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Lexicon :: Strong's G3689 - ontōs

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ὄντως
Transliteration
ontōs (Key)
Pronunciation
on'-toce
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Part of Speech
adverb
Root Word (Etymology)
From the oblique cases of ὤν (G5607)
mGNT
10x in 1 unique form(s) TR
10x in 2 unique form(s) LXX
3x in 1 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

ὄντως óntōs, on'-toce; adverb of the oblique cases of G5607; really:—certainly, clean, indeed, of a truth, verily.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x

The KJV translates Strong's G3689 in the following manner: indeed (6x), certainly (1x), of a truth (1x), verily (1x), clean (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 10x
The KJV translates Strong's G3689 in the following manner: indeed (6x), certainly (1x), of a truth (1x), verily (1x), clean (1x).

  1. truly, in reality, in point of fact, as opp. to what is pretended, fictitious, false, conjectural

  2. that which is truly etc., that which is indeed

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ὄντως óntōs, on'-toce; adverb of the oblique cases of G5607; really:—certainly, clean, indeed, of a truth, verily.
STRONGS G3689:
ὄντως (from ὄν; on adverbs formed from participles cf. Alexander Buttmann (1873) Ausf. Spr. § 115 a. Anm. 3; Kühner, § 335 Anm. 2), adverb, truly, in reality, in point of fact, as opposed to what is pretended, fictitious, false, conjectural: Mark 11:32 (see ἔχω, I. 1 f.); Luke 23:47; Luke 24:34; John 8:36; 1 Corinthians 14:25; Galatians 3:21 and Rec. in 2 Peter 2:18; ὁ, ἡ, τό ὄντως followed by a noun, that which is truly etc., that which is indeed (τά ὄντως ἀγατα ἤ καλά, P'lat. Phaedr., p. 260 a.; τήν ὄντως καί ἀληθῶς φιλίαν, Plato, Clit., p. 409 e.; οἱ ὄντως βασιλεῖς, Josephus, Antiquities 15, 3, 5): as ἡ ὄντως (Rec. αἰώνιος) ζωή, 1 Timothy 6:19; ἡ ὄντως χήρα, a widow that is a widow indeed, not improperly called a widow (as παρθένος ἡ λεγομένη χήρα, i. e., a virgin that has taken a vow of celibacy, in Ignatius ad Smyrn. 13 [ET] (cf. Lightfoot, in the place cited); cf. Baur, Die sogen. Pastoralbriefe, p. 46ff), 1 Timothy 5:3, 5, 16. (Euripides, Aristophanes, Xenophon, Plato, and following; the Sept. for אֻמְנָם, Numbers 22:37; for אָכֵן, Jeremiah 3:23; for אַך, Jeremiah 10:19.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Numbers
22:37
Jeremiah
3:23; 10:19
Mark
11:32
Luke
23:47; 24:34
John
8:36
1 Corinthians
14:25
Galatians
3:21
1 Timothy
5:3; 5:5; 5:16; 6:19
2 Peter
2:18

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3689 matches the Greek ὄντως (ontōs),
which occurs 10 times in 10 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 11:32 - “But [fn]shall we say, ‘From men?’” —they were afraid [to answer because] of the crowd, for everyone considered John to have been a real prophet.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:47 - Now when the centurion saw what had taken place, he began praising and honoring God, saying, “Certainly this Man was innocent.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 24:34

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:34 - saying, “The Lord has really risen and has appeared to Simon [Peter]!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 8:36

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:36 - “So if the Son makes you free, then you are unquestionably free.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 14:25

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 14:25 - the secrets of his heart are laid bare. And so, falling on his face, he will worship God, declaring that God is really among you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGal 3:21 - Is the Law then contrary to the promises of God? Certainly not! For if a system of law had been given which could impart life, then righteousness (right standing with God) would actually have been based on law.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:3 -

Honor and help those widows who are truly widowed [alone, and without support].

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 5:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:5 - Now a woman who is really a widow and has been left [entirely] alone [without adequate income] trusts in God and continues in supplications and prayers night and day.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 5:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:16 - If any believing woman has [dependent] widows [in her household], [fn]she must assist them [according to her ability]; and the church must not be burdened [with them], so that it may assist those who are truly widows [those who are all alone and are dependent].

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 6:19

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:19 - In this way storing up for themselves the enduring riches of a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.
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