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ἀληθινός alēthinos · G0228

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ἀληθινός, -ή, -όν; (ἀληθής), [in LXX for אֶמֶת ; ] ; true, in the sense of real, ideal, genuine: Luk.16:11 Jhn.1:9 4:23, 37 6:32 7:28 8:16 15:1 17:3 19:35, 1Th.1:9, Heb.8:2 9:24 10:22, 1Jn.2:8 Jn 5:20, Rev.3:7, 14 6:10 15:3 16:7 19:2; = ἀληθής, Rev.19:9 21:5 22:6 (MM, VGT, see word).†; SYN.: ἀληθής, q.v (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ἀληθῐνός, ή, όν, ; agreeable to truth: ; 1 of persons, truthful, trusty, στράτευμα, φίλοι, []. adverb -νῶς, φιλεῖν[]: superlative -ώτατα[]; 2 of things, true, genuine, []; especially of purple, πορφυρίς[]; ἰχθύς Amph.26; πέλαγος[]; τὰ ἀ. real objects, opposed to τὰ γεγραμμένα, []; of persons, ἐς ἀ. ἄνδρ᾽ ἀποβῆναι to turn out a genuine man, []: Astron., true (opposed to φαινόμενος apparent), of risings and settings, []; II adverb -νῶς truly, really, opposed to γλίσχρως, []; ζῶντα ἀ. really …

Where it's used 28 times

Luke 16:11 · John 1:9 · John 4:23 · John 4:37 · John 6:32 · John 7:28 · John 8:16 · John 15:1 · John 17:3 · John 19:35 · 1 Thessalonians 1:9 · Hebrews 8:2 · Hebrews 9:24 · Hebrews 10:22 · 1 John 2:8 · 1 John 5:20 · Revelation 3:7 · Revelation 3:14 · Revelation 6:10 · Revelation 15:3 · Revelation 16:7 · Revelation 19:2 · Revelation 19:9 · Revelation 19:11 · Revelation 21:5 · Revelation 22:6 … and 2 more

Source: TBESG G0228; TFLSJ G0228

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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