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Lexicon :: Strong's G228 - alēthinos

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ἀληθινός
Transliteration
alēthinos (Key)
Pronunciation
al-ay-thee-nos'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:249,37

Trench's Synonyms: viii. ἀληθής, ἀληθινός.

Strong’s Definitions

ἀληθινός alēthinós, al-ay-thee-nos'; from G227; truthful:—true.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 27x

The KJV translates Strong's G228 in the following manner: true (27x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 27x
The KJV translates Strong's G228 in the following manner: true (27x).

  1. that which has not only the name and resemblance, but the real nature corresponding to the name, in every respect corresponding to the idea signified by the name, real, true genuine

    1. opposite to what is fictitious, counterfeit, imaginary, simulated or pretended

    2. it contrasts realities with their semblances

    3. opposite to what is imperfect defective, frail, uncertain

  2. true, veracious, sincere

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἀληθινός alēthinós, al-ay-thee-nos'; from G227; truthful:—true.
STRONGS G228:
ἀληθινός, -ή, -όν, (frequent in secular writings from Plato down; [twenty-three times in John's writings; only five (according to Lachmann six) times in the rest of the N. T.]);
1. "that which has not only the name and semblance, but the real nature corresponding to the name" (Tittmann, p. 155; ["particularly applied to express that which is all that it pretends to be, for instance, pure gold as opposed to adulterated metal" Donaldson, New Crat. § 258; see, at length, Trench, § viii.]), in every respect corresponding to the idea signified by the name, real and true, genuine;
a. opposed to what is fictitious, counterfeit, imaginary, simulated, pretended: θεός (אֱמֶת אֱלֹהַי, 2 Chronicles 15:3), 1 Thessalonians 1:9; Hebrews 9:14 Lachmann; John 17:3; 1 John 5:20. (ἀληθινοὶ φίλοι, Demosthenes, Philippians 3, p. 113, 27.)
b. it contrasts realities with their semblances: σκηνή, Hebrews 8:2; the sanctuary, Hebrews 9:24. (ὁ ἵππος contrasted with ὁ ἐν τῇ εἰκόνι, Aelian v. h. 2, 3.)
c. opposed to what is imperfect, defective, frail, uncertain: John 4:23, 37; John 7:28; used without adjunct of Jesus as the true Messiah, Revelation 3:7; φῶς, John 1:9; 1 John 2:8; κρίσις, John 8:16 (L T Tr WH; Isaiah 59:4); κρίσεις, Revelation 16:7; Revelation 19:2; ἄρτος, as nourishing the soul unto life everlasting, John 6:32; ἄμπελος, John 15:1; μαρτυρία John 19:35; μάρτυς, Revelation 3:14; δεσπότης, Revelation 6:10; ὁδοί, Revelation 15:3; coupled with πιστός, Revelation 3:14; Revelation 19:11; substantively, τὸ ἀληθινόν the genuine, real good, opposed to external riches, Luke 16:11 ([οἷς μέν γὰρ ἀληθινὸς πλοῦτος ἐν οὐρανῷ, Philo de praem, et poen. § 17, p. 425, Mang. edition; cf. Wetstein on Luke, the passage cited]; ἀθληταί, Polybius 1, 6, 6).
2. equivalent to ἀληθής, true, veracious, sincere, (often so in the Sept.): καρδία, Hebrews 10:22 (μετ’ ἀληθείας ’ν καρδίᾳ ἀληθινῇ, Isaiah 38:3); λόγοι, Rev. (Rev 19:9); Rev 21:5; 22:6 (Plutarch, apoph, p. 184 e.). [Cf. Cremer, 4te Aufl. under the word ἀλήθεια.]
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

2 Chronicles
15:3
Isaiah
38:3; 59:4
Luke
16:11
John
1:9; 4:23; 4:37; 6:32; 7:28; 8:16; 15:1; 17:3; 19:35
Philippians
3
1 Thessalonians
1:9
Hebrews
8:2; 9:14; 9:24; 10:22
1 John
2:8; 5:20
Revelation
3:7; 3:14; 3:14; 6:10; 15:3; 16:7; 19:2; 19:9; 19:11; 21:5; 22:6

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G228 matches the Greek ἀληθινός (alēthinos),
which occurs 38 times in 36 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:6

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 34:6 - And the Lord passed by before his face, and proclaimed, The Lord God, pitiful and merciful, longsuffering and very compassionate, and true,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:18

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 14:18 - The Lord is long-suffering and merciful, and true, removing transgressions and iniquities and sins, and he will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the sins of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:3

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:3 - And he took up his parable and said, Balaam son of Beor says, the man who sees truly says,

