verb
alētheuamō
Greekἀληθεύω (alētheuō)
Strong’sG226
I say, speak truth, I do truth
stem alētheu-2 times in the New Testamentin 2 of 27 books2 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἀληθεύω
(< ἀληθής), [in LXX: Ge 20:16 (יָכַח) Ge 42:16 (אֶמֶת), Pr 21:3 (מִשְׁפָּט), Is 44:26 (שָׁלַם), Si 34:4*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G226 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidal-ayth-yoo'-o
to be true (in doctrine and profession)
Fromfrom G227;
King Jamesspeak (tell) the truth.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| alētheuarōtosἀληθεύων | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine | telling … thetruth | 1× |
| alētheuarōtoisἀληθεύοντες | happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine | speaking the truth | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | alētheuamō | alētheuame | alētheuami | alētheuama | alētheuamē | alētheuamelē |
| you 2nd person singular | alētheuasō | alētheuase | alētheuasi | alētheuasa | alētheuasē | alētheuaselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | alētheuatō | alētheuate | alētheuati | alētheuata | alētheuatē | alētheuatelē |
| we 1st person plural | alētheuanō | alētheuane | alētheuani | alētheuana | alētheuanē | alētheuanelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | alētheuavō | alētheuave | alētheuavi | alētheuava | alētheuavē | alētheuavelē |
| they 3rd person plural | alētheualō | alētheuale | alētheuali | alētheuala | alētheualē | alētheualelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | alētheuameiō | alētheuameia | alētheuameiē |
| you 2nd person singular | alētheuaseiō | alētheuaseia | alētheuaseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | alētheuateiō | alētheuateia | alētheuateiē |
| we 1st person plural | alētheuaneiō | alētheuaneia | alētheuaneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | alētheuaveiō | alētheuaveia | alētheuaveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | alētheualeiō | alētheualeia | alētheualeiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | alētheuasōr | alētheuasar | alētheuasēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | alētheuatōr | alētheuatar | alētheuatēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | alētheuavōr | alētheuavar | alētheuavēr |
| they 3rd person plural | alētheualōr | alētheualar | alētheualēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | alētheuamoiō | alētheuamoia |
| you 2nd person singular | alētheuasoiō | alētheuasoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | alētheuatoiō | alētheuatoia |
| we 1st person plural | alētheuanoiō | alētheuanoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | alētheuavoiō | alētheuavoia |
| they 3rd person plural | alētheualoiō | alētheualoia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | alētheuarō | alētheuari | alētheuara | alētheuarē |
Used as an adjective — participle, 2 occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the subject acts active voice | alētheuarōtos2×ἀληθεύων | alētheuaritos | alētheuaratos | alētheuarētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
alētheu is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
alētheuarōtos“telling … thetruth”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine1×
Galatians 4:16“telling … thetruth”hōste echthros vu ginamē alētheuarōtos vi?Have I now become your enemy by telling you the truth?
alētheuarōtois“speaking the truth”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative plural masculine1×
Ephesians 4:15“speaking the truth”alētheuarōtois de en agapa auxananeia eis auton teim panteim, hos atō tas kefalas, Christos,Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ Himself, who is the head.