ψεύστειρα

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Ancient Greek

Etymology

From ψευστήρ (pseustḗr) +‎ -ια (-ia); by surface analysis, ψεύδω (pseúdō) +‎ -τειρα (-teira).

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Noun

ψεύστειρᾰ (pseústeiraf (genitive ψευστείρᾱς); first declension

  1. female equivalent of ψευστήρ (pseustḗr, liar)
    • 2nd century BCE, Sibylline Oracles, 3.814-6:
      [...] οἳ δέ με Κίρκης
      μητρὸς καὶ Γνωστοῖο πατρὸς φήσουσι Σίβυλλαν
      μαινομένην ψεύστειραν·
      [...] hoì dé me Kírkēs
      mētròs kaì Gnōstoîo patròs phḗsousi Síbullan
      mainoménēn pseústeiran;
      But others will say I am a Sibyl born of mother Circe and father Gnostos, insane, a liar...

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