ψεύδομαι

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation
 

Verb

ψεύδομαι • (pseúdomai)

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

Greek

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 [1] & rare past tense ψεύσθηκα (pséfsthika) [2]

  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.
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-

References
  1. Jordanidou, Anna (2004) Τα ρήματα της νέας ελληνικής [Modern Greek Verbs], Athens: Patakis Publishers
  2. ψεύδομαι - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
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