ΑΛΗΘΕΥΕΙΝ, αληθευειν
ALĒTHEUEIN, alētheuein
Sounds Like: ah-lay-THEV-ayn
Translations: to speak the truth, to be truthful, to live truthfully, to act truthfully
From the root: ΑΛΗΘΕΥΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a verb meaning 'to speak the truth' or 'to be truthful'. It can also imply living or acting in accordance with the truth. It describes the act of expressing or embodying truth, rather than falsehood or deception. It is often used in contexts emphasizing sincerity and integrity.
Inflection: Present, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G0227 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Proverbs — 21:3
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΛΗΘΕΥΩ.
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.
- ἈΛΗΘΕΥΟΝΤΕΣ — speaking the truth, telling the truth, being truthful, practicing the truth
- ἈΛΗΘΕΥΟΥΣΙ — they speak the truth, they are truthful, they practice the truth
- ἈΛΗΘΕΥΣΕΙ — will speak the truth, will be truthful, will deal truly
- ἈΛΗΘΟΜΑΙ — to speak the truth, to be truthful, to be true
- ἈΛΗΘΟΥΣΗΣ — speaking the truth, telling the truth, being truthful, a speaking of the truth, a telling of the truth
- ΑΛΗΘΕΥΟΝΤΕΣ — speaking the truth, being truthful, telling the truth, practicing the truth
- ΑΛΗΘΕΥΣΕΙ — he will speak the truth, she will speak the truth, it will speak the truth, he will be truthful, she will be truthful, it will be truthful
- ΑΛΗΘΕΥΩ — to speak the truth, to tell the truth, to be truthful, to live truthfully
- ΑΛΗΘΕΥΩΝ — speaking the truth, telling the truth, being truthful, a truth-speaker
- ΑΛΗΘΟΥΣΑΙ — speaking the truth, being truthful, telling the truth
- ΑΛΟΗΘΗΣΕΤΑΙ — will be made true, will be truthful, will speak the truth, will be verified
- ΕΠΗΛΗΘΕΥΣΑΝ — they spoke the truth, they were truthful, they told the truth
- ἨΛΗΘΕΥΚΕΝΑΙ — to have spoken the truth, to have been truthful
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