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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)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:247,37

Trench's Synonyms: viii. ἀληθής, ἀληθινός.

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).

  1. true

  2. 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.
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.]
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G227 matches the Greek ἀληθής (alēthēs),
which occurs 26 times in 25 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 22:16

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:16 - And they sent their disciples to him, along with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that you are true and teach the way of God truthfully, and you do not care about anyone’s opinion, for you are not swayed by appearances.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 12:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:14 - And they came and said to him, “Teacher, we know that you are true and do not care about anyone’s opinion. For you are not swayed by appearances,[fn] but truly teach the way of God. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar, or not? Should we pay them, or should we not?”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 3:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:33 - Whoever receives his testimony sets his seal to this, that God is true.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 4:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:18 - for you have had five husbands, and the one you now have is not your husband. What you have said is true.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 5:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:31 - If I alone bear witness about myself, my testimony is not true.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 5:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:32 - There is another who bears witness about me, and I know that the testimony that he bears about me is true.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 6:55

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:55 - For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 7:18

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:18 - The one who speaks on his own authority seeks his own glory; but the one who seeks the glory of him who sent him is true, and in him there is no falsehood.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 8:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:13 - So the Pharisees said to him, “You are bearing witness about yourself; your testimony is not true.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 8:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:14 - Jesus answered, “Even if I do bear witness about myself, my testimony is true, 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

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:17 - In your Law it is written that the testimony of two people is true.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 8:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:26 - I have much to say about you and much to judge, but he who sent me is true, and I declare to the world what I have heard from him.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 10:41

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:41 - And many came to him. And they said, “John did no sign, but everything that John said about this man was true.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 19:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:35 - He who saw it has borne witness—his testimony is true, and he knows that he is telling the truth—that you also may believe.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 21:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 21:24 - This is the disciple who is bearing witness about these things, and who has written these things, and we know that his testimony is true.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 12:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:9 - And he went out and followed him. He did not know that what was being done by the angel was real, but thought he was seeing a vision.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 3:4 - By no means! Let God be true though every one were a liar, as it is written,
“That you may be justified in your words,
and prevail when you are judged.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 6:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 6:8 - through honor and dishonor, through slander and praise. We are treated as impostors, and yet are true;

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 4:8 - Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.

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Unchecked Copy Box Tit 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxTit 1:13 - This testimony is true. Therefore rebuke them sharply, that they may be sound in the faith,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 5:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 5:12 - By Silvanus, a faithful brother as I regard him, I have written briefly to you, exhorting and declaring that this is the true grace of God. Stand firm in it.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 2:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:22 - What the true proverb says has happened to them: “The dog returns to its own vomit, and the sow, after washing herself, returns to wallow in the mire.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 2:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 2:8 - At the same time, it is a new commandment that I am writing to you, which is true in him and in you, because[fn] the darkness is passing away and the true light is already shining.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 2:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 2:27 - But the anointing that you received from him abides in you, and you have no need that anyone should teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about everything, and is true, and is no lie—just as it has taught you, abide in him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 3Jo 1:12

Unchecked Copy Box3Jo 1:12 - Demetrius has received a good testimony from everyone, and from the truth itself. We also add our testimony, and you know that our testimony is true.
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