Truly
ἀληθῶςStrong’s G0230alēthōs
Appears in 18 verses of the New Testament
In short
Alēthōs is the Greek word usually translated “truly”, “surely” and “truthfully”. It appears in 18 verses of the New Testament.
“Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.”
Meaning
Usually translated “truly”, “surely” and “truthfully”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- truly 16
- surely 1
- truthfully 1
- of a truth 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- John 7
- Matthew 3
- Luke 3
- Mark 2
- Acts 1
- 1 Thessalonians 1
7 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- Matthew 26:73And after a while came unto him they that stood by, and said to Peter, Surely thou also art one of them; for thy speech bewrayeth thee.
- Matthew 27:54Now when the centurion, and they that were with him, watching Jesus, saw the earthquake, and those things that were done, they feared greatly, saying, Truly this was the Son of God.
- Mark 14:70And he denied it again. And a little after, they that stood by said again to Peter, Surely thou art one of them: for thou art a Galilaean, and thy speech agreeth thereto.
- Mark 15:39And when the centurion, which stood over against him, saw that he so cried out, and gave up the ghost, he said, Truly this man was the Son of God.
- Luke 9:27But I tell you of a truth, there be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God.
- Luke 12:44Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that he hath.
Greek dictionary
ἀληθῶς alēthōs · 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)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “truly” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
TRU'LY, adverb
[from true.]
In fact; in deed; in reality.
- According to truth; in agreement with fact; as, to see things truly; the facts are truly represented.
- Sincerely; honestly; really; faithfully; as, to be truly attached to a lover.
- Exactly; justly; as, to estimate truly the weight of evidence.
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.