ἈΛΗΘΙΝΟΣ, ἀληθινος
ALĒTHINOS, alēthinos
Sounds Like: ah-lay-thee-NOS
Translations: true, real, genuine, authentic
From the root: ἈΛΗΘΙΝΟΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes something as true, real, or genuine, in contrast to what is false, counterfeit, or merely apparent. It emphasizes the inherent nature or quality of something, indicating that it is exactly what it purports to be. It is used to qualify nouns, much like the English word 'true' or 'real'.
Inflection: Nominative, Singular, Masculine
Strong’s number: G0228 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
1 Enoch Greek Collection
- 1 Enoch — 15:1
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 10:35
Clement of Rome
- Clement’s First Letter — 17:3
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 11 — 3:55
Polycarp of Smyrna
- Martyrdom of Polycarp — 14:2
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- Exodus — 34:6
- Numbers — 14:18, 24:15
- 1 Kings — 10:6
- 2 Chronicles — 9:5
- Ezra (Alpha) — 8:86
- 3 Maccabees — 2:11, 6:18
- Psalms — 85:15
- Job — 1:1, 1:8, 2:3, 8:6
- Daniel (Theodotion) — 6:12, 10:1
- Enoch — 15:1
The Shepherd of Hermas — Commandments
- Mandate 3 — 1:1
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
Twelve Disciples
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἈΛΗΘΙΝΟΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ἈΛΗΘΙΝΑ — true, real, genuine, a true thing, real things
- ἈΛΗΘΙΝΟΙ — true, real, genuine, authentic
- ἈΛΗΘΙΝΟΥΣ — true, real, genuine, actual, authentic
- ἈΛΗΘΙΝΩ — truly, genuinely, really, indeed, certainly
- ἈΛΗΘΙΝΩΝ — of true, of real, of genuine, of actual, of truthful
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