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ἀληθινόςStrong’s G0228alēthinos
Appears in 26 verses of the New Testament
In short
Alēthinos is the Greek word usually translated “true” and “sincere”. It appears in 26 verses of the New Testament.
“If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?”
Meaning
Usually translated “true” and “sincere”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- true 27
- a sincere 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Revelation 10
- John 9
- Hebrews 3
- 1 John 2
- Luke 1
- 1 Thessalonians 1
6 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- John 1:9That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.
- John 4:23But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.
- John 4:37And herein is that saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth.
- John 6:32Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.
- John 7:28Then cried Jesus in the temple as he taught, saying, Ye both know me, and ye know whence I am: and I am not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom ye know not.
- John 8:16And yet if I judge, my judgment is true: for I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me.
Greek dictionary
ἀληθινός alēthinos · true
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)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “true” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
TRUE, adjective
- Conformable to fact; being in accordance with the actual state of things; as a true relation or narration; a true history.
- Genuine; pure; real; not counterfeit, adulterated or false; as true balsam; the true bark; true love of country; a true christian.“--The true light which lighteth every man that cometh into the world” John 1:9
- Faithful; steady in adhering to friends, to promises, to a prince or to the state; loyal; not false, fickle or perfidious; as a true friend; a true lover; a man true to his king, true to his country, true to his word; a husband true to his wife; a wife true to her husband; a servant true to his master; an officer true to his charge.
- Free from falsehood; as a true witness.
All definitions
- Honest; not fraudulent; as good men and true
- Exact; right to precision; conformable to a rule or pattern; as a true copy; a true likeness of the original.
- Straight; right; as a true line; the true course of a ship.
- Not false or pretended; real; as, Christ was the true Messiah.
- Rightful; as, George IV is the true king of England.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.