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Lexicon :: Strong's G227 - alēthēs

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ἀληθής
Transliteration
alēthēs (Key)
Pronunciation
al-ay-thace'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
From ἄλφα (G1) (as a negative particle) and λανθάνω (G2990)
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:247,37

Trench's Synonyms: viii. ἀληθής, ἀληθινός.

Strong’s Definitions

ἀληθής alēthḗs, al-ay-thace'; from G1 (as a negative particle) and G2990; true (as not concealing):—true, truly, truth.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 25x

The KJV translates Strong's G227 in the following manner: true (23x), truly (1x), truth (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 25x
The KJV translates Strong's G227 in the following manner: true (23x), truly (1x), truth (1x).
  1. true

  2. loving the truth, speaking the truth, truthful

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἀληθής alēthḗs, al-ay-thace'; from G1 (as a negative particle) and G2990; true (as not concealing):—true, truly, truth.
STRONGS G227:
ἀληθής, -ές (α privative and λήθω, λαθεῖν [λανθάνω], τὸ λῆθος — cf. ἀμαθής; literally, not hidden, unconcealed) [from Homer down];
1. true: John 4:18; John 10:41; John 19:35; 1 John 2:8, 27; Acts 12:9 (an actual occurrence, opposed to ὅραμα), Philippians 4:8; μαρτυρία, John 5:31; John 8:13f, 17; John 21:24; 3 John 1:12; Titus 1:13; κρίσις, just, John 8:16 (L T Tr WH ἀληθινή); παροιμία, 2 Peter 2:22; χάρις, grace which can be trusted, 1 Peter 5:12.
2. loving the truth, speaking the truth, truthful: Matthew 22:16; Mark 12:14; John 7:18; 2 Corinthians 6:8 (opposed to πλάνος); of God, John 3:33; John 8:26; Romans 3:4 (opposed to ψεύστης).
3. equivalent to ἀληθινός, 1: John 6:55 (L T Tr WH; for Rec. ἀληθῶς), as in Wis. 12:27, where ἀληθὴς θεός is contrasted with οὃς ἐδόκουν θεούς. Cf. Rückert, Abendmahl, p. 266f.
[On the distinction between this word and the next, see Trench, § viii.; Schmidt, chapter 178, 6. A. Schlatter, Der Glaube im Neuen Testament (Leiden, 1885), p. 169.]
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
22:16
Mark
12:14
John
3:33; 4:18; 5:31; 6:55; 7:18; 8:13; 8:16; 8:17; 8:26; 10:41; 19:35; 21:24
Acts
12:9
Romans
3:4
2 Corinthians
6:8
Philippians
4:8
Titus
1:13
1 Peter
5:12
2 Peter
2:22
1 John
2:8; 2:27
3 John
1:12

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G227 matches the Greek ἀληθής (alēthēs),
which occurs 26 times in 25 verses in the MGNT Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:16 -

So they sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that you are truthful and teach truthfully the way of God. You don’t care what anyone thinks nor do you show partiality.[fn]

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:14 -

When they came, they said to him, “Teacher, we know you are truthful and don’t care what anyone thinks, nor do you show partiality but teach the way of God truthfully. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not? Should we pay or shouldn’t we? ”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:33 -

The one who has accepted his testimony has affirmed that God is true.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:18 -

“For you’ve had five husbands, and the man you now have is not your husband. What you have said is true.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:31 -

“If I testify about myself, my testimony is not true.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:32 -

“There is another who testifies about me, and I know that the testimony he gives about me is true.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:55 -

“because my flesh is true food and my blood is true drink.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:18 -

“The one who speaks on his own seeks his own glory; but he who seeks the glory of the one who sent him is true, and there is no unrighteousness in him.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:13 -

So the Pharisees said to him, “You are testifying about yourself. Your testimony is not valid.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:14 -

“Even if I testify about myself,” Jesus replied, “my testimony is true, because I know where I came from and where I’m going. But you don’t know where I come from or where I’m going.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:17 -

“Even in your law it is written that the testimony of two witnesses is true.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:26 -

“I have many things to say and to judge about you, but the one who sent me is true, and what I have heard from him ​— ​these things I tell the world.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:41 -

Many came to him and said, “John never did a sign, but everything John said about this man was true.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:35 -

He who saw this has testified so that you also may believe. His testimony is true, and he knows he is telling the truth.

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 21:24 -

This is the disciple who testifies to these things and who wrote them down. We know that his testimony is true.

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:9 -

So he went out and followed, and he did not know that what the angel did was really happening, but he thought he was seeing a vision.

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 3:4 -

Absolutely not! Let God be true, even though everyone is a liar, as it is written:

That you may be justified in your words

and triumph when you judge.

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 6:8 -

through glory and dishonor, through slander and good report; regarded as deceivers, yet true;

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 4:8 -

Finally[fn] brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable ​— ​if there is any moral excellence and if there is anything praiseworthy ​— ​dwell on these things.

Unchecked Copy BoxTit 1:13 -

This testimony is true. For this reason, rebuke them sharply, so that they may be sound in the faith

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 5:12 -

Through Silvanus,[fn] a faithful brother (as I consider him), I have written to you briefly in order to encourage you and to testify that this is the true grace of God. Stand firm in it!

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:22 -

It has happened to them according to the true proverb: A dog returns to its own vomit, and, “A washed sow returns to wallowing in the mud.”

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 2:8 -

Yet I am writing you a new command, which is true in him and in you, because the darkness is passing away and the true light is already shining.

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 2:27 -

As for you, the anointing you received from him remains in you, and you don’t need anyone to teach you. Instead, his anointing teaches you about all things and is true and is not a lie; just as it has taught you,[fn] remain in him.

Unchecked Copy Box3Jo 1:12 -

Everyone speaks well of Demetrius ​— ​even the truth itself. And we also speak well of him, and you know that our testimony is true.

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