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καταψεύδομαι

καταψεύδομαι, to tell lies against, speak falsely of

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καταψεύσειε aorist active optative 3rd singular of καταψεύδομαι

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κατα-ψεύδομαι, fut. -ψεύσομαι: pf. -έψευσμαι D. 55.8, Ep. 3.35: also in pass. sense, as also aor. -εψεύσθην, v. infr. II:—
  • tell lies against, speak falsely of, τινος Ar. Pax 533, Lys. 16.8, Antipho 2.4.7, Pl. R. 381d, D. 21.134, etc.; κ. τινὸς πρός τινα accuse falsely to another, Plu. Them. 25, Phoc. 33: abs., Hyp. Lyc. 8.
      • 2 allege falsely against, τί τινος And. 1.8, Pl. Euthd. 283e, R. 391d; τὰ πλεῖστα κατεψεύσατό μου D. 18.9; ἑαυτοῦ μωρίαν D.H. 4.68.
      • 3 say falsely, pretend, ὡς . . E. Ba. 334; feign, invent, τι D. 18.11.
      • 4 c. gen., make a pretence of, ὕπνου Luc. Asin. 7; give a false account of, γένους Arist. Pr. 950b6; τῶν πραγμάτων J. BJ Prooem. 1.
    • II Pass., to be falsely reported, Ἑλληνικὸς ὅρκος -ψεύδεται Theon Prog. 2; τὰ κατεψευσμένα false allegations, Antipho 5.19; to be falsely accused, προδότης εἶναι κατεψεύσθη Philostr. Her. 10.7, cf. VA 5.24.
      • 2 of writings, to be falsely attributed, τινος to one, Ael. VH 12.36: abs., to be spurious, Ath. 15.697a, Plu. VOrat. 2.833c.
      • 3 to be wrong, in error, Phld. Mus. p.103 K., Str. 9.2.33: c. gen., about . ., Sor. 1.14, 2.4.

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