Strong's Concordance alétheia: truth Original Word: ἀλήθεια, ας, ἡPart of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: alétheia Phonetic Spelling: (al-ay'-thi-a) Short Definition: truth Definition: truth, but not merely truth as spoken; truth of idea, reality, sincerity, truth in the moral sphere, divine truth revealed to man, straightforwardness. HELPS Word-studies 225 alḗtheia (from 227 /alēthḗs, "true to fact") – properly, truth (true to fact), reality. [In ancient Greek culture, 225 (alḗtheia) was synonymous for "reality" as the opposite of illusion, i.e. fact.] Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 225: ἀλήθειαἀλήθεια, (ας, ἡ ( ἀληθής) (from Homer down), verity, truth. I. objectively; 1. universally, what is true in any matter under consideration (opposed to what is feigned, fictitious, false): James 3:14; ἀλήθειαν λέγειν, έ᾿ρειν, John 8:45; John 16:7; Romans 9:1; 1 Corinthians 12:6; 1 Timothy 2:7; εἶπεν αὐτῷ πᾶσαν τήν ἀλήθειαν, everything as it really was, Mark 5:33 (so in classics); μαρτυρεῖν τῇ ἀλήθεια to testify according to the true state of the case, John 5:33; in a broader sense, λαλεῖν ἀλήθειαν, to speak always according to truth, Ephesians 4:25; (ἀληθείας ῤήματα ἀποφθέγγομαι, as opposed to the vagaries of madness, Acts 26:25); ἀλήθεια ἐγένετο, was shown to be true by the event, 2 Corinthians 7:14. ἐν ἀλήθεια, in truth, truly, as the case is, according to fact: Matthew 22:16; John 4:23f (as accords with the divine nature); 2 Corinthians 7:14; Colossians 1:6; ἐπ' ἀληθείας a. truly, in truth, according to truth: Mark 12:32; Luke 4:25 (Job 9:2 the Sept.; Philo, vit. Moys. i., § 1). b. of a truth, in reality, in fact, certainly: Mark 12:14; Luke 20:21; (); Acts 4:27; Acts 10:34 (Clement of Rome, 1 Cor. 23, 5 [ET] and 47, 3 [ET]); (cf. Winers Grammar, § 51, 2 f.; Buttmann, 336 (289)); κατ' ἀλήθειαν in accordance with fact, i. e. (according to the context) justly, without partiality: Romans 2:2; εἴτε προφάσει, εἴτε ἀλήθεια, Philippians 1:18; ἐν ἔργῳ καί ἀλήθεια, 1 John 3:18 (Rec. omits ἐν; so Ephesians 4:21 WH marginal reading). 2. In reference to religion, the word denotes what is true in things appertaining to God and the duties of man, (`moral and religions truth'); and that a. with the greatest latitude, in the sceptical question τί ἐστιν ἀλήθεια, John 18:38; b. the true notions of God which are open to human reason without his supernatural intervention: Romans 1:18; also ἡ ἀλήθεια Θεοῦ the truth of which God is the author, Romans 1:25, cf. 19 (ἡ ἀλήθεια τοῦ Χριστοῦ, Ev. Nicod., c. 5, 2; accordingly, it is not, as many interpret the phrase, the true nature of God (yet see Meyer at the passage)); truth, the embodiment of which the Jews sought in the Mosaic law, Romans 2:20. c. "the truth, as taught in the Christian religion, respecting God and the execution of his purposes through Christ, and respecting the duties of man," opposed alike to the superstitions of the Gentiles and the inventions of the Jews, and to the corrupt opinions and precepts of false teachers even among Christians: ἡ ἀλήθεια τοῦ εὐαγγελίου the truth which is the gospel or which the gospel presents, Galatians 2:5, 14 (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 34, 3 a.); and absolutely ἡ ἀλήθεια and ἀλήθεια: John 1:14, 17; John 8:32, 40; (); ; 1 John 1:8; 1 John 2:4, 21; 2 John 1:1-3; Galatians 3:1 (Rec.); Galatians 5:7; 2 Corinthians 4:2; 2 Corinthians 13:8; Ephesians 4:24; 2 Thessalonians 2:10, 12; 1 Timothy 2:7 (ἐν