ἀληθῶς alēthōs · G0230
truly
ἀληθῶς ; adv. (ἀληθής). [in LXX (Jer.28:6, Psa.58:1, al.) chiefly for אָמֵן and cogn. forms ; ] ; truly, surely: Mat.14:33 26:73 Mrk.14:70 15:39, Luk.9:27 12:44 21:3, Jhn.1:48 4:42 6:14 7:26, 40 8:31 17:8 Act.12:11, 1Th.2:13, 1Jn.2:5.†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
Included with: 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 …
Where it's used 19 times
Matthew 14:33 · Matthew 26:73 · Matthew 27:54 · Mark 14:70 · Mark 15:39 · Luke 9:27 · Luke 12:44 · Luke 21:3 · John 1:47 · John 4:42 · John 6:14 · John 7:26 · John 7:40 · John 8:31 · John 17:8 · Acts 12:11 · 1 Thessalonians 2:13 · 1 John 2:5 … and 1 more
Source: TBESG G0230; TFLSJ G0230
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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