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ψευδής ψευδής, ές ψεύδομαι lying, false, Lat. mendax, Hes., etc.; ἐπὶ ψευδῆ ὁδὸν τρέπεσθαι to betake oneself to lying ways, Hdt. of persons, lying, and as Subst. a liar, οὐ γὰρ ἐπὶ ψευδέσσι πατὴρ Ζεὺς ἔσσετʼ ἀρωγός Zeus will not assist lying men (others read ἐπὶ ψεύδεσσι from ψεῦδος, will not assist lies); ψ. φαίνεσθαι to be detected in falsehood, Thuc. τὰ ψευδῆ falsehoods, lies, ψευδῆ λέγειν Aesch., Ar. pass. belied, beguiled, deceived, Eur. adv. falsely, Eur., Thuc.

ShortDef

lying, false

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Headword:

ψευδής

Headword (normalized):

ψευδής

Headword (normalized/stripped):

ψευδης

IDX:

36165

URN:

urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n36206

Key:

yeudh/s

Data

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