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Strong's #893 - ἀψευδής
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- without lie, truthful
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ἀψευδ-ής, ές,
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1. without deceit, truthful, esp. of oracles and the like, Hes. Th. 233, Hdt. 1.49, 2.152 (Sup.), al.; μάντις ἀ., of Apollo, A. Ch. 559, cf. Fr. 350.5, Cratin. 29 D. (Sup.); θεός Titus 1:2; ἀψευδεῖ[]τέχνῃ, of augury, A. Th. 26; ἦθος E. Supp. 869; unerring, Pl. Tht. 160d, etc.; μάρτυς-έστατος Ph. 2.341.
2. of things, uncorrupt, pure from all deceit, ἀ. πρὸς ἄκμονι χάλκευε γλῶσσαν Pi. P. 1.86.
3. ἀψευδής, = κώνειον, Ps.- Dsc. 4.78.
II Adv. -δέως, Att. -δῶς, really and truly, οἱ ἀ. ἄριστοι Hdt. 9.58, cf. Ph. 1.19, al., Iamb. Myst. 2.2: Sup. -έστατα, ἐρεῖν Ph. 1.34.
ἀψευδής, ἀψευδες (ψεῦδος), without lie, truthful: Titus 1:2. (In Greek writings from Hesiod theog. 233 down.)
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** ἀ -ψευδής , -ές
(< ψεῦδος ),
[in LXX: Wisdom of Solomon 7:17*;]
free from false-hood, truthful: Titus 1:2.†
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P Lond 121.570 f. (magic, iii/A.D.) (= I. p. 102) ἐπὶ τῷ ἀχράντῳ φωτὶ ὀχούμενος ἀφευδής . The adverb is restored in BGU II. 432ii. 1 (A.D. 190) λεγομενο [. ἀψ ]ευδῶς πρὸς κτλ : cf. also the late P Lond IV. 1343.9 (A.D. 709) ἀψευδῶς καὶ ἀσυμπαθῶς . The passive adj. occurs in Preisigke 1070 (a προσκύνημα from Abydos) . . . καὶ ἄψευστον καὶ δι᾽ ὅλης οἰκουμέν (ης ) μαρτυρούμενον οὐράνιον θεὸν [Βησᾶν ἐ ]δείσα [μεν , and P Leid Wxvii. 42 ὁ ἔχον τὴν ἄψευστον ἀλήθειαν .
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