- ψεύστης
- ψεύστης, ου, ὁ (ψεύδομαι, cp. prec. entry; Hom. et al.; LXX; Tat. 4, 1) liar J 8:55; Ro 3:4 (Ps 115:2); 1J 2:4, 22; 4:20; D 3:5. W. other sinners (SibOr 2, 257) 1 Ti 1:10; Tit 1:9 v.l.; Hs 6, 5, 5. ψεύστην ποιεῖν τινα make someone a liar 1J 1:10; 5:10. The devil as a liar J 8:44 (s. ψεῦδος). The Cretans Tit 1:12 (Ath. 30, 2=Call., Hymn. in Jovem 8, 8; cp. JHaft, ClJ 79, ’84, 289–304, on Homeric treatment; s. ἀργός 2 and Κρής; a pejorative cliché, as Posidonius about Phoenicians Strabo 3, 5, 5; Livy 22, 6, 12 punica fides, a satirical comment about Carthaginian trustworthiness).—DELG s.v. ψεύδομαι. M-M. EDNT. TW.
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