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κατα-ψεύδομαι

katapseudomai

tell lies against, speak falsely of

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Where it lives

On Halonnesus 4 · 16.45/10k
On A Wound By Premeditation 1 · 10.57/10k
In Defense of Mantitheus 1 · 8.76/10k
Apollodorus Against Callipus 1 · 4.78/10k
Against Callicles 1 · 4.77/10k
On the Crown 7 · 3.6/10k
On the Property of Aristophanes 1 · 3.22/10k
Against Aphobus 3 1 · 2.58/10k
Menexenus 1 · 2.08/10k
Against Androtion 1 · 1.83/10k
Against Macartatus 1 · 1.61/10k
Sapientia Salomonis 1 · 1.45/10k

Densest 12 of 27 attested works shown, by occurrences per 10,000 attested tokens.

What it meant

κατα-ψεύδομαι · kata-pseudomai — LSJ

tell lies against, speak falsely of, accuse falsely

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

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, feign, invent

say falsely, pretend, ὡς . . E. Ba. 334; feign, invent, τι D. 18.11.

4 make a pretence of, give a false account of

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 to be falsely reported, false allegations, to be falsely accused

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 to be falsely attributed, to, to be spurious

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, about

to be wrong, in error, Phld. Mus. p.103 K., Str. 9.2.33: c. gen., about . . , Sor. 1.14, 2.4.

In the wild

καταψευδόμενος · katapseudomenos Aristophanes, Peace 3 (DIORISIS sentence 410)
καταψευδόμενοι · katapseudomenoi Aristotle, Rhetoric 1
καταψευδόμενοι · katapseudomenoi Demosthenes, Against Androtion 21 (DIORISIS sentence 85)
καταψευδόμενος · katapseudomenos Demosthenes, Against Aphobus 3 57 (DIORISIS sentence 186)
κατεψευσμένοι · katepseusmenoi Demosthenes, Against Callicles 8 (DIORISIS sentence 17)
καταψεύδονται · katapseudontai Demosthenes, Against Leptines 119 (DIORISIS sentence 384)

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