Lexical Definition
ἀληθῶς alēthōs (al-ay-thoce') truly G:ADV
adverb from ἀληθής
indeed, surely, of a surety, truly, of a (in) truth, verily, very.
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| ἀληθῶσ | Of a truth | Luke.12.44 |
| Surely | Matt.26.73 | |
| Truly | Matt.14.33 • Matt.27.54 • Mark.14.70 • Mark.15.39 • Luke.21.3 • John.1.47 • John.4.42 • John.6.14 • John.7.26 • John.7.26 • John.7.40 • John.8.31 • John.17.8 • Acts.12.11 • 1Thess.2.13 • 1John.2.5 | |
| truthfully | Luke.9.27 | |
| αληθώσ | truly | LXX.Gen.18.13 • LXX.Gen.20.12 • LXX.Exod.33.16 • LXX.Deut.17.4 • LXX.Josh.7.20 • LXX.Ruth.3.12 • LXX.1Sam.22.7 • LXX.1Kgs.8.27 • LXX.1Kgs.18.39 • LXX.2Chr.6.18 • LXX.Ps.58.1 • LXX.Isa.40.7 • LXX.Jer.28.6 • LXX.Jer.51.13 • LXX.Dan.3.14 • LXX.Dan.3.24 |
Abbott-Smith
ἀληθῶς adv. (< ἀληθής), [in LXX (Je 28:6*, Ps 58:1*, al.) chiefly for אָמֵן and cogn. forms;]
truly, surely: Mt 14:33 26:73 Mk 14:70 15:39, Lk 9:27 12:44 21:3, Jo 1:48 4:42 6:14 7:26, 40 8:31 17:8 Ac 12:11, I Th 2:13, I Jo 2:5.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Psalms | 58:1* |
| Jeremiah | 28:6* |
| Matthew | 14:33 · 26:73 |
| Mark | 14:70 · 15:39 |
| Luke | 9:27 · 12:44 · 21:3 |
| John | 1:48 · 4:42 · 6:14 · 7:26 · 7:40 · 8:31 · 17:8 |
| Acts | 12:11 |
| 1 Thessalonians | 2:13 |
| 1 John | 2:5 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
Included with: ἀληθῶς-ής [ᾰ],
Doric dialect ἀλᾱθής, ές, (λήθω, ={λανθάνω}: ἀληθῶςὲς τὸ μὴ λήθῃ ὑποπῖπτον[Refs]:—unconcealed, so true, real, opposed to false, apparent:
__I [ἀληθῶςέα μυθήσασθαι, εἰπεῖν, ἀγορεύειν, ἀληθῶςὲς ἐνισπεῖν, 8th c.BC: Ilias Homerus Epicus “Illiad” 6.382, 8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 13.254, 3.254, 247, +others; in 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus and \_Attic dialect\_ τὸ ἀληθῶςές, by Trag. crasis τἀληθῶςές, \_Ionic dialect\_ τὠληθές (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 6.68, 69), or τὰ ἀληθῶςῆ, by crasis τἀληθῶςῆ, etc.">Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἀληθῶςέϊ λόγῳ χρᾶσθαι[ἀληθῶςέϊ λόγῳ βασιλέες 1.120; ἀληθῶςεστάτη πρόφασις 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 1.23. ">Refs 5th c.BC+]
__I.2 of persons, etc., truthful, honest (not in [Refs 8th c.BC+]; οἶνος ἀ. `in vino veritas', [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__I.3 of oracles, true, unerring, ἀλαθέα μαντίων θῶκον[Refs 5th c.BC+]; of dreams, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II of qualities or events, true, real, φίλος[Refs 5th c.BC+]; genuine, ἀ. εἶναι δεῖ τὸ σεμνόν, οὐ κενόν[Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II.2 realizing itself, coming to fulfilment, ἀρά[Refs 4th c.BC+]
__III adverb ἀληθῶςῶς, Ionic dialect -θέως, truly, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III.b actually, in reality, γένος τόδε Ζηνός ἐστιν ἀ.[Refs 5th c.BC+]; τὴν ἀ. μουσικήν (i.e. οὖσαν) [Refs 4th c.BC+] —ὡς ἀ. in the true way, really, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: comparative -εστέρως[Refs 5th c.BC+] -έστερον [Refs 5th c.BC+]: superlative -έστατα[Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III.2 neuter as adverb, proparoxytone ἄληθε; indeed? really? ironically, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III.3 τὸ ἀληθῶςές truly, Ionic dialect τὠληθές[Refs 3rd c.BC+]
__B not forgetting, careful, γυνὴ χερνῆτις ἀ.[Refs 8th c.BC+]:—the sense honest is post- [Refs 8th c.BC+] ἀληθῶς-ίζω, dye with genuine purple, [Refs]
__B.II middle -ίζομαι, ={ἀληθῶςεύω}, [Refs 5th c.BC+]