ἀληθῶς alēthōs

Greek word for “truly” · Strong’s G230 · used 18 times in 18 verses

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Meaning

ἀληθῶς; adv. (ἀληθής).; truly, surely: 26:73 15:39, 12:44 21:3, 4:42 6:14 7:26, 40 8:31 17:8.†;

How it is translated

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

• truly 15
• surely 1
• truthfully 1
• truth 1

Where it is used

Chapters where it is used most

John 7 (2), Matthew 14 (1), Matthew 26 (1), Matthew 27 (1), Mark 14 (1), Mark 15 (1), Luke 9 (1), Luke 12 (1), Luke 21 (1), John 1 (1)

Forms

• ἀληθῶς 18

Words used with it

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

• λαλιά lalia “speech” 2
• εἴδω eidō “to perceive” 5
• πιστεύω pisteuō “to trust (in)” 4
• λόγος logos “word” 4
• Πέτρος Petros “Peter” 3
• ἴδε ide “look!” 2
• γινώσκω ginōskō “to know” 3
• παρίστημι paristēmi “to stand by” 2
• μικρός mikros “small” 2
• τηρέω tēreō “to keep” 2
• υἱός uhios “son” 3
• μετά meta “with/after” 3

Key verses

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

• Matthew 14:33 — Then they that were in the ship came and worshipped him, saying, Of a truth thou art the Son of God.
• Matthew 27:54 — Now 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…
• John 1:47 — Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!
• John 4:42 — And said unto the woman, Now we believe, not because of thy saying: for we have heard him ourselves, and know that this is indeed the Christ, the Saviour of…
• John 6:14 — Then those men, when they had seen the miracle that Jesus did, said, This is of a truth that prophet that should come into the world.
• John 7:26 — But, lo, he speaketh boldly, and they say nothing unto him. Do the rulers know indeed that this is the very Christ?
• John 7:40 — Many of the people therefore, when they heard this saying, said, Of a truth this is the Prophet.
• John 8:31 — Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;
• John 17:8 — For I have given unto them the words which thou gavest me; and they have received them, and have known surely that I came out from thee, and they have believed…
• Acts 12:11 — And when Peter was come to himself, he said, Now I know of a surety, that the Lord hath sent his angel, and hath delivered me out of the hand of Herod, and…
• 1 Thessalonians 2:13 — For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as…
• 1 John 2:5 — But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.

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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.