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ψευδολόγος
pseudologos
G5573
G:A Greek

lying

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Pseudologos describes persons characterized by lying in the clause about hypocrisy and a seared conscience.

The attested use describes lying persons within a clause that connects hypocrisy with a conscience said to be seared.

Senses in use

  1. Persons characterized by lying · dominant

    In 1 Timothy 4:2, the genitive plural masculine form occurs in the phrase concerning hypocrisy; the APB renders the clause “through the hypocrisy of lying persons whose own conscience has been seared.”

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 1 Timothy 4:2, the APB presents the surrounding phrase as “the hypocrisy of lying persons.” The term's precise English correspondence cannot be isolated beyond that clause.

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