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

  • μάρτυσ πιστὸσ οὐ ψεύδεται, ἐκκαίει δὲ ψευδῆ μάρτυσ ἄδικοσ. (Septuagint, Liber Proverbiorum 14:5)
  • νὴ τὸν Ποσειδῶ καὶ λέγει γ’ ἅπερ λέγει δίκαια πάντα κοὐδὲν αὐτῶν ψεύδεται. (Aristophanes, Acharnians, Lyric-Scene, iambics 3:3)
  • ὦ τρισκακόδαιμον, ψεύδεται νὴ τὼ θεώ, ἐπεὶ τέθνηκε Πρωτέασ ἔτη δέκα. (Aristophanes, Thesmophoriazusae, Episode30)
  • νὴ Δί’ ἀλλὰ ψεύδεται. (Aristophanes, Wasps, Episode 2:14)
  • Ψεύδεται· (Lucian, Dialogi mortuorum, 22:3)

Synonyms

  1. I lie

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Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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