ἀλήθεια alētheia · G0225

truth

ἀλήθεια, -ας, ἡ ; (ἀληθής), [in LXX chiefly for אֱמֶת (on which, see Cremer, 627f.), אֱמוּנָה ; ] ; truth (see DB, iv, 818f.). ; 1. Objectively, "the reality lying at the basis of an appearance; the manifested, veritable essence of a matter" (Cremer, 86): Rom.9:1, al.; of religious truth, Rom.1:25, al.; esp. of Christian doctrine, Gal.2:5, al.; ἀ. θεοῦ, Rom.15:8. ; 2. Subjectively, truthfulness, truth, not merely verbal (cl.), but sincerity and integrity of character: Jhn.8:44, 3Jo.3. ; 3. In phrases (MM, VGT, see word): ἐπ᾽ ἀληθείας, Mrk.12:14, al.; ἀ. λέγειν (εἰπεῖν, λαλεῖν), Rom.9:1, 2Co.12:6, Eph.4:25, al.; ἀ. ποιεῖν, Jhn.3:21, 1Jn.1:6 (cf. DB, iv, 818b, ff.). ; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ἀλήθ-εια [ᾰλ], ἡ, ; Doric dialect ἀλάθεια (also ἀλαθείᾱ[] ἀληθεί; Ionic dialect ἀληθείη: ; I truth, opposed to lie or mere appearance: ; I.1 in [] only opposed to a lie, frequently in phrase ἀληθείην καταλέξαι[]; παιδὸς πᾶσαν ἀ. μυθεῖσθαι to tell whole truth about the lad, []; proverbial, οἶνος καὶ ἀ. `in vino veritas', Alc.[same place], etc.; ἁπλᾶ γάρ ἐστι τῆς ἀ. ἔπη[]; ἀ. ἔχειν to be true, []; I.2 after [] also truth, reality, opposed to appearance, σὺν ἀλαθείᾳ καλῶν[] — in adverbial usages, …

Where it's used 110 times

Matthew 22:16 · Mark 5:33 · Mark 12:14 · Mark 12:32 · Luke 4:25 · Luke 20:21 · Luke 22:59 · John 1:14 · John 1:17 · John 3:21 · John 4:23 · John 4:24 · John 5:33 · John 8:32 · John 8:40 · John 8:44 · John 8:45 · John 8:46 · John 14:6 · John 14:17 · John 15:26 · John 16:7 · John 16:13 · John 17:17 · John 17:19 · John 18:37 · John 18:38 · Acts 4:27 · Acts 10:34 · Acts 26:25 · Romans 1:18 · Romans 1:25 · Romans 2:2 · Romans 2:8 · Romans 2:20 · Romans 3:7 · Romans 9:1 · Romans 15:8 · 1 Corinthians 5:8 · 1 Corinthians 13:6 · 2 Corinthians 4:2 · 2 Corinthians 6:7 · 2 Corinthians 7:14 · 2 Corinthians 11:10 · 2 Corinthians 12:6 · 2 Corinthians 13:8 · Galatians 2:5 · Galatians 2:14 · Galatians 3:1 · Galatians 5:7 · Ephesians 1:13 · Ephesians 4:21 · Ephesians 4:24 · Ephesians 4:25 · Ephesians 5:9 · Ephesians 6:14 · Philippians 1:18 · Colossians 1:5 · Colossians 1:6 · 2 Thessalonians 2:10 … and 50 more

Source: TBESG G0225; TFLSJ G0225

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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