2001 Translation

ALĒTHINOS, alēthinos

Sounds Like: ah-lay-thee-NOS

Translations: true, real, genuine, authentic

From the root: ΑΛΗΘΙΝΟΣ

Part of Speech: Adjective

Explanation: This adjective describes something as being true, real, or genuine, often in contrast to something false, counterfeit, or merely apparent. It signifies that which is truly what it purports to be, not merely a copy or a shadow. It can be used to describe people, things, or concepts, emphasizing their inherent reality or faithfulness.

Inflection: Singular, Nominative, Masculine. It can also be Singular, Nominative/Accusative, Neuter. This word inflects for gender, number, and case.

Strong’s number: G228 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Codex Sinaiticus

• Psalms — 85:15
• Job — 1:1, 1:8, 2:3, 8:6
• Sirach — 41:27
• John — 4:37
• 1 John — 5:20
• Revelation — 3:7, 3:14, 6:10, 19:11

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΑΛΗΘΙΝΟΣ.

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.

• ἈΛΗΘΙΝΑΙ — true, real, genuine, authentic, a true, a real
• ἈΛΗΘΙΝΑΙΣ — true, real, genuine, actual, valid
• ἈΛΗΘΙΝΗ — true, real, genuine, actual, a true, a real
• ἈΛΗΘΙΝΗΝ — true, real, genuine, a true, a real, a genuine
• ἈΛΗΘΙΝΗΣ — of true, of real, of genuine, of actual, of veritable
• ἈΛΗΘΙΝΟΥ — of true, of real, of genuine, of a true, of a real, of a genuine
• ΑΛΗΘΕΙΝΟΝ — true, real, genuine, a true thing, a real thing, a genuine thing
• ΑΛΗΘΙΝΑΙ — true, real, genuine, truthful
• ΑΛΗΘΙΝΑΣ — true, real, genuine, a true, a real, a genuine
• ΑΛΗΘΙΝΗ — true, real, genuine, a true, a real, a genuine
• ΑΛΗΘΙΝΗΝ — true, real, genuine, a true, a real, a genuine
• ΑΛΗΘΙΝΗΣ — true, real, genuine, of truth, of reality
• ΑΛΗΘΙΝΟ — true, real, genuine, a true, a real, a genuine
• ΑΛΗΘΙΝΟΙ — true, real, genuine, sincere, trustworthy
• ΑΛΗΘΙΝΟΝ — true, real, genuine, a true thing, the true thing
• ΑΛΗΘΙΝΟΥ — (of) true, (of) real, (of) genuine, (of) actual, (of) veritable
• ΑΛΗΘΙΝΟΥΣ — true, real, genuine, actual
• ΑΛΗΘΙΝΩ — (to) true, (to) real, (to) genuine, (to) actual, (to) authentic
• ΑΛΗΘΙΝΩΝ — of true, of real, of genuine, of actual
• ΑΛΗΘΙΝΩΣ — truly, verily, indeed, in truth
• ΘΙΝΑΙ — true, real, genuine, actual, truthful, a true, a real

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