ἀλήθεια
alētheiatruthHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · feminine109 occurrences23 books98 verses
Definition
ἀλήθεια, -ας, ἡ
(ἀληθής), [in LXX chiefly for אֱמֶת (on which, see Cremer, 627f.), אֱמוּנָה ;]
truth (see DB, iv, 818f.).
1. Objectively, "the reality lying at the basis of an appearance; the manifested, veritable essence of a matter" (Cremer, 86): Romans 9:1, al.; of religious truth, Romans 1:25, al.; esp. of Christian doctrine, Galatians 2:5, al.; ἀ. θεοῦ, Romans 15:8.
2. Subjectively, truthfulness, truth, not merely verbal (cl.), but sincerity and integrity of character: John 8:44, 3 John 3.
3. In phrases (MM, VGT, see word): ἐπ᾽ ἀληθείας, Mark 12:14, al.; ἀ. λέγειν (εἰπεῖν, λαλεῖν), Romans 9:1, 2 Corinthians 12:6, Ephesians 4:25, al.; ἀ. ποιεῖν, John 3:21, 1 John 1:6 (cf. DB, iv, 818b, ff.).
Usage patterns
Occurrences
109 total
- Matthew 22:16ἀληθείᾳ · the truthThey sent their disciples to Him along with the Herodians. “Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and that You teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. You seek favor from no one, because You pay no attention to external appearance.
- Mark 5:33ἀλήθειαν · truthThen the woman, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell down before Him trembling in fear, and she told Him the whole truth.
- Mark 12:14ἀληθείας · [the] truth“Teacher,” they said, “we know that You are honest and seek favor from no one. Indeed, You are impartial and teach the way of God in accordance with the truth. Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not? Should we pay them or not?”
- Mark 12:32ἀληθείας · correctly“Right, Teacher,” the scribe replied. “You have stated correctly that God is One and there is no other but Him,
- Luke 4:25ἀληθείας · truthfully [that]But I tell you truthfully that there were many widows in Israel in the time of Elijah, when the sky was shut for three and a half years and great famine swept over all the land.
- Luke 20:21ἀληθείας · the truth“Teacher,” they inquired, “we know that You speak and teach correctly. You show no partiality but teach the way of God in accordance with the truth.
- Luke 22:59ἀληθείας · CertainlyAbout an hour later, another man insisted, “Certainly this man was with Him, for he too is a Galilean.”
- John 1:14ἀληθείας · truthThe Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
- John 1:17ἀλήθεια · truthFor the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
- John 3:21ἀλήθειαν · truthBut whoever practices the truth comes into the Light, so that it may be seen clearly that what he has done has been accomplished in God.”
- John 4:23ἀληθείᾳ · in truthBut a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth, for the Father is seeking such as these to worship Him.
- John 4:24ἀληθείᾳ · [in] truthGod is Spirit, and His worshipers must worship Him in spirit and in truth.”
- John 5:33ἀληθείᾳ · truthYou have sent to John, and he has testified to the truth.
- John 8:32ἀλήθειαν · truth; ἀλήθεια · truthThen you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
- John 8:40ἀλήθειαν · truthBut now you are trying to kill Me, a man who has told you the truth that I heard from God. Abraham never did such a thing.
- John 8:44ἀληθείᾳ · truth; ἀλήθεια · truthYou belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies.
- John 8:45ἀλήθειαν · truthBut because I speak the truth, you do not believe Me!
- John 8:46ἀλήθειαν · [the] truthWhich of you can prove Me guilty of sin? If I speak the truth, why do you not believe Me?
- John 14:6ἀλήθεια · truthJesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
- John 14:17ἀληθείας · of truth…the Spirit of truth. The world cannot receive Him, because it neither sees Him nor knows Him. But you do know Him, for He abides with you and will be in you.
- John 15:26ἀληθείας · of truthWhen the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father—the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father—He will testify about Me.
- John 16:7ἀλήθειαν · truthBut I tell you the truth, it is for your benefit that I am going away. Unless I go away, the Advocate will not come to you; but if I go, I will send Him to you.
- John 16:13ἀληθείας · of truth; ἀληθείᾳ · truthHowever, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come.
- John 17:17ἀληθείᾳ · truth; ἀλήθειά · truthSanctify them by the truth; Your word is truth.
- John 17:19ἀληθείᾳ · [the] truthFor them I sanctify Myself, so that they too may be sanctified by the truth.
- John 18:37ἀληθείᾳ · truth; ἀληθείας · truth“Then You are a king!” Pilate said. “You say that I am a king,” Jesus answered. “For this reason I was born and have come into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who belongs to the truth listens to My voice.”
- John 18:38ἀλήθεια · truth“What is truth?” Pilate asked. And having said this, he went out again to the Jews and told them, “I find no basis for a charge against Him.
- Acts 4:27ἀληθείας · factIn fact, this is the very city where Herod and Pontius Pilate conspired with the Gentiles and the people of Israel against Your holy servant Jesus, whom You anointed.
- Acts 10:34ἀληθείαςThen Peter began to speak: “I now truly understand that God does not show favoritism,
- Acts 26:25ἀληθείας · of truthBut Paul answered, “I am not insane, most excellent Festus; I am speaking words of truth and sobriety.
- Romans 1:18ἀλήθειαν · truthThe wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness.
- Romