Strong's Concordance aléthés: true. Original Word: ἀληθής, έςPart 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: ἀληθήςἀληθής, (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.) From a (as a negative particle) and lanthano; true (as not concealing) -- true, truly, truth. see GREEK a see GREEK lanthano Englishman's Concordance Strong's Greek 22726 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 John 3:33 Adj-NMS John 4:18 Adj-ANS John 5:31 Adj-NFS John 5:32 Adj-NFS John 6:55 Adj-NFS John 6:55 Adj-NFS John 7:18 Adj-NMS John 8:13 Adj-NFS John 8:14 Adj-NFS John 8:17 Adj-NFS John 8:26 Adj-NMS John 10:41 Adj-NNP John 19:35 Adj-ANP John 21:24 Adj-NFS Acts 12:9 Adj-NNS Romans 3:4 Adj-NMS 2 Corinthians 6:8 Adj-NMP Philippians 4:8 Adj-NNP Titus 1:13 Adj-NFS 1 Peter 5:12 Adj-AFS 2 Peter 2:22 Adj-GFS 1 John 2:8 Adj-ANS 1 John 2:27 Adj-NNS |
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