ἈΛΗΘΟΥΣ, ἀληθους
ALĒTHOUS, alēthous
Sounds Like: ah-lay-THOOS
Translations: true, real, genuine, (of) true, (of) real, (of) genuine
From the root: ΑΛΗΘΗΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This word describes something as true, real, or genuine, as opposed to false, imaginary, or counterfeit. It is often used to emphasize the authenticity or veracity of a person, statement, or concept. In the provided examples, it functions as a genitive, indicating possession or relation, such as 'of truth' or 'of the true one'.
Inflection: Singular, Genitive, Masculine, Feminine or Neuter
Strong’s number: G0227 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Against Apion
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 31:6
Mathetes
Polycarp of Smyrna
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- 2 Peter — 2:22
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΛΗΘΗΣ.
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.
- ἈΛΗΘΕΣΤΑΤΗΝ — most true, truest, very true
- ἈΛΗΘΕΣΤΑΤΟΥ — of the most true, of the truest, of the most real, of the most genuine
- ἈΛΗΘΕΣΤΕΡΕ — truer, more true
- ἈΛΗΘΙΝΩΣ — truly, really, genuinely, indeed, certainly, veritably
- ΑΛΗΘΕΙΝΗ — true, real, genuine, a true one, a real one
- ΑΛΗΘΕΙΣ — true, real, truthful, genuine, sincere
- ΑΛΗΘΕΡΑΝ — true, real, genuine, (the) truth, (a) truth
- ΑΛΗΘΕΣ — true, real, genuine, truthful, valid
- ΑΛΗΘΕΣΤΑΤΗ — most true, most truthful, most real, most genuine
- ΑΛΗΘΗ — true, real, truthful, genuine, a true thing, a real thing
- ΑΛΗΘΗΣ — true, real, genuine, truthful, a true one, a real one
- ΑΛΗΘΙΝΑ — true, real, genuine, truthful, a true thing, real things
- ΑΛΗΘΙΣ — true, real, genuine, truthful, a true one, a real one
- ΑΛΗΘΟΥΣ — of true, of real, of genuine, of truthful
- ΑΛΗΘΟΥΣΗΣ — of truth, of true, of real, of genuine
- ΑΛΗΘΩ — truly, verily, indeed, certainly, in truth
- ΑΛΗΘΩΣ — truly, verily, indeed, surely, of a truth
- ΑΝΑΛΗΘΩΝ — untrue, false, (of) untrue, (of) false
- ΔΕἈΛΗΘΕΣ — true, real, actual, genuine, a true thing, a real thing
- ΔΕΑΛΗΘΕΣ — true, real, truthful, genuine
- ΤἈΛΗΘΕΣ — the truth, that which is true, true, real
- ΤἈΛΗΘΕΣΤΑΤΟΝ — the most true, the truest, the most real, the most genuine
- ΤἈΛΗΘΟΥΣ — (of) the true, (of) the real, (of) the genuine
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