2001 Translation

ALĒTHŌS, alēthōs

Sounds Like: ah-lay-THOHS

Translations: truly, verily, indeed, surely, of a truth

From the root: ΑΛΗΘΗΣ

Part of Speech: Adverb

Explanation: This word is an adverb meaning 'truly' or 'verily'. It is used to emphasize the truthfulness or certainty of a statement. It can be used to affirm something strongly, similar to saying 'in truth' or 'for sure' in English. It is often found at the beginning of a sentence or clause to lend weight to what follows.

Inflection: Does not inflect

Strong’s number: G0004 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Codex Sinaiticus

• 4 Maccabees — 6:5, 11:23, 17:11
• Psalms — 57:2
• Jeremiah — 28:13, 35:6
• Matthew — 14:33, 26:73, 27:54
• Mark — 14:70, 15:39
• Luke — 9:27, 12:44, 21:3
• John — 1:47, 4:18, 4:42, 6:14, 7:26, 7:40, 8:31, 17:8
• Acts of the Apostles — 12:11
• 1 John — 2:5
• Epistle of Barnabas — 1:3, 7:9, 16:7, 16:8

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
• 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
• 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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