ὈΝΤΩΣ, ὀντως
ONTŌS, ontōs
Sounds Like: ON-tos
Translations: truly, indeed, really, certainly, actually, in fact
From the root: ΟΝΤΩΣ
Part of Speech: Adverb
Explanation: This word is an adverb meaning 'truly,' 'indeed,' or 'really.' It emphasizes the truth or reality of a statement, often used to affirm something strongly. It can be used to confirm a fact or to express certainty about a situation.
Inflection: Does not inflect
Strong’s number: G3689 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Clement of Alexandria
- Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 1:8, 1:13, 2:39, 2:116, 2:125, 3:22, 4:32, 4:55, 4:57, 4:87, 6:2, 6:9, 6:10, 6:14, 7:6, 9:4, 9:16, 9:22, 9:23, 10:18, 10:51, 10:55, 10:79, 11:6, 11:13, 11:28, 12:10
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 3:21
Justin Martyr
- First Apology of Justin Martyr — 13:1
- Second Apology of Justin Martyr — 0:11
- Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 74:2
Life of Flavius Josephus, The
- The Life of Flavius Josephus — 48:249
Mathetes
- Letter to Diognetus — 10:7
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
Tischendorf's Greek New Testament
- Mark — 11:32
- Luke — 23:47, 24:34
- John — 8:36
- 1 Corinthians — 14:25
- Galatians — 3:21
- 1 Timothy — 5:3, 5:5, 5:16, 6:19
From the same root
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