What is the meaning of 偽り者


Is it imposter “ or something that is fake that is not necessarily human? Can
it be both about a person and a thing?




It is not a very common word in today's language. According to [the dictionary
definition](https://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/word/%E5%81%BD%E3%82%8A%E8%80%85/):

> うそをつく人。いつわりびと。
>
> 「わらはを―にせうと云ふ事か」〈虎明狂・塗師〉

Its meaning is "liar", which is a human. The word seems to be used at several
places in the Japanese Bible translations.

> 偽り者とは、イエスがキリストであることを否定する者でなくて、誰のことでしょうか。御父と御子を否定する者、これこそ反キリストです。  
>  _Who is the liar but he who denies that Jesus is the Christ? This is the
> antichrist, he who denies the Father and the Son._ (1 John 2:22, ESV)

