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Lexicon :: Strong's G228 - alēthinos

Aa
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 BoxLuk 16:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 16:11 - εἰ οὖν ἐν τῷ ἀδίκῳ μαμωνᾷ πιστοὶ οὐκ ἐγένεσθε τὸ ἀληθινὸν G228 τίς ὑμῖν πιστεύσει

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 1:9 - ἦν τὸ φῶς τὸ ἀληθινόν G228 ὃ φωτίζει πάντα ἄνθρωπον ἐρχόμενον εἰς τὸν κόσμον

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:23

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:23 - ἀλλὰ ἔρχεται ὥρα καὶ νῦν ἐστιν ὅτε οἱ ἀληθινοὶ G228 προσκυνηταὶ προσκυνήσουσιν τῷ πατρὶ ἐν πνεύματι καὶ ἀληθείᾳ καὶ γὰρ ὁ πατὴρ τοιούτους ζητεῖ τοὺς προσκυνοῦντας αὐτόν

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:37

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 4:37 - ἐν γὰρ τούτῳ ὁ λόγος ἐστὶν ἀληθινὸς G228 ὅτι ἄλλος ἐστὶν ὁ σπείρων καὶ ἄλλος ὁ θερίζων

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:32 - εἶπεν οὖν αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἀμὴν ἀμὴν λέγω ὑμῖν οὐ Μωϋσῆς δέδωκεν ὑμῖν τὸν ἄρτον ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἀλλ᾽ ὁ πατήρ μου δίδωσιν ὑμῖν τὸν ἄρτον ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ τὸν ἀληθινόν G228

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:28

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 7:28 - ἔκραξεν οὖν ἐν τῷ ἱερῷ διδάσκων ὁ Ἰησοῦς καὶ λέγων κἀμὲ οἴδατε καὶ οἴδατε πόθεν εἰμί καὶ ἀπ᾽ ἐμαυτοῦ οὐκ ἐλήλυθα ἀλλ᾽ ἔστιν ἀληθινὸς G228 ὁ πέμψας με ὃν ὑμεῖς οὐκ οἴδατε

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:16

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:16 - καὶ ἐὰν κρίνω δὲ ἐγώ ἡ κρίσις ἡ ἐμὴ ἀληθινή G228 ἐστιν ὅτι μόνος οὐκ εἰμί ἀλλ᾽ ἐγὼ καὶ ὁ πέμψας με πατήρ

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 15:1

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 15:1 - ἐγώ εἰμι ἡ ἄμπελος ἡ ἀληθινή G228 καὶ ὁ πατήρ μου ὁ γεωργός ἐστιν

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 17:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 17:3 - αὕτη δέ ἐστιν ἡ αἰώνιος ζωή ἵνα γινώσκωσιν σὲ τὸν μόνον ἀληθινὸν G228 θεὸν καὶ ὃν ἀπέστειλας Ἰησοῦν Χριστόν

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:35 - καὶ ὁ ἑωρακὼς μεμαρτύρηκεν καὶ ἀληθινὴ G228 αὐτοῦ ἐστιν ἡ μαρτυρία καὶ ἐκεῖνος οἶδεν ὅτι ἀληθῆ λέγει ἵνα καὶ ὑμεῖς πιστεύσητε

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Unchecked Copy Box1Th 1:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Th 1:9 - αὐτοὶ γὰρ περὶ ἡμῶν ἀπαγγέλλουσιν ὁποίαν εἴσοδον ἔσχομεν πρὸς ὑμᾶς καὶ πῶς ἐπεστρέψατε πρὸς τὸν θεὸν ἀπὸ τῶν εἰδώλων δουλεύειν θεῷ ζῶντι καὶ ἀληθινῷ G228

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 8:2

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 8:2 - τῶν ἁγίων λειτουργὸς καὶ τῆς σκηνῆς τῆς ἀληθινῆς G228 ἣν ἔπηξεν ὁ κύριος οὐκ ἄνθρωπος

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 9:24

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 9:24 - οὐ γὰρ εἰς χειροποίητα εἰσῆλθεν ἅγια Χριστός ἀντίτυπα τῶν ἀληθινῶν G228 ἀλλ᾽ εἰς αὐτὸν τὸν οὐρανόν νῦν ἐμφανισθῆναι τῷ προσώπῳ τοῦ θεοῦ ὑπὲρ ἡμῶν

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:22

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 10:22 - προσερχώμεθα μετὰ ἀληθινῆς G228 καρδίας ἐν πληροφορίᾳ πίστεως ῥεραντισμένοι τὰς καρδίας ἀπὸ συνειδήσεως πονηρᾶς καὶ λελουσμένοι τὸ σῶμα ὕδατι καθαρῷ

