Ancient Greek-English Dictionary Language

ψεύδομαι

Non-contract Verb; 이상동사 Transliteration:

Principal Part: ψεύδομαι

Structure: ψεύδ (Stem) + ομαι (Ending)

Sense

  1. I lie, tell lies

Examples

  • εἰ γὰρ τοῦτ’ ἦν, οὐκ ἄν ποτε ἐν αὐτοῖσ τοῖσ διανοήμασιν ἐψευδόμεθα. (Plato, Cratylus, Theaetetus, Sophist, Statesman, 329:3)
  • εἰ δὲ δή τισ ἔροιτό σε πότερον τοὺσ τὰ ψευδῆ περὶ αὑτῶν λέγοντασ κακίζεισ, ἢ καὶ τοὺσ ὁπωσοῦν, εἰ μὲν ἐκείνωσ ἐρεῖσ, ἔλεγχε ὡσ ἡμεῖσ ταῦτα ἐψευδόμεθα, εἰ δ’ ὅλωσ, ἐὰν γρύζῃ τισ, σκόπει τί τῷ δευτέρῳ χρήσει. (Aristides, Aelius, Orationes, 11:19)

Synonyms

  1. I lie

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Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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