ὄντως ontōs
Greek word for “really” · Strong’s G3689 · used 10 times in 10 verses
Meaning
ὄντως; adv. (ὤν, ptcp. of εἰμί, sum); really, actually, truly:, 24:34, 4:1-31 ἡ ὄ. ζωή; ἡ ὄ. χήρα, 5:5 5:16 †;
How it is translated
Glosses given for ontōs in context, with how often each is used:
- truly 4
- indeed 4
- certainly 2
Where it is used
Chapters where it is used most
1 Timothy 5 (3), Mark 11 (1), Luke 23 (1), Luke 24 (1), John 8 (1), 1 Corinthians 14 (1), Galatians 3 (1), 1 Timothy 6 (1)
Forms
- ὄντως 10
Words used with it
Words that share verses with ontōs more often than their overall frequency would suggest:
Key verses
The verses using ontōs that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):
- Mark 11:32 — But if we shall say, Of men; they feared the people: for all men counted John, that he was a prophet indeed.
- Luke 23:47 — Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.
- Luke 24:34 — Saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon.
- John 8:36 — If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.
- 1 Corinthians 14:25 — And thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest; and so falling down on his face he will worship God, and report that God is in you of a truth.
- Galatians 3:21 — Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been…
- 1 Timothy 5:3 — Honour widows that are widows indeed.
- 1 Timothy 5:5 — Now she that is a widow indeed, and desolate, trusteth in God, and continueth in supplications and prayers night and day.
- 1 Timothy 5:16 — If any man or woman that believeth have widows, let them relieve them, and let not the church be charged; that it may relieve them that are widows indeed.
- 1 Timothy 6:19 — Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.
See all 10 verses in the Word Atlas
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.