πίστει καί ἀλήθεια in faith and truth, of which I became a partaker through faith); ; 2 Timothy 2:18; 2 Timothy 3:8; 2 Timothy 4:4; Titus 1:14; 2 Peter 1:12; (3 John 1:8, 12); ὁ λόγος τῆς ἀληθείας, Colossians 1:5; Ephesians 1:13; 2 Timothy 2:15; λόγος ἀληθείας, 2 Corinthians 6:7; James 1:18; ὁδός τῆς ἀληθείας, 2 Peter 2:2; πίστις ἀληθείας, 2 Thessalonians 2:13 (Winer's Grammar, 186 (175)); ὑπακοὴ τῆς ἀληθείας, 1 Peter 1:22; ἐπίγνωσις τῆς ἀληθείας, Hebrews 10:26; 1 Timothy 2:4; 2 Timothy 2:25; 2 Timothy 3:7; (Titus 1:1); πνεῦμα τῆς ἀληθείας the Spirit (of God) which is truth (1 John 5:6) and imbues men with the knowledge of the truth, John 14:17; (); ; 1 John 4:6; ἐγώ εἰμί ἡ ἀλήθεια, I am he in whom the truth is summed up and impersonated, John 14:6; ἡ ἀλήθεια σου (Rec.) (i. e. Θεοῦ) the truth which is in thee and proceeds from thee, John 17:17; (ἐστιν ἀλήθεια Χριστοῦ ἐν ἐμοί, i. e., controls, actuates, me, 2 Corinthians 11:10); εἶναι ἐκ τῆς ἀληθείας to be eager to know the truth, John 18:37 (see ἐκ, II. 7, and εἰμί, V. 3 d.); to proceed from the truth, 1 John 2:21; to be prompted and controlled by the truth, 1 John 3:19; μαρτυρεῖν τῇ ἀληθ., to give testimony in favor of the truth in order to establish its authority among men, John 18:37; ἀλήθειαν ποιεῖν to exemplify truth in the life, to express the form of truth in one's habits of thought and modes of living, John 3:21; 1 John 1:6 (Tobit 13:6 Tobit 4:6; cf. Nehemiah 9:33; ὁδόν ἀληθείας αἰρετίζεσθαι, Psalm 118:30 ()); so also περιπατεῖν ἐν τῇ ἀλήθεια. 2 John 1:4; 3 John 1:3f; ἀπειθεῖν τῇ ἀλήθεια is just the opposite, Romans 2:8; so also πλανηθῆναι ἀπό τῆς ἀληθείας, James 5:19. II. (subjectively) "truth as a personal excellence; that candor of mind which is free from affectation, pretence, simulation, falsehood, deceit": John 8:44; sincerity of mind and integrity of character, or a mode of life in harmony with divine truth: 1 Corinthians 5:8; 1 Corinthians 13:6 (opposed to ἀδικία); Ephesians 4:21 (see I. 1 b. above); ; (); σου ἀλήθεια the truth as it is discerned in thee, thy habit of thinking and acting in congruity with truth, 3 John 1:3; ἡ ἀλήθεια τοῦ Θεοῦ which belongs to God, i. e., his holiness (but cf. περισσεύω, 1 b. at the end), Romans 3:7; specifically, veracity (of God in keeping his promises), Romans 15:8; ἐν ἀλήθεια sincerely and truthfully, 2 John 1:1; 3 John 1:1. The word is not found in Revelation ((nor in 1 Thessalonians, Philemon, Jude)). Cf. Holemann, Bibelstudien (Lpz. 1859) 1te Abth., p. 8ff; (Wendt in Studien und Kritiken, 1883, p. 511ff.)
Strong's Exhaustive Concordance truthFrom alethes; truth -- true, X truly, truth, verity. see GREEK alethes Forms and Transliterations αληθεια αληθεία αληθέια αλήθεια αλήθειά αλήθεία ἀληθείᾳ ἀλήθεια ἀλήθειά αλήθειαι αληθειαν αλήθειαν αλήθειάν ἀλήθειαν αληθειας αληθείας ἀληθείας aletheia alētheia alḗtheia alḗtheiá aletheíāi alētheíāi aletheian alētheian alḗtheian aletheias aletheías alētheias alētheíasLinks Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Strong's Greek 225 109 Occurrencesἀληθείᾳ — 44 Occ.ἀλήθειαν — 22 Occ.