GreekG0230Adverb

ἀληθῶς

alēthōs

18Occurrences
G0230Strong's #
AdverbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

truly

adverb from G227 (ἀληθής);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
adv. (ἀληθής). truly, surely.
LXX: chiefly for אָמֵן and cogn. forms

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Adverb

Morphology Code

G:ADV

Full Description

Greek Adverb

Occurrences

ἀληθῶς appears 18 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

John
7
Luke
3
Matthew
3
Mark
2
1 John
1
1 Thessalonians
1
Acts
1

Key Passages

1 John 2:5BSB

But if anyone keeps His word, the love of God has been truly perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him:

John 1:47BSB

When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, He said of him, “Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceit.”

John 6:14BSB

When the people saw the sign that Jesus had performed, they began to say, “Truly this is the Prophet who is to come into the world.”

John 8:31BSB

So He said to the Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, you are truly My disciples.

Luke 9:27BSB

But I tell you truthfully, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God.”

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