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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)

Greek Inflections of ἀληθής [?]

mGNT
26x in 7 unique form(s) TR
25x in 7 unique form(s) LXX
12x in 5 unique form(s)

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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:247,37

Trench's Synonyms: viii. ἀληθής, ἀληθινός.

Strong's Info

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).

Outline of Biblical Usage [?]

true
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.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon [?] (Jump to Scripture Index)

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.]

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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

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Strong's Number G227 matches the Greek ἀληθής (alēthēs),
which occurs 14 times in 13 verses in 'Jhn' in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 3:33

Jhn 3:33 - “He who has received His witness has set his seal to this, that God is true^G227.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 4:18

Jhn 4:18 - for you had five husbands, and the one you now have is not your husband; this you have said truly^G227.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 5:31

Jhn 5:31 -

“If^G1437 I alone bear^G3140 witness^G3140 about^G4012 Myself^G1683, My witness^G3141 is not [fn]true^G227.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 5:32

Jhn 5:32 - “There is another who bears witness about Me, and I know that the witness which He gives about Me is true^G227.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:55

Jhn 6:55 - “For My flesh is true^G227 food, and My blood is true^G227 drink.

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Jhn 7:18 - “He who speaks from himself seeks his own glory; but He who is seeking the glory of the One who sent Him, He is true^G227, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 8:13

Jhn 8:13 - So the Pharisees said to Him, “You are bearing witness about Yourself; Your witness is not [fn]true^G227.”

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Jhn 8:14 - Jesus answered and said to them, “Even if I bear witness about Myself, My witness is [fn]true^G227, for I know where I came from and where I am going; but you do not know where I come from or where I am going.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 8:17

Jhn 8:17 - “Even in your law it has been written that the witness of two men is [fn]true^G227.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 8:26

Jhn 8:26 - “I have many things to say and to judge concerning you, but He who sent Me is true^G227; and the things which I heard from Him, these I am saying to the world.”

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Jhn 10:41 - And many came to Him and were saying, “While John did no sign, yet everything John said about this man was true^G227.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 19:35

Jhn 19:35 - And he who has seen has borne witness, and his witness is true; and he knows that he is telling the truth^G227, so that you also may believe.

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Jhn 21:24 -

This^G3778 is the disciple^G3101 who is bearing^G3140 witness^G3140 to these^G3778 things^G3778 and wrote^G1125 these^G3778 things^G3778, and we know^G6063 that his witness^G3141 is true^G227.

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