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ὄντωςStrong’s G3689

ontōs

Appears in 10 verses of the New Testament

In short

Ontōs is the Greek word usually translated “truly”, “indeed” and “certainly”. It appears in 10 verses of the New Testament.

“Honour widows that are widows indeed.”
1 Timothy 5:3 KJV
Meaning

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

How it's translated
  • truly 4
  • indeed 4
  • certainly 2

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

Where it's used most
  • 1 Timothy 4
  • Luke 2
  • Mark 1
  • John 1
  • 1 Corinthians 1
  • Galatians 1

6 books in all.

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Greek dictionary

ὄντως ontōs · 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)

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

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

How the English word “really” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

RE'ALLY, adverb

  1. With actual existence.
  2. In truth; in fact; not in appearance only; as things really evil.

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.