◄ 227. aléthés ►
Strong's Concordance aléthés: true. Original Word: ἀληθής, ές Part of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: aléthés Phonetic Spelling: (al-ay-thace') Short Definition: unconcealed, true Definition: unconcealed, true, true in fact, worthy of credit, truthful. HELPS Word-studies Cognate: 227 alēthḗs (an adjective, derived from 1 /A "not" and 2990 /lanthánō, "unnoticed, concealed") – true, as it accords with fact (reality), i.e. attested because tested – literally, "what can't be hidden." See 225 (alētheia). [227 /alēthḗs ("what can't be hidden") stresses undeniable reality when something is fully tested, i.e. it will ultimately be shown to be fact (authentic).] Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 227: ἀληθής ἀληθής, (ές (alpha privative and λήθω, λαθεῖν (λανθάνω), τό 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. 41:27, where ἀληθής Θεός is contrasted with οὕς ἐδόκουν Θεούς. Cf. Riickert, Abendmahl, p. 266f. (On the distinction between this word and the next, see Trench, § viii.; Schmidt, chapter 178, 6.) Strong's Exhaustive Concordance true. From a (as a negative particle) and lanthano; true (as not concealing) -- true, truly, truth. see GREEK a see GREEK lanthano Forms and Transliterations αληθεις αληθείς ἀληθεῖς αληθες αληθές ἀληθές ἀληθὲς αληθη αληθή ἀληθῆ αληθης αληθής ἀληθής ἀληθὴς αληθους αληθούς ἀληθοῦς alethe alethê alēthē alēthē̂ aletheis aletheîs alētheis alētheîs alethes alethés alethès alethḗs alethḕs alēthes alēthés alēthès alēthēs alēthḗs alēthḕs alethous alethoûs alēthous alēthoûs Links Interlinear Greek • Interlinear Hebrew • Strong's Numbers • Englishman's Greek Concordance • Englishman's Hebrew Concordance • Parallel Texts Englishman's Concordance Strong's Greek 227 26 Occurrences ἀληθῆ — 4 Occ. ἀληθὴς — 16 Occ. ἀληθεῖς — 1 Occ. ἀληθὲς — 4 Occ. ἀληθοῦς — 1 Occ. Matthew 22:16 Adj-NMS GRK: οἴδαμεν ὅτι ἀληθὴς εἶ καὶ NAS: we know that You are truthful and teach KJV: that thou art true, and teachest INT: we know that true you are and Mark 12:14 Adj-NMS GRK: οἴδαμεν ὅτι ἀληθὴς εἶ καὶ NAS: we know that You are truthful and defer KJV: that thou art true, and carest INT: we know that true you are and John 3:33 Adj-NMS GRK: ὁ θεὸς ἀληθής ἐστιν NAS: to [this], that God is TRUE. KJV: God is true. INT: God true is John 4:18 Adj-ANS GRK: ἀνήρ τοῦτο ἀληθὲς εἴρηκας NAS: this you have said truly. KJV: in that saidst thou truly. INT: husband this truly you have spoken John 5:31 Adj-NFS GRK: οὐκ ἔστιν ἀληθής NAS: Myself, My testimony is not true. KJV: is not true. INT: not is true John 5:32 Adj-NFS GRK: οἶδα ὅτι ἀληθής ἐστιν ἡ NAS: He gives about Me is TRUE. KJV: me is true. INT: I know that true is the John 6:55 Adj-NFS GRK: σάρξ μου ἀληθής ἐστιν βρῶσις NAS: For My flesh is TRUE food, INT: flesh of me truly is food John 6:55 Adj-NFS GRK: αἷμά μου ἀληθής ἐστιν πόσις NAS: food, and My blood is TRUE drink. INT: blood of me truly is drink John 7:18 Adj-NMS GRK: αὐτὸν οὗτος ἀληθής ἐστιν καὶ NAS: of the One who sent Him, He is TRUE, and there is no KJV: the same is true, and no INT: him he true is and John 8:13 Adj-NFS GRK: οὐκ ἔστιν ἀληθής NAS: Yourself; Your testimony is not true. KJV: is not true. INT: not is true John 8:14 Adj-NFS GRK: περὶ ἐμαυτοῦ ἀληθής ἐστιν ἡ NAS: My testimony is true, for I know KJV: record is true: for I know INT: concerning myself true is the John 8:17 Adj-NFS GRK: ἡ μαρτυρία ἀληθής ἐστιν NAS: of two men is true. KJV: men is true. INT: the witness true is John 8:26 Adj-NMS GRK: πέμψας με ἀληθής ἐστιν κἀγὼ NAS: you, but He who sent Me is TRUE; and the things which KJV: me is true; and I speak INT: having sent me true is and I John 10:41 Adj-NNP GRK: περὶ τούτου ἀληθῆ ἦν NAS: about this man was TRUE. KJV: this man were true. INT: concerning this [man] true was John 19:35 Adj-ANP GRK: οἶδεν ὅτι ἀληθῆ λέγει ἵνα NAS: that he is telling the truth, so KJV: that he saith true, that ye INT: knows that truth he says that John 21:24 Adj-NFS GRK: οἴδαμεν ὅτι ἀληθὴς αὐτοῦ ἡ NAS: that his testimony is TRUE. KJV: testimony is true. INT: we know that true of him the Acts 12:9 Adj-NNS GRK: ᾔδει ὅτι ἀληθές ἐστιν τὸ NAS: by the angel was real, but thought KJV: that it was true which was done INT: did know that real it is which Romans 3:4 Adj-NMS GRK: ὁ θεὸς ἀληθής πᾶς δὲ NAS: let God be found TRUE, though every KJV: God be true, but every INT: God true every moreover 2 Corinthians 6:8 Adj-NMP GRK: πλάνοι καὶ ἀληθεῖς NAS: [regarded] as deceivers and yet true; KJV: deceivers, and [yet] true; INT: deceivers and yet true Philippians 4:8 Adj-NNP GRK: ὅσα ἐστὶν ἀληθῆ ὅσα σεμνά NAS: whatever is TRUE, whatever KJV: are true, whatsoever things INT: whatever is true whatever honorable Titus 1:13 Adj-NFS GRK: αὕτη ἐστὶν ἀληθής δι' ἣν NAS: testimony is TRUE. For this KJV: witness is true. Wherefore rebuke INT: this is true for which 1 Peter 5:12 Adj-AFS GRK: ταύτην εἶναι ἀληθῆ χάριν τοῦ NAS: that this is the TRUE grace KJV: that this is the true grace of God INT: this to be [the] true grace 2 Peter 2:22 Adj-GFS GRK: τὸ τῆς ἀληθοῦς παροιμίας Κύων NAS: It has happened to them according to the TRUE proverb, KJV: according to the true proverb, INT: the [word] of the true proverb [The] dog 1 John 2:8 Adj-ANS GRK: ὅ ἐστιν ἀληθὲς ἐν αὐτῷ NAS: to you, which is TRUE in Him and in you, because KJV: which thing is true in him INT: which is true in him 1 John 2:27 Adj-NNS GRK: πάντων καὶ ἀληθές ἐστιν καὶ NAS: all things, and is true and is not a lie, KJV: and is truth, and is INT: all things and true is and 26 Occurrences