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:15

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 24:15 - And he took up his parable and said, Balaam the son of Beor says, the man who sees truly says,

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 25:15

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 25:15 - Thou shalt have a true and just weight, and a true and just measure, that thou mayest live long upon the land which the Lord thy God gives thee for an inheritance.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:4

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:4 - As for God, his works are true, and all his ways are [fn]judgment: God is faithful, and there is no unrighteousness in him; just and holy is the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 7:28

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 7:28 - And now, O Lord my Lord, thou art God; and thy words will be true, and thou hast spoken these good things concerning thy servant.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 10:6 - And she said to king Solomon, It was a true report which I heard in my land of thy [fn]words and thy wisdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 17:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 17:24 - And the woman said to Eliu, Behold, I know that thou art a man of God, and the word of the Lord in thy mouth is true.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:5

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 9:5 - And she said to the king, It was a true report which I heard in my land concerning thy words, and concerning thy wisdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 15:3

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 15:3 - And Israel has been a long time without the true God, and without a priest to expound the truth, and without the law.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:1 - There was a certain man in the land of Ausis, whose name was Job; and that man was true, blameless, righteous, and godly, abstaining from everything evil.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 1:8 - And the Lord said to him, Hast thou diligently considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a man blameless, true, godly, abstaining from everything evil?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 2:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 2:3 - And the Lord said to the devil, Hast thou then observed my servant Job, that there is none of men upon the earth like him, a harmless, true, blameless, godly man, abstaining from all evil? and he yet cleaves to innocence, whereas thou hast told me to destroy his substance without cause?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:7 - Remember then who has perished, being pure? or when were the true-hearted utterly destroyed?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 4:12 - But if there had been any truth in thy words, none of these evils would have befallen thee. Shall not mine ear receive excellent revelations from him?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:25

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:25 - But as it seems, the words of a true man are vain, because I do not ask strength of you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 8:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 8:6 - If thou art pure and true, he will hearken to thy supplication, and will restore to thee the habitation of righteousness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 8:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 8:21 - But he will fill with laughter the mouth of the sincere, and their lips with thanksgiving.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 17:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 17:8 - Wonder has seized true men upon this; and let the just rise up against the transgressor.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 27:17 - all these things shall the righteous gain, and the truehearted shall possess his wealth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:9 - (LXX 18:10) The fear of the Lord is pure, enduring for ever and ever: the judgments of the Lord are true, and justified altogether.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 86:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 86:15 - (LXX 85:15) But thou, O Lord God, art compassionate and merciful, long-suffering, and abundant in mercy and true.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:19 - True lips establish testimony; but a hasty witness has an unjust tongue.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 25:1 - O Lord God, I will glorify thee, I will sing to thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things, even an ancient and faithful counsel. So be it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 38:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 38:3 - Remember, O Lord, how I have walked before thee in truth, with a true heart, and have done that which was pleasing in thy sight. And Ezekias wept bitterly.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:18

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 57:18 - I have seen his ways, and healed him, and comforted him, and given him true comfort;

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 59:4 - None speaks justly, neither is there true judgment: they trust in vanities, and speak empty words; for they conceive trouble, and bring forth iniquity.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:2 - I have stretched forth my hands all day to a disobedient and gainsaying people, to them that walked in a way that was not good, but after their sins.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 65:16 - which shall be blessed on the earth; for they shall bless the true God: and they that swear upon the earth shall swear by the true God; for they shall forget the former affliction, and it shall not come into their mind.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:21 - Yet I planted thee a fruitful vine, entirely of the right sort: how art thou a strange vine turned to bitterness!

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:45

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:45 - Whereas thou sawest that a stone was cut out of a mountain without hands, and it beat to pieces the earthenware, the iron, the brass, the silver, the gold; the great God has made known to the king what must happen hereafter: and the dream is true, and the interpretation thereof sure.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:37

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 4:37 - Now therefore I Nabuchodonosor praise and greatly exalt and glorify the King of heaven; for all his works are true, and his paths are judgment: and all that walk in pride he is able to abase.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:12

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:12 - (LXX 6:13) And they came and said to the king, O king, hast thou not made a decree, that whatsoever man shall ask a petition of any god or man for thirty days, but of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? And the king said, The word is true, and the decree of the Medes and Persians shall not pass.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:1

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 10:1 - In the third year of Cyrus king of the Persians a thing was revealed to Daniel, whose name was called Baltasar; and the thing was true, and great power and understanding in the vision was given to him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 8:3

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 8:3 - Thus saith the Lord; I will return to Sion, and dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a true city, and the mountain of the Lord Almighty a holy mountain.
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