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ψευδυποβολιμαῖος
ψεύδω
ψευδωμότης
ψευδώμοτος
ψευδώνυμος
ψευσίστυξ
ψεῦσμα
ψευστάξω
ψευστέω
ψευστήρ
ψεύστης
ψευστία
ψευστικός
ψεῦστις
ψεφαίαις
ψεφαρός
ψέφας
ψεφαυγοῦς
ψεφηνός
ψεφοειδής
ψέφος
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ψεύστης
ψεύς-της, ου, ,(ψεύδω)
A). liar, cheat, Il. 24.261 ; ἀνὴρ ψ. Hdt. 7.209 , cf. LXX Si. 15.8 : c. gen. rei, ὧν .. ψεῦσται φανούμεθα wherein we shall be found to be liars, S. Ant. 1195 , cf. Arist. EN 1127b16 , AP 12.70 ( Mel.), Phld. Herc. 1457.12 .
2). Adj., = ψευδής , lying, false, ψ. λόγος Pi. N. 5.29 ; ψεύστης δ’ οὗτος ἔπεστι λίθος, of a cenotaph, AP 7.273 ( Leon.); τὸν ψεύσταν δέ με τύμβον .. θέντο· τί θαῦμα; Κρῆτες ὅπου ψεῦσται, καὶ Διός ἐστι τάφος ib. 275 ( Gaet.), alluding to Κρῆτες ἀεὶ ψεῦσται, Epimenid. 1 , which is cited by Call. Jov. 8 , Ep.Tit. 1.12 .


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a liar, cheat

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ψεύστης
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ψεύστης
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ψευστης
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{'content': '<div class="entry"> <span class="orth greek">ψεύς-της</span>, <span class="itype greek">ου</span>, <span class="gen greek">ὁ</span>,(<span class="etym greek">ψεύδω</span>) <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-1"> <span><strong>A).</strong></span> <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">liar, cheat,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc1:24:261" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0012.tlg001.perseus-grc2:24.261/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Il.</span> 24.261 </a>; <span class="quote greek">ἀνὴρ ψ.</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7:209" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0016.tlg001.perseus-grc1:7.209/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Hdt.</span> 7.209 </a> , cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg034:15:8" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0527.tlg034:15.8/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">LXX</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Si.</span> 15.8 </a>: c. gen. rei, <span class="foreign greek">ὧν .. ψεῦσται φανούμεθα</span> wherein we shall be found to be <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">liars,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg002.perseus-grc1:1195" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0011.tlg002.perseus-grc1:1195/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">S.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ant.</span> 1195 </a>, cf. <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg010.perseus-grc1:1127b:16" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0086.tlg010.perseus-grc1:1127b.16/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Arist.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">EN</span> 1127b16 </a>, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">AP</span> 12.70 </span> (<span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Mel.</span></span>), <span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Phld.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Herc.</span> 1457.12 </span>. </div> <div style="margin-top: 1.0em;" class="sense depth-3"> <span><strong>2).</strong></span> Adj., = <span class="ref greek">ψευδής</span> , <span class="tr" style="font-weight: bold;">lying, false,</span> <span class="quote greek">ψ. λόγος</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg003.perseus-grc1:5:29" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0033.tlg003.perseus-grc1:5.29/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Pi.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">N.</span> 5.29 </a> ; <span class="foreign greek">ψεύστης δ’ οὗτος ἔπεστι λίθος,</span> of a cenotaph, <span class="bibl"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">AP</span> 7.273 </span> (<span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Leon.</span></span>); <span class="foreign greek">τὸν ψεύσταν δέ με τύμβον .. θέντο· τί θαῦμα; Κρῆτες ὅπου ψεῦσται, καὶ Διός ἐστι τάφος</span> ib.<a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1458.tlg001:275" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1458.tlg001:275/canonical-url/"> 275 </a> (<span class="bibl"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Gaet.</span></span>), alluding to <span class="foreign greek">Κρῆτες ἀεὶ ψεῦσται,</span> <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1347.tlg001:1" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg1347.tlg001:1/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Epimenid.</span> 1 </a>, which is cited by <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0533.tlg002:8" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0533.tlg002:8/canonical-url/"> <span class="author" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Call.</span> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Jov.</span> 8 </a>, <a class="bibl" target="_blank" data-urn="urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg017.perseus-grc1:1:12" href="https://catalog-api-dev.scaife.eldarion.com/urn:cts:greekLit:tlg0031.tlg017.perseus-grc1:1.12/canonical-url/"> <span class="title" style="font-style: italic;">Ep.Tit.</span> 1.12 </a>.</div> </div><br><br>'}