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Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 2:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 2:8 - πάλιν ἐντολὴν καινὴν γράφω ὑμῖν ὅ ἐστιν ἀληθὲς ἐν αὐτῷ καὶ ἐν ὑμῖν ὅτι ἡ σκοτία παράγεται καὶ τὸ φῶς τὸ ἀληθινὸν G228 ἤδη φαίνει

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Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 5:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 5:20 - οἴδαμεν δὲ ὅτι ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ θεοῦ ἥκει καὶ δέδωκεν ἡμῖν διάνοιαν ἵνα γινώσκωμεν τὸν ἀληθινόν G228 καὶ ἐσμὲν ἐν τῷ ἀληθινῷ G228 ἐν τῷ υἱῷ αὐτοῦ Ἰησοῦ Χριστῷ οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ ἀληθινὸς G228 θεὸς καὶ ζωὴ αἰώνιος

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:7

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:7 - καὶ τῷ ἀγγέλῳ τῆς ἐν Φιλαδελφείᾳ ἐκκλησίας γράψον τάδε λέγει ὁ ἅγιος ὁ ἀληθινός G228 ὁ ἔχων τὴν κλεῖν Δαυίδ ὁ ἀνοίγων καὶ οὐδεὶς κλείσει καὶ κλείων καὶ οὐδεὶς ἀνοίγει

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:14

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:14 - καὶ τῷ ἀγγέλῳ τῆς ἐν Λαοδικείᾳ ἐκκλησίας γράψον τάδε λέγει ὁ ἀμήν ὁ μάρτυς ὁ πιστὸς καὶ ἀληθινός G228 ἡ ἀρχὴ τῆς κτίσεως τοῦ θεοῦ

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 6:10 - καὶ ἔκραξαν φωνῇ μεγάλῃ λέγοντες ἕως πότε ὁ δεσπότης ὁ ἅγιος καὶ ἀληθινός G228 οὐ κρίνεις καὶ ἐκδικεῖς τὸ αἷμα ἡμῶν ἐκ τῶν κατοικούντων ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 15:3

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 15:3 - καὶ ᾄδουσιν τὴν ᾠδὴν Μωϋσέως τοῦ δούλου τοῦ θεοῦ καὶ τὴν ᾠδὴν τοῦ ἀρνίου λέγοντες μεγάλα καὶ θαυμαστὰ τὰ ἔργα σου κύριε ὁ θεὸς ὁ παντοκράτωρ δίκαιαι καὶ ἀληθιναὶ G228 αἱ ὁδοί σου ὁ βασιλεὺς τῶν ἐθνῶν

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:7

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 16:7 - καὶ ἤκουσα τοῦ θυσιαστηρίου λέγοντος ναί κύριε ὁ θεὸς ὁ παντοκράτωρ ἀληθιναὶ G228 καὶ δίκαιαι αἱ κρίσεις σου

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:2

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:2 - ὅτι ἀληθιναὶ G228 καὶ δίκαιαι αἱ κρίσεις αὐτοῦ ὅτι ἔκρινεν τὴν πόρνην τὴν μεγάλην ἥτις ἔφθειρεν τὴν γῆν ἐν τῇ πορνείᾳ αὐτῆς καὶ ἐξεδίκησεν τὸ αἷμα τῶν δούλων αὐτοῦ ἐκ χειρὸς αὐτῆς

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:9

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:9 - καὶ λέγει μοι γράψον μακάριοι οἱ εἰς τὸ δεῖπνον τοῦ γάμου τοῦ ἀρνίου κεκλημένοι καὶ λέγει μοι οὗτοι οἱ λόγοι ἀληθινοὶ G228 τοῦ θεοῦ εἰσιν

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:11

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:11 - καὶ εἶδον τὸν οὐρανὸν ἠνεῳγμένον καὶ ἰδοὺ ἵππος λευκός καὶ ὁ καθήμενος ἐπ᾽ αὐτὸν καλούμενος πιστὸς καὶ ἀληθινός G228 καὶ ἐν δικαιοσύνῃ κρίνει καὶ πολεμεῖ

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:5

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:5 - καὶ εἶπεν ὁ καθήμενος ἐπὶ τῷ θρόνῳ ἰδοὺ καινὰ ποιῶ πάντα καὶ λέγει γράψον ὅτι οὗτοι οἱ λόγοι πιστοὶ καὶ ἀληθινοί G228 εἰσιν

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:6

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:6 - καὶ εἶπέν μοι οὗτοι οἱ λόγοι πιστοὶ καὶ ἀληθινοί G228 καὶ ὁ κύριος ὁ θεὸς τῶν πνευμάτων τῶν προφητῶν ἀπέστειλεν τὸν ἄγγελον αὐτοῦ δεῖξαι τοῖς δούλοις αὐτοῦ ἃ δεῖ γενέσθαι ἐν τάχει
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