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Be truthful

ἀληθεύωStrong’s G0226

alētheuō

Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament

In short

Alētheuō is the Greek word usually translated “speaking truth” and “speaking the truth”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.

“Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?”
Galatians 4:16 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “speaking truth” and “speaking the truth”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • speaking truth 1
  • speaking the truth 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Galatians 1
  • Ephesians 1

2 books in all.

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Greek dictionary

ἀληθεύω alētheuō · be truthful

ἀληθεύω (ἀληθής), [in LXX: Gen.20:16 (יָכַח) Gen.42:16 (אֶמֶת), Pro.21:3 (מִשְׁפָּט), Isa.44:26 (שָׁלַם), Sir.34:4 * ;] to speak the truth (R, mg., deal truly; Field, Notes, 192): Gal.4:16, Eph.4:15.† (AS)

From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.