Lectionary Calendar

Tuesday, June 24th, 2025
the Week of Proper 7 / Ordinary 12

video advertismenet

Attention!

Tired of seeing ads while studying? Now you can enjoy an "Ads Free" version of the site for as little as 10¢ a day and support a great cause!
Click here to learn more!

Bible Encyclopedias
Belie

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Search for…

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z

Prev Entry
Belial

Next Entry
Belief

Resource Toolbox

Print Article

Additional Links

bē̇ -lı̄ ´: Is the translation of בּחשׁ , kāḥash , "to be untrue" (Jeremiah 5:12 ), "They have belied the Lord" (the American Standard Revised Version "denied Yahweh"), here used as synonym of "give the lie to."

In The Wisdom of Solomon 1:11 "belle" translates καταψεύδομαι , katapseúdomai (the kata prefix referring to the kata in katalaliá in the same verse), "A mouth that belieth destroyeth a soul.»

Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Belie'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/isb/b/belie.html. 1915.

Bible Encyclopedias Belie

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Bible Encyclopedias
Belie