ψευδής
Alt. ψευδής, ές
Etym. ψεύδομαι
I. "lying, false", Lat. mendax, Hes., etc.; ἐπὶ ψευδῆ ὁδὸν τρέπεσθαι to betake oneself to "lying" ways, Hdt.
2. of persons, "lying", and as Subst. "a liar", οὐ γὰρ ἐπὶ ψευδέσσι πατὴρ Ζεὺς ἔσσετ᾽ 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.
3. τὰ ψευδῆ "falsehoods, lies", ψευδῆ λέγειν Aesch., Ar.
II. pass. "belied, beguiled, deceived", Eur.
III. adv. "falsely", id=Eur., Thuc.