Lexical Definition
ὄντως óntōs (on'-toce) really G:ADV
adverb of the oblique cases of ὤν
certainly, clean, indeed, of a truth, verily.
- really
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| ὄντωσ | Certainly | Luke.23.47 • 1Cor.14.25 |
| Indeed | Luke.24.34 • John.8.36 • Gal.3.21 • 1Tim.5.5 | |
| truly | Mark.11.32 • 1Tim.5.3 • 1Tim.5.16 • 1Tim.6.19 | |
| όντωσ | Really | LXX.Num.22.37 • LXX.Jer.3.23 • LXX.Jer.10.19 |
Abbott-Smith
ὄντως, adv. (< ὤν, ptcp. of εἰμί, sum), [in LXX: Nu 22:37 (אֻמְנָם), Je 3:23 (אָכֵן), 10:19 (אַךְ), III Ki 12:24, Wi 17:14*;]
really, actually, truly: Mk 11:32, Lk 23:47 24:34, Jo 8:36, I Co 14:25, Ga 3:21; ἡ ὄ. ζωή, I Ti 6:19; ἡ ὄ. χήρα, I Ti 5:3, 5, 16.†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Numbers | 22:37 |
| 1 Kings | 12:24 |
| Jeremiah | 3:23 · 10:19 |
| Mark | 11:32 |
| Luke | 23:47 · 24:34 |
| John | 8:36 |
| 1 Corinthians | 14:25 |
| Galatians | 3:21 |
| 1 Timothy | 5:3 · 5:5 · 5:16 · 6:19 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
ὄντως,
adverb participle of εἰμί (sum), really, actually, verily, with Verbs, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὄντως τε καὶ ἀληθῶς really and truly, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to to ὡς ἔπος εἰπεῖν, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; to εἰκότως, [Refs 5th c.BC+]participle ὤν, οὖσα, ὄν, to imply real existence, [Refs]: also with Nouns, τὰ ὄντως ἀγαθά [ὄντως φιλομαθής [prev. author] “R.” 490a; ὄντως ἑταίρας 4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus 212.6, compare 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus 367, etc.: not used by 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus or 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus, nor in \_Ionic dialect\_ (ἐόντως is not found) ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; more freq in the later dialogues of [Refs 5th c.BC+]