adverb
alēthōs
Greekἀληθῶς (alēthōs)
Strong’sG230
truly, really, certainly
stem alēthō-18 times in the New Testamentin 7 of 27 books
Translated as
What it means
ἀληθῶς
adv.(< ἀληθής), [in LXX (Je 28:6, Ps 58:1, al.) chiefly for אָמֵן and cogn. forms;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G230 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidal-ay-thoce'
truly
Fromadverb from G227;
King Jamesindeed, surely, of a surety, truly, of a (in) truth, verily, very.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
This word never changes. It is spelled the same wherever it appears, so there is nothing to learn beyond the word itself.
Where it appears
18 occurrences, every one of them listed
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Luke 9:27“truly”legamō de vi alēthōs, alō tinois toiu autou histanarētoiu hois ouk mē geueleia thanatou heōs an horaleia tan basileian tou theou.But I tell you truly, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God.”
Luke 12:44“truly”alēthōs legamō vi hoti epi pantei tei huparcharōtei autou kathistanati auton.Truly I tell you, he will put him in charge of all his possessions.
John 1:47“indeed”horata tos Iēsus ton Nathanaēl ercherōton pros auton kai legatō peri autou; Ide alēthōs Israēlitos en ho dolos ouk atō.When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, He said of him, “Here is a true Israelite, in whom there is no deceit.”
John 4:42“indeed”ta tē gunaika legale hoti Ouketi dia tan san lalian pisteuanō; autois gar akouanē, kai oidanē hoti houtos atō alēthōs tos sōtēros tou kosmou.They said to the woman, “We now believe not only because of your words; we have heard for ourselves, and we know that this man truly is the Savior of the world.”
John 6:14“truly”tois oun anthrōpois horaratois hem poiata sēmem legale hoti Houtos atō alēthōs tos profētos tos ercherōtos eis ton kosmon.When the people saw the sign that Jesus had performed, they began to say, “Truly this is the Prophet who is to come into the world.”
John 7:26“really”kai ide parrēsia lalatō kai oudenem auto legalō; mēpote alēthōs gnōskala tois archōnois hoti houtos atō tos christos?Yet here He is, speaking publicly, and they are not saying anything to Him. Have the rulers truly recognized that this is the Christ?
John 7:40“truly”Ek tou ochlou oun akouaratois toiu logoiu houtoiu legale; Houtos atō alēthōs tos profētos;On hearing these words, some of the people said, “This is truly the Prophet.”
John 8:31“truly”Legate oun tos Iēsus pros toin pisteuarētoin auto Ioudaioin; Ean vis menaveia en to logo to ēmo, alēthōs mathētois mu avō,So He said to the Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, you are truly My disciples.
John 17:8“truly”hoti teim rēmeim heim dōasa mi dōamē autoi, kai autois lambala kai gnōskala alēthōs hoti para su exerchama, kai pisteuala hoti sis min apostelasa.For I have given them the words You gave Me, and they have received them. They knew with certainty that I came from You, and they believed that You sent Me.
Acts 12:11“for certain”kai tos Petros en heauto gineratos legata; Nun oidamē alēthōs hoti exapostelata tos kurios ton angelon autou kai exaireta min ek cheirau Hērōdou kai pantau tau prosdokiau tou laou toiu Ioudaioiu.Then Peter came to himself and said, “Now I know for sure that the Lord has sent His angel and rescued me from Herod’s grasp and from everything the Jewish people were anticipating.”
1 Thessalonians 2:13“really”Kai dia houtem kai nis eucharistanō to theo adialeiptōs, hoti paralambaratois logon akoau para nu tou theou decheva ouk logon anthrōpoiu alla kathōs alēthōs atō logon theou, hos kai energetō en vi toi pisteuarōtoi.And we continually thank God because, when you received the word of God that you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as it truly is, the word of God, which is also now at work in you who believe.
1 John 2:5“truly”hos de an tērateiō autou ton logon, alēthōs en houto tas agapas tou theou teleiitē. en houte gnōskanō hoti en auto anō;But if anyone keeps His word, the love of God has been truly perfected in him. By this we know that we are in Him:
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Matthew 14:33“truly”tois de en te ploie proskunala auto legarōtois; Alēthōs theou huios asō.Then those who were in the boat worshiped Him, saying, “Truly You are the Son of God!”
Matthew 26:73“surely”meta mikrem de prosercharatois tois histanarētois legala to Petro; Alēthōs kai sis ek autoiu asō, kai gar tas lalias su dēlon sin poiatō;After a little while, those standing nearby came up to Peter. “Surely you are one of them,” they said, “for your accent gives you away.”
Matthew 27:54“truly”Tos de hekatontarchos kai tois meta autou tērarōtois ton Iēsun horaratois ton seismon kai teim ginerateim fobila sfodra legarōtois; Alēthōs theou huios ate houtos.When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified and said, “Truly this was the Son of God.”
Mark 14:70“certainly”tos de palin arnete. kai meta mikrem palin tois paristanarētois legale to Petro; Alēthōs ek autoiu asō, kai gar Galilaios asō kai tas lalias su homoiazatō;But he denied it again. After a little while, those standing nearby said once more to Peter, “Surely you are one of them, for you too are a Galilean.”
Mark 15:39“truly”horaratos de tos kenturiōnos tos paristanarētos ek enantiau autou hoti houtōs ekpnata legata; Alēthōs houtos tos anthrōpos huios theou ate.When the centurion standing there in front of Jesus saw how He had breathed His last, he said, “Truly this man was the Son of God!”
Luke 21:3“truly”kai legata; Alēthōs legamō vi hoti tas chēras tas ptōchas houtas polloterem pantoiu ballata;“Truly I tell you,” He said, “this poor widow has put in more than all the others.