καταψεύδομαι
ἐπεὰν νῶτον ὑὸς δελεάσῃ περὶ ἄγκιστρον, μετιεῖ ἐς μέσον τὸν ποταμόν, ὁ κροκόδειλος ἵεται κατὰ τὴν φωνήν, ἐντυχὼν δὲ τῷ νώτῳ καταπίνει → when he has baited a hog's back onto a hook, he throws it into the middle of the river, ... the crocodile lunges toward the voice of a squealing piglet, and having come upon the hogback, swallows it
English (LSJ)
fut. -ψεύσομαι: pf. -έψευσμαι D.55.8, Ep.3.35: also in pass. sense, as also aor. -εψεύσθην, v.infr. 11:—
A tell lies against, speak falsely of, τινος Ar.Pax533, 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.VA5.24. 2 of writings, to be falsely attributed, τινος to one, Ael.VH12.36: abs., to be spurious, Ath.15.697a, Plu.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.
