ψεύδομαι

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /psěu̯.do.mai̯/ → /ˈpseβ.ðo.mɛ/ → /ˈpsev.ðo.me/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /psěu̯.do.mai̯/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /ˈpsew.do.mɛ/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /ˈpseβ.ðo.mɛ/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /ˈpsev.ðo.me/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /ˈpsev.ðo.me/

Verb

ψεύδομαι • (pseúdomai)

1. first-person singular present mediopassive indicative of ψεύδω (pseúdō)

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Etymology

Learnedly, from Ancient Greek ψεύδομαι (pseúdomai), from ψεύδω (pseúdō).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpse.vðo.me/
• Hyphenation: ψεύ‧δο‧μαι

Verb

ψεύδομαι • (psévdomai) deponent found only in the present and imperfect tenses & rare past tense ψεύσθηκα (pséfsthika)

1. (formal) lie, tell lies

   common: λέω ψέματα (léo psémata)

Conjugation

ψεύδομαι   (deponent: passive forms only)

	Passive voice ➤
Indicative mood ➤	Imperfective aspect ➤	Perfective aspect ➤
Non-past tenses ➤	Present ➤	Dependent ➤
1 sg	ψεύδομαι	ψευσθώ
2 sg	ψεύδεσαι	ψευσθείς
3 sg	ψεύδεται	ψευσθεί
1 pl	ψευδόμαστε	ψευσθούμε
2 pl	ψεύδεστε, ψευδόσαστε	ψευσθείτε
3 pl	ψεύδονται	ψευσθούν(ε)
Past tenses ➤	Imperfect ➤	Simple past ➤
1 sg	ψευδόμουν(α)	ψεύσθηκα
2 sg	ψευδόσουν(α)	ψεύσθηκες
3 sg	ψευδόταν(ε)	ψεύσθηκε
1 pl	ψευδόμασταν, (‑όμαστε)	ψευσθήκαμε
2 pl	ψευδόσασταν, (‑όσαστε)	ψευσθήκατε
3 pl	ψεύδονταν, (ψευδόντουσαν)	ψεύσθηκαν, ψευσθήκαν(ε)
Future tenses ➤	Continuous ➤	Simple ➤
1 sg	θα ψεύδομαι ➤	θα ψευσθώ ➤
2,3 sg, 1,2,3 pl	θα ψεύδεσαι, …	θα ψευσθείς, …
	Perfect aspect ➤
Present perfect ➤	έχω, έχεις, … ψευσθεί
Past perfect ➤	είχα, είχες, … ψευσθεί
Future perfect ➤	θα έχω, θα έχεις, … ψευσθεί
Subjunctive mood ➤	Formed using present, dependent (for simple past) or present perfect from above with a particle (να, ας).
Imperative mood ➤	Imperfective aspect	Perfective aspect
2 sg	—	(ψεύσου)
2 pl	ψεύδεστε	ψευσθείτε
Other forms	Passive voice
Present participle ➤	ψευδόμενος, ‑η, ‑ο ➤
Perfect participle ➤	—
Nonfinite form ➤	ψευσθεί
Notes     Appendix:Greek verbs	• Mostly in present and imperfect. Perfective aspect (past tense) is more rare.  • (…) optional or informal.   […] rare.   {…} learned, archaic.  • Multiple forms are shown in order of reducing frequency.  • Periphrastic imperative forms may be produced using the subjunctive.

Related terms

• ψέμα n (pséma, “lie”)

stem with ψευδ-

• αλληλοδιαψεύδονται (allilodiapsévdontai, “contradict each other, refute”)
• αυτοδιαψεύδομαι (aftodiapsévdomai, “contradict one's self”)
• αψευδής (apsevdís, “not lying, truthful”)
• αψευδώς (apsevdós, adverb)
• διαψεύδω (diapsévdo, “contradict, refute”) & related words
• διάψευση f (diápsefsi)
• ψευδής (psevdís, “insincere, not true”)
• ψευδώς (psevdós, adverb)
• ψευδίζω (psevdízo, “I lisp”) & related words
• ψευδισμός m (psevdismós, “lisp”)
• ψευδο- (psevdo-, “pseudo-”) compounds
• ψευδός (psevdós, “lisper”)

• and see: ψεύτης m (pséftis, “liar”) for stem ψευτο- (psefto-), ψευστ-