# ψευδής
## Ancient Greek
### Alternative forms

* (rare, irregular) ψαυδής (psaudḗs)

### Etymology

From the root of ψεύδω (pseúdō, “to lie”) +‎ -ής (-ḗs, adjective suffix).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pseu̯.dɛ̌ːs/ → /pseβˈðis/ → /psevˈðis/
* (5th BCE Attic) IPA: /pseu̯.dɛ̌ːs/
* (1st CE Egyptian) IPA: /psewˈde̝s/
* (4th CE Koine) IPA: /pseβˈðis/
* (10th CE Byzantine) IPA: /psevˈðis/
* (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA: /psevˈðis/

### Adjective

ψευδής • (pseudḗs) m or f (neuter ψευδές); third declension
* lying, false, untrue
    Synonym: ψυδρός (psudrós)
* deceived, beguiled

#### 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.

#### 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 (pseudṓnŭmos)

#### 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: /pseˈvðis/
* Hyphenation: ψευ‧δής
* Homophone: ψευδείς (psevdeís)

### Adjective

ψευδής • (psevdís) m (feminine ψευδής, neuter ψευδές)
* false; sham; insincere; wearing masks
    Antonyms: αληθής (alithís, “true”), αψευδής (apsevdís, “not lying”)

#### Declension

Derivations: Comparative: πιο + positive forms (e.g. πιο ψευδής, etc.) Relative superlative: definite article + πιο + positive forms (e.g. ο πιο ψευδής, etc.)
comparative (?)
singular
plural
masculine
feminine
neuter
masculine
feminine
neuter
nominative
ψευδέστερος (psevdésteros)
ψευδέστερη (psevdésteri)
ψευδέστερο (psevdéstero)
ψευδέστεροι (psevdésteroi)
ψευδέστερες (psevdésteres)
ψευδέστερα (psevdéstera)
genitive
ψευδέστερου (psevdésterou)
ψευδέστερης (psevdésteris)
ψευδέστερου (psevdésterou)
ψευδέστερων (psevdésteron)
ψευδέστερων (psevdésteron)
ψευδέστερων (psevdésteron)
accusative
ψευδέστερο (psevdéstero)
ψευδέστερη (psevdésteri)
ψευδέστερο (psevdéstero)
ψευδέστερους (psevdésterous)
ψευδέστερες (psevdésteres)
ψευδέστερα (psevdéstera)
vocative
ψευδέστερε (psevdéstere)
ψευδέστερη (psevdésteri)
ψευδέστερο (psevdéstero)
ψευδέστεροι (psevdésteroi)
ψευδέστερες (psevdésteres)
ψευδέστερα (psevdéstera)
Derivations: relative superlative: ο + comparative forms (eg "ο ψευδέστερος", etc)
absolute superlative (?)
singular
plural
masculine
feminine
neuter
masculine
feminine
neuter
nominative
ψευδέστατος (psevdéstatos)
ψευδέστατη (psevdéstati)
ψευδέστατο (psevdéstato)
ψευδέστατοι (psevdéstatoi)
ψευδέστατες (psevdéstates)
ψευδέστατα (psevdéstata)
genitive
ψευδέστατου (psevdéstatou)
ψευδέστατης (psevdéstatis)
ψευδέστατου (psevdéstatou)
ψευδέστατων (psevdéstaton)
ψευδέστατων (psevdéstaton)
ψευδέστατων (psevdéstaton)
accusative
ψευδέστατο (psevdéstato)
ψευδέστατη (psevdéstati)
ψευδέστατο (psevdéstato)
ψευδέστατους (psevdéstatous)
ψευδέστατες (psevdéstates)
ψευδέστατα (psevdéstata)
vocative
ψευδέστατε (psevdéstate)
ψευδέστατη (psevdéstati)
ψευδέστατο (psevdéstato)
ψευδέστατοι (psevdéstatoi)
ψευδέστατες (psevdéstates)
ψευδέστατα (psevdéstata) :

#### Related terms

* αψευδής (apsevdís, “not lying, truthful”)
* ψευδώς (psevdós, adverb)
* and see: ψεύδομαι (psévdomai, “I lie”) for stem ψευδ- & ψέμα (pséma)