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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 do we dare say it was merely human?” For they were afraid of what the people would do, because everyone believed that John was a prophet.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 23:47 - When the Roman officer[fn] overseeing the execution saw what had happened, he worshiped God and said, “Surely this man was innocent.[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:34 - who said, “The Lord has really risen! He appeared to Peter.[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:36 - So if the Son sets you free, you are truly free.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 14:25 - As they listen, their secret thoughts will be exposed, and they will fall to their knees and worship God, declaring, “God is truly here among you.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxGal 3:21 - Is there a conflict, then, between God’s law and God’s promises?[fn] Absolutely not! If the law could give us new life, we could be made right with God by obeying it.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:3 - Take care of[fn] any widow who has no one else to care for her.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 5:5

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:5 - Now a true widow, a woman who is truly alone in this world, has placed her hope in God. She prays night and day, asking God for his help.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 5:16

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:16 - If a woman who is a believer has relatives who are widows, she must take care of them and not put the responsibility on the church. Then the church can care for the widows who are truly alone.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:19 - By doing this they will be storing up their treasure as a good foundation for the future so that they may experience true life.
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