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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 - They sent some of their disciples, along with the supporters of Herod, to meet with him. “Teacher,” they said, “we know how honest you are. You teach the way of God truthfully. You are impartial and don’t play favorites.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 12:14

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:14 - “Teacher,” they said, “we know how honest you are. You are impartial and don’t play favorites. You teach the way of God truthfully. Now tell us—is it right to pay taxes to Caesar or not?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 3:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:33 - Anyone who accepts his testimony can affirm 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 you aren’t even married to the man you’re living with now. You certainly spoke the truth!”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 5:31

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:31 - “If I were to testify on my own behalf, my testimony would not be valid.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 5:32

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 5:32 - But someone else is also testifying about me, and I assure you that everything he says 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 - Those who speak for themselves want glory only for themselves, but a person who seeks to honor the one who sent him speaks truth, not lies.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 8:13

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:13 - The Pharisees replied, “You are making those claims about yourself! Such testimony is not valid.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 8:14

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:14 - Jesus told them, “These claims are valid even though I make them about myself. For I know where I came from and where I am going, but you don’t know this about me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 8:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:17 - Your own law says that if two people agree about something, their witness is accepted as fact.[fn]

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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 condemn, but I won’t. For I say only what I have heard from the one who sent me, and he is completely truthful.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 10:41

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 10:41 - And many followed him. “John didn’t perform miraculous signs,” they remarked to one another, “but everything he said about this man has come true.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 19:35

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 19:35 - (This report is from an eyewitness giving an accurate account. He speaks the truth so that you also can believe.[fn])

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 21:24

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 21:24 - This disciple is the one who testifies to these events and has recorded them here. And we know that his account of these things is accurate.

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 12:9

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 12:9 - So Peter left the cell, following the angel. But all the time he thought it was a vision. He didn’t realize it was actually happening.

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Unchecked Copy Box Rom 3:4

Unchecked Copy BoxRom 3:4 - Of course not! Even if everyone else is a liar, God is true. As the Scriptures say about him,
“You will be proved right in what you say,
and you will win your case in court.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Co 6:8

Unchecked Copy Box2Co 6:8 - We serve God whether people honor us or despise us, whether they slander us or praise us. We are honest, but they call us impostors.

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Unchecked Copy Box Phl 4:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPhl 4:8 - And now, dear brothers and sisters, one final thing. Fix your thoughts on what is true, and honorable, and right, and pure, and lovely, and admirable. Think about things that are excellent and worthy of praise.

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Unchecked Copy Box Tit 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxTit 1:13 - This is true. So reprimand them sternly to make them strong in the faith.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 5:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 5:12 - I have written and sent this short letter to you with the help of Silas,[fn] whom I commend to you as a faithful brother. My purpose in writing is to encourage you and assure you that what you are experiencing is truly part of God’s grace for you. Stand firm in this grace.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 2:22

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:22 - They prove the truth of this proverb: “A dog returns to its vomit.”[fn] And another says, “A washed pig returns to the mud.”

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 2:8

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 2:8 - Yet it is also new. Jesus lived the truth of this commandment, and you also are living it. For the darkness is disappearing, and the true light is already shining.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Jo 2:27

Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 2:27 - But you have received the Holy Spirit,[fn] and he lives within you, so you don’t need anyone to teach you what is true. For the Spirit[fn] teaches you everything you need to know, and what he teaches is true—it is not a lie. So just as he has taught you, remain in fellowship with Christ.

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Unchecked Copy Box 3Jo 1:12

Unchecked Copy Box3Jo 1:12 - Everyone speaks highly of Demetrius, as does the truth itself. We ourselves can say the same for him, and you know we speak the truth.
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