2001 Translation

ALĒTHĒS, alēthēs

Sounds Like: ah-lay-THAYS

Translations: true, real, genuine, truthful, a true one, a real one

From the root: ΑΛΗΘΗΣ

Part of Speech: Adjective

Explanation: This word is an adjective meaning 'true' or 'real'. It describes something that is not false, counterfeit, or imaginary, but rather corresponds to reality or fact. It can refer to a person who is truthful, a statement that is accurate, or a thing that is authentic. It is often used to emphasize the genuine nature of something.

Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine or Feminine

Strong’s number: G0227 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Codex Sinaiticus

• 2 Esdras — 17:2
• Judith — 11:10
• Wisdom — 1:6, 15:1
• Matthew — 22:16
• Mark — 12:14
• John — 3:33, 5:31, 5:32, 6:55, 7:18, 7:28, 8:13, 8:14, 8:16, 8:17, 8:26, 19:35, 21:24
• Romans — 3:4
• Titus — 1:13
• 1 John — 2:27
• 3 John — 1:12

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
• ἈΛΗΘΟΥΣ — true, real, genuine, (of) true, (of) real, (of) genuine
• 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
• 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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