To perjure
ψευδομαρτυρέωStrong’s G5576pseudomartureō
Appears in 6 verses of the New Testament
In short
Pseudomartureō is the Greek word usually translated “bear false witness”, “shall you bear false witness” and “were bearing false testimony”. It appears in 6 verses of the New Testament.
“He saith unto him, Which? Jesus said, Thou shalt do no murder, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness,”
Meaning
Usually translated “bear false witness”, “shall you bear false witness” and “were bearing false testimony”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- will you bear false witness 2
- shall you bear false witness 2
- were bearing false testimony 2
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Mark 3
- Matthew 1
- Luke 1
- Romans 1
4 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Mark 10:19Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Defraud not, Honour thy father and mother.
- Mark 14:56For many bare false witness against him, but their witness agreed not together.
- Mark 14:57And there arose certain, and bare false witness against him, saying,
- Luke 18:20Thou knowest the commandments, Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear false witness, Honour thy father and thy mother.
- Romans 13:9For this, Thou shalt not commit adultery, Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not steal, Thou shalt not bear false witness, Thou shalt not covet; and if there be any other commandment, it is briefly comprehended in this saying, namely, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.
Greek dictionary
ψευδομαρτυρέω pseudomartureō · to perjure
ψευδο-μαρτυρέω, -ῶ [in LXX: Exo.20:16, Deu.5:20 (17) (עָנָה), Da TH Su 1:61 AB2R (see ψευδομάρτυς) * ;] to bear false witness: Mat.19:18, Mrk.10:19, Luk.18:20" (LXX) ; before κατά, with genitive of person(s), Mrk.14:56-57 (Xen., Plat., al.).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “perjure” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
PERJURE, verb transitive
per'jur. [Latin perjuro; per and juro, to swear; that is, to swear aside or beyond.] Willfully to make a false oath when administered by lawful authority or in a court of justice; to forswear; as, the witness perjured himself.
All definitions and other forms of “perjure”
PER'JURE, noun
A perjured person. [Not used.]
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.