ἀληθινός alēthinos

Greek word for “true” · Strong’s G228 · used 28 times in 26 verses

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Meaning

ἀληθινός, -ή, -όν; (ἀληθής);

How it is translated

Glosses given for alēthinos in context, with how often each is used:

• true 23
• true riches 1
• true ones 1
• sincere 1
• true one 1
• true are 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

Revelation 19 (3), John 4 (2), Revelation 3 (2), Luke 16 (1), John 1 (1), John 6 (1), John 7 (1), John 8 (1), John 15 (1), John 17 (1)

Forms

• ἀληθινός 5
• ἀληθινὸν 4
• ἀληθιναὶ 3
• ἀληθινοὶ 2
• ἀληθινόν 2
• ἀληθινὸς 2
• ἀληθινή 2
• ἀληθινῷ 2
• ἀληθινῆς 2
• ἀληθινοί 2

Words used with it

Words that share verses with alēthinos more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• πιστός pistos “faithful” 5
• γράφω graphō “to write” 5
• κρίνω krinō “to judge” 4
• κρίσις krisis “judgment” 3
• ἐκδικέω ekdikeō “to avenge” 2
• δίκαιος dikaios “just” 3
• ἅγιον hagion “Holy Place” 2
• ὅδε hode, hēde “this” 2
• παντοκράτωρ pantokratōr “almighty” 2
• λόγος logos “word” 4
• δοῦλος doulos “slave” 3
• πατήρ patēr “father” 4

Key verses

The verses using alēthinos that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• John 7:28 — Then 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…
• John 17:3 — And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
• 1 Thessalonians 1:9 — For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;
• Hebrews 9:24 — For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God…
• Hebrews 10:22 — Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.
• 1 John 5:20 — And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son…
• Revelation 3:7 — And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and…
• Revelation 3:14 — And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;
• Revelation 6:10 — And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?
• Revelation 15:3 — And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are…
• Revelation 19:2 — For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of…
• Revelation 19:11 — And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.