ἀληθείας — 43 Occ.Matthew 22:16 N-DFSGRK: θεοῦ ἐν ἀληθείᾳ διδάσκεις καὶNAS: of God in truth, and defer KJV: of God in truth, neither INT: of God in truth teach and Mark 5:33 N-AFS GRK: πᾶσαν τὴν ἀλήθειαν NAS: Him and told Him the whole truth. KJV: him all the truth. INT: all the truth Mark 12:14 N-GFS GRK: ἀλλ' ἐπ' ἀληθείας τὴν ὁδὸν NAS: of God in truth. Is it lawful KJV: of God in truth: Is it lawful to give INT: but with truth the way Mark 12:32 N-GFS GRK: διδάσκαλε ἐπ' ἀληθείας εἶπες ὅτι KJV: thou hast said the truth: for there is INT: teacher according to truth you have said that Luke 4:25 N-GFS GRK: ἐπ' ἀληθείας δὲ λέγω NAS: But I say to you in truth, there were many KJV: you of a truth, many widows INT: over in truth moreover I say Luke 20:21 N-GFS GRK: ἀλλ' ἐπ' ἀληθείας τὴν ὁδὸν NAS: the way of God in truth. KJV: the way of God truly: INT: but with truth the way Luke 22:59 N-GFS GRK: λέγων Ἐπ' ἀληθείας καὶ οὗτος KJV: saying, Of a truth this [fellow] also INT: saying In truth also this one John 1:14 N-GFS GRK: χάριτος καὶ ἀληθείας NAS: full of grace and truth. KJV: of grace and truth. INT: of grace and truth John 1:17 N-NFS GRK: καὶ ἡ ἀλήθεια διὰ Ἰησοῦ NAS: grace and truth were realized KJV: [but] grace and truth came by INT: and truth through Jesus John 3:21 N-AFS GRK: ποιῶν τὴν ἀλήθειαν ἔρχεται πρὸς NAS: But he who practices the truth comes KJV: But he that doeth truth cometh to INT: practices the truth comes to John 4:23 N-DFS GRK: πνεύματι καὶ ἀληθείᾳ καὶ γὰρ NAS: in spirit and truth; for such people KJV: spirit and in truth: for the Father INT: spirit and truth also indeed John 4:24 N-DFS GRK: πνεύματι καὶ ἀληθείᾳ δεῖ προσκυνεῖν NAS: worship in spirit and truth. KJV: spirit and in truth. INT: spirit and truth must worship John 5:33 N-DFS GRK: μεμαρτύρηκεν τῇ ἀληθείᾳ NAS: and he has testified to the truth. KJV: and he bare witness unto the truth. INT: he has borne witness to the truth John 8:32 N-AFS GRK: γνώσεσθε τὴν ἀλήθειαν καὶ ἡ NAS: and you will know the truth, and the truth KJV: ye shall know the truth, and INT: you will know the truth and the John 8:32 N-NFS GRK: καὶ ἡ ἀλήθεια ἐλευθερώσει ὑμᾶς NAS: the truth, and the truth will make you free. KJV: and the truth shall make INT: and the truth will set free you John 8:40 N-AFS GRK: ὃς τὴν ἀλήθειαν ὑμῖν λελάληκα NAS: has told you the truth, which KJV: you the truth, which INT: who the truth to you has spoken John 8:44 N-DFS GRK: ἐν τῇ ἀληθείᾳ οὐκ ἔστηκεν NAS: and does not stand in the truth because KJV: not in the truth, because there is INT: in the truth not has stood John 8:44 N-NFS GRK: οὐκ ἔστιν ἀλήθεια ἐν αὐτῷ NAS: there is no truth in him. Whenever KJV: there is no truth in him. INT: not there is truth in him John 8:45 N-AFS GRK: ὅτι τὴν ἀλήθειαν λέγω οὐ NAS: I speak the truth, you do not believe KJV: I tell [you] the truth, ye believe me INT: because the truth speak not John 8:46 N-AFS GRK: ἁμαρτίας εἰ ἀλήθειαν λέγω διὰ NAS: I speak truth, why KJV: if I say the truth, why do INT: sin if truth I speak because of John 14:6 N-NFS GRK: καὶ ἡ ἀλήθεια καὶ ἡ NAS: the way, and the truth, and the life; KJV: the way, the truth, and the life: INT: and the truth and the John 14:17 N-GFS GRK: πνεῦμα τῆς ἀληθείας ὃ ὁ NAS: [that is] the Spirit of truth, whom KJV: [Even] the Spirit of truth; whom INT: Spirit of truth whom the John 15:26 N-GFS GRK: πνεῦμα τῆς ἀληθείας ὃ παρὰ NAS: [that is] the Spirit of truth who KJV: [even] the Spirit of truth, which INT: Spirit of truth who from John 16:7 N-AFS GRK: ἐγὼ τὴν ἀλήθειαν λέγω ὑμῖν NAS: But I tell you the truth, it is to your advantage KJV: you the truth; It is expedient INT: I the truth say to you John 16:13 N-GFS GRK: πνεῦμα τῆς ἀληθείας ὁδηγήσει ὑμᾶς NAS: He, the Spirit of truth, comes, KJV: the Spirit of truth, is come, INT: Spirit of truth he will guide you 109 Occurrences
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