ἀληθής alēthēs · G0227
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ἀληθής, -ές; (λήθω = λανθάνω, hence primarily, unconcealed, manifest; hence, actual, real), [in LXX for אֶמֶת, etc. ; ] ; (a) of things, true, conforming to reality: Jhn.4:18 5:31-32 6:55 (= ἀληθινός, which see) Jhn.8:13-14, 17 10:41 19:35 21:24, Act.12:9, Php.4:8, Tit.1:13, 1Pe.5:12, 2Pe.2:22, 1Jn.2:6, 3Jn.12; (b) of persons, truthful: Mat.22:16, Mrk.12:14, Jhn.3:33 7:18 8:26, Rom.3:4, 2Co.6:8.†; SYN.: ἀληθινός, real, genuine, ideal, as opposite to spurious or imperfect ἀληθής, true to fact, as opposite to false, lying, denotes the actuality of a thing: ἀληθινός, its relation to the corresponding conception. (Cf. Tr., Syn., § viii; Cremer, 84 f., 631 Abbott, JV, 234 f.; DB, iv, 818 f.; …
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
ἀληθ-ής [ᾰ], ; Doric dialect ἀλᾱθής, ές, (λήθω, ={λανθάνω}: ἀληθὲς τὸ μὴ λήθῃ ὑποπῖπτον[]:—unconcealed, so true, real, opposed to false, apparent: ; I []; ἀληθέϊ λόγῳ χρᾶσθαι[]; I.2 of persons, etc., truthful, honest (not in []; οἶνος ἀ. `in vino veritas', []; I.3 of oracles, true, unerring, ἀλαθέα μαντίων θῶκον[]; of dreams, []; II of qualities or events, true, real, φίλος[]; genuine, ἀ. εἶναι δεῖ τὸ σεμνόν, οὐ κενόν[]; II.2 realizing itself, coming to fulfilment, ἀρά[]; III adverb ἀληθῶς, …
Where it's used 26 times
Matthew 22:16 · Mark 12:14 · John 3:33 · John 4:18 · John 5:31 · John 5:32 · John 6:55 · John 7:18 · John 8:13 · John 8:14 · John 8:17 · John 8:26 · John 10:41 · John 19:35 · John 21:24 · Acts 12:9 · Romans 3:4 · 2 Corinthians 6:8 · Philippians 4:8 · Titus 1:13 · 1 Peter 5:12 · 2 Peter 2:22 · 1 John 2:8 · 1 John 2:27 · 3 John 1:12 … and 1 more
Source: TBESG G0227; TFLSJ G0227
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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