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Old & New Testament Greek Lexical DictionaryGreek Lexicon

Strong's #230 - ἀληθῶς

Transliteration

alēthōs

Phonetics

al-ay-thoce'

Root Word (Etymology)

from (G227)

Parts of Speech

Adverb

TDNT

None

Definition

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Thayer's

truly, of a truth, in reality, most certainly

Hebrew Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 375 ‑ אֵיפֹה (ay‑fo'); 543 ‑ אָמֵן (aw‑mane'); 1571 ‑ גַּם (gam); 3330 ‑ יַצִּיב (yats‑tseeb'); 6656 ‑ צְדָא (tsed‑aw');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

Verse Results

KJV (21)

Matthew 3

Mark 2

Luke 3

John 10

Acts 1

1 Thessalonians 1

1 John 1

NAS (18)

Matthew 3

Mark 2

Luke 3

John 7

Acts 1

1 Thessalonians 1

1 John 1

HCS (17)

Matthew 3

Mark 2

Luke 3

John 6

Acts 1

1 Thessalonians 1

1 John 1

BSB (18)

Matthew 3

Mark 2

Luke 3

John 7

Acts 1

1 Thessalonians 1

1 John 1

ESV (19)

Matthew 3

Mark 2

Luke 3

John 9

1 Thessalonians 1

1 John 1

WEB (20)

Matthew 3

Mark 2

Luke 3

John 9

Acts 1

1 Thessalonians 1

1 John 1

KJV (21)

Surely 2

Truly 2

indeed 6

surely 1

surety 1

truth 7

verily 1

very 1

NAS (18)

Surely 2

Truly 4

certainly 2

indeed 2

really 2

sure 1

truly 4

truthfully 1

HCS (17)

Can it be true 1

Truly 1

You certainly 1

certainly 1

for certain 1

it truly 1

man really 1

really 4

the truth 3

truly 1

you really 1

BSB (18)

* 1

Surely 2

Truly 6

[is] a true 1

[the] true 1

for sure 1

truly 4

truthfully 1

with certainty 1

ESV (19)

Certainly 2

Truly 5

indeed 3

really 3

true 2

truly 3

truth 1

WEB (20)

I truly 1

Surely 1

Truly 4

You truly 1

are truly 1

for sure 1

has most certainly 1

in truth 1

indeed 5

the truth 1

truly 3

RAH

D 15

ANT

ADV 21

BEZ

ADV 21

BGB

Adv 18

BMT

ADV 21

BYZ

ADV 21

ELZ

ADV 21

NA26

ADV 17

V-AAI-3S 1

SBL

D 18

SCV

ADV 21

STV

ADV 21

TIS

ADV 18

ADV 21

ADV 19

Thayer's Expanded Definition

ἀληθῶς, adverb (from Aeschylus down), truly, of a truth, in reality; most certainly: John 1:47 (48); Rec.; ; Matthew 14:33; Matthew 26:73; (Mark 14:70); Matthew 27:54; (Mark 15:39); Luke 9:27; Luke 12:44; Luke 21:3; Acts 12:11; 1 Thessalonians 2:13; 1 John 2:5.

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

ἀληθῶς ,

adv.

(< ἀληθής ).

[in LXX (Jeremiah 28:6, Psalms 58:1, al.) chiefly for H543 and cogn. forms;]

truly, surely: Matthew 14:33; Matthew 26:73 Mark 14:70; Mark 15:39, Luke 9:27; Luke 12:44; Luke 21:3, John 1:48; John 4:42; John 6:14; John 7:26; John 7:40; John 8:31; John 17:8 Acts 12:11, 1 Thessalonians 2:13, 1 John 2:5.†

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

List of Word Forms

Αληθως αληθώς Ἀληθῶς αλιαίετον Alethos Alethôs Alēthōs Alēthō̂s