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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 28 times in 26 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 16:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:11 - If therefore you have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:9 - The true light that enlightens everyone was coming into the world.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 4:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:23 - But the hour comes, and now is, when the true worshippers will worship the Father in spirit and truth, for the Father seeks such to be his worshippers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 4:37

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:37 - For in this the saying is true, 'One sows, and another reaps.'

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:32 - Yeshua therefore said to them, "Most assuredly, I tell you, it wasn't Moshe who gave you the bread out of heaven, but my Father gives you the true bread out of heaven.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:28 - Yeshua therefore cried out in the temple, teaching and saying, "You both know me, and know where I am from. I have not come of myself, but he who sent me is true, whom you don't know.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 8:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:16 - Even if I do judge, my judgment is true, for I am not alone, but I am with the Father who sent me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 15:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 15:1 - "I am the true vine, and my Father is the farmer.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 17:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 17:3 - This is eternal life, that they should know you, the only true God, and him whom you sent, Yeshua the Messiah.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 19:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:35 - He who has seen has testified, and his testimony is true. He knows that he tells the truth, that you may believe.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Th 1:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 1:9 - For they themselves report concerning us what kind of a reception we had from you; and how you turned to God from idols, to serve a living and true God,

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 8:2

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 8:2 - a minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, not man.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 9:24

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 9:24 - For Messiah hasn't entered into holy places made with hands, which are representations of the true, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us;

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 10:22

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:22 - let's draw near with a true heart in fullness of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and having our body washed with pure water,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 2:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 2:8 - Again, I write a new mitzvah to you, which is true in him and in you; because the darkness is passing away, and the true light already shines.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 5:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 5:20 - We know that the Son of God has come, and has given us an understanding, that we know him who is true, and we are in him who is true, in his Son Yeshua the Messiah. This is the true God, and eternal life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:7 - "To the angel of the assembly in Philadelphia write: "He who is holy, he who is true, he who has the key of David, he who opens and no one can shut, and who shuts and no one opens, says these things:

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:14 - "To the angel of the assembly in Laodicea write: "The Amein, the Faithful and True Witness, the Head of God's creation, says these things:

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 6:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:10 - They cried with a loud voice, saying, "How long, Master, the holy and true, until you judge and avenge our blood on those who dwell on the eretz?"

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 15:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 15:3 - They sang the song of Moshe, the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, "Great and marvelous are your works, Lord God, Shaddai; Righteous and true are your ways, you King of the nations.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 16:7

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:7 - I heard the altar saying, "Yes, Lord God, Shaddai, true and righteous are your judgments."

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 19:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:2 - for true and righteous are his judgments. For he has judged the great prostitute, who corrupted the eretz with her sexual immorality, and he has avenged the blood of his servants at her hand."

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 19:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:9 - He said to me, "Write, 'Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.'" He said to me, "These are true words of God."

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 19:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:11 - I saw the heaven opened, and behold, a white horse, and he who sat on it is called Faithful and True. In righteousness he judges and makes war.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 21:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:5 - He who sits on the throne said, "Behold, I am making all things new." He said, "Write, for these words of God are faithful and true."

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 22:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:6 - He said to me, "These words are faithful and true. The Lord God of the spirits of the prophets sent his angel to show to his bondservants the things which must happen soon."
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