôn | ||||||||
Dative | ψευδεῖ pseudeî |
ψευδεῖ pseudeî |
ψευδοῖν pseudoîn |
ψευδοῖν pseudoîn |
ψευδέσῐ / ψευδέσῐν pseudési(n) |
ψευδέσῐ / ψευδέσῐν pseudési(n) | ||||||||
Accusative | ψευδῆ pseudê |
ψευδές pseudés |
ψευδεῖ pseudeî |
ψευδεῖ pseudeî |
ψευδεῖς pseudeîs |
ψευδῆ pseudê | ||||||||
Vocative | ψευδές pseudés |
ψευδές pseudés |
ψευδεῖ pseudeî |
ψευδεῖ pseudeî |
ψευδεῖς pseudeîs |
ψευδῆ pseudê | ||||||||
Derived forms | Adverb | Comparative | Superlative | |||||||||||
ψευδῶς pseudôs |
ψευδέστερος pseudésteros |
ψευδέστᾰτος pseudéstatos | ||||||||||||
Notes: |
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Antonyms
- (antonym(s) of “lying”): ἀληθής (alēthḗs, “true”)
Derived terms
- φιλοψευδής (philopseudḗs)
- ψευδ- (pseud-)
- ψευδάδελφος (pseudádelphos)
- ψευδαπόστολος (pseudapóstolos)
- ψευδο- (pseudo-)
- ψευδό- (pseudó-)
- ψευδογράφος (pseudográphos)
- ψευδόχρῡσος (pseudókhrūsos)
- ψευδώνῠμος (pseudṓnumos)
Descendants
- Greek: ψευδής (psevdís)
References
- “ψευδής”, in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “ψευδής”, in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “ψευδής”, in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
- ψευδής in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
- Bauer, Walter et al. (2001) A Greek–English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature, Third edition, Chicago: University of Chicago Press
- ψευδής in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
- “ψευδής”, in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
- G5281 in Strong, James (1979) Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible
- Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- baseless idem, page 64.
- delusive idem, page 209.
- erroneous idem, page 281.
- fallacious idem, page 304.
- false idem, page 304.
- fictitious idem, page 317.
- garbled idem, page 354.
- heterodox idem, page 398.
- hypocritical idem, page 412.
- imaginary idem, page 416.
- inaccurate idem, page 427.
- incorrect idem, page 430.
- lie idem, page 489.
- lying idem, page 506.
- mendacious idem, page 524.
- misleading idem, page 534.
- mistaken idem, page 535.
- mythical idem, page 549.
- unfounded idem, page 919.
- ungrounded idem, page 920.
- unreal idem, page 929.
- untrue idem, page 935.
- untruthful idem, page 935.
- wrong idem, page 994.
Greek
Etymology
Learnedly, from Ancient Greek ψευδής (pseudḗs).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pseˈvðis/
- Hyphenation: ψευ‧δής
- Homophone: ψευδείς (psevdeís)
Adjective
Declension
Declension of ψευδής
number case \ gender |
singular | plural | ||||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | ψευδής • | ψευδής • | ψευδές • | ψευδείς • | ψευδείς • | ψευδή • |
genitive | ψευδούς • | ψευδούς • | ψευδούς • | ψευδών • | ψευδών • | ψευδών • |
accusative | ψευδή • | ψευδή • | ψευδές • | ψευδείς • | ψευδείς • | ψευδή • |
vocative | ψευδή • / ψευδής • | ψευδής • | ψευδές • | ψευδείς • | ψευδείς • | ψευδή • |
derivations | Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο ψευδής, etc.) Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο ψευδής, etc.) |
Degrees of comparison by suffixation
comparative | singular | plural | ||||
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masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | ψευδέστερος • | ψευδέστερη • | ψευδέστερο • | ψευδέστεροι • | ψευδέστερες • | ψευδέστερα • |
genitive | ψευδέστερου • | ψευδέστερης • | ψευδέστερου • | ψευδέστερων • | ψευδέστερων • | ψευδέστερων • |
accusative | ψευδέστερο • | ψευδέστερη • | ψευδέστερο • | ψευδέστερους • | ψευδέστερες • | ψευδέστερα • |
vocative | ψευδέστερε • | ψευδέστερη • | ψευδέστερο • | ψευδέστεροι • | ψευδέστερες • | ψευδέστερα • |
derivations | relative superlative: ο + comparative forms (eg "ο ψευδέστερος", etc) | |||||
Absolute superlative | singular | plural | ||||
masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | |
nominative | ψευδέστατος • | ψευδέστατη • | ψευδέστατο • | ψευδέστατοι • | ψευδέστατες • | ψευδέστατα • |
genitive | ψευδέστατου • | ψευδέστατης • | ψευδέστατου • | ψευδέστατων • | ψευδέστατων • | ψευδέστατων • |
accusative | ψευδέστατο • | ψευδέστατη • | ψευδέστατο • | ψευδέστατους • | ψευδέστατες • | ψευδέστατα • |
vocative | ψευδέστατε • | ψευδέστατη • | ψευδέστατο • | ψευδέστατοι • | ψευδέστατες • | ψευδέστατα • |
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