Words the Bible translates as lying
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 3 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- shavשָׁוְאthat which has no substance and so cannot be trusted: emptiness that shows up as futile effort, as lying speech, and as worthless idols
- katakeimaiκατάκειμαιto be lying down: stretched out and staying there, either laid up in bed because of illness or lying on a couch at a meal.
- pseudologosψευδολόγοςlyingnot studied yet
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