Strong's Concordance alétheuó: to speak the truth Original Word: ἀληθεύωPart of Speech: Verb Transliteration: alétheuó Phonetic Spelling: (al-ayth-yoo'-o) Short Definition: I say, speak truth, I do truth Definition: I say (speak) truth, do truth, maintain truth (the truth). HELPS Word-studies Cognate: 226 alētheúō (literally, "truthing") – speaking reality (truth) into a person's life, making a record of what God deems is truth (reality, fact). See 225 (alētheia). 226 /alētheúō (literally, "to truth") includes Spirit-led confrontation where it is vital to tell the truth so others can live in God's reality rather than personal illusion. Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 226: ἀληθεύωἀληθεύω; in secular writings ((Aeschylus), Xenophon, Plato, Aristotle, others) to speak the truth; a. to teach the truth: τίνι Galatians 4:16. b. to profess the truth (true doctrine): Ephesians 4:15. (R. V. marginal reading in both passages, to deal truly.) From alethes; to be true (in doctrine and profession) -- speak (tell) the truth. see GREEK alethes Englishman's Concordance Strong's Greek 2262 Occurrences ἀληθεύων — 1 Occ. ἀληθεύοντες — 1 Occ. Galatians 4:16 V-PPA-NMS GRK: ὑμῶν γέγονα ἀληθεύων ὑμῖν NAS: your enemy by telling you the truth? KJV: because I tell you the truth? INT: of you have I become speaking truth to you Ephesians 4:15 V-PPA-NMP |