ὄντως ontōs · G3689
really
ὄντως ; adv. (ὤν, ptcp. of εἰμί, sum) [in LXX: Num.22:37 (אׇמְנָם), Jer.3:23 (אָכֵן), Jer.10:19 (אַךְ), 3Ki.12:24, Wis.17:14 * ; ] ; really, actually, truly: Mrk.11:32, Luk.23:47 24:34, Jhn.8:36, 1Co.14:25, Gal.3:21 4:1-31 ἡ ὄ. ζωή, 1Ti.6:19; ἡ ὄ. χήρα, 1Ti.5:3 5:5 5:16 †; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
ὄντως, ; adverb participle of εἰμί (sum), really, actually, verily, with Verbs, []; ὄντως τε καὶ ἀληθῶς really and truly, []; opposed to to ὡς ἔπος εἰπεῖν, []; to εἰκότως, []participle ὤν, οὖσα, ὄν, to imply real existence, []: also with Nouns, τὰ ὄντως ἀγαθά []; more freq in the later dialogues of []
Where it's used 10 times
Mark 11:32 · Luke 23:47 · Luke 24:34 · John 8:36 · 1 Corinthians 14:25 · Galatians 3:21 · 1 Timothy 5:3 · 1 Timothy 5:5 · 1 Timothy 5:16 · 1 Timothy 6:19
Source: TBESG G3689; TFLSJ G3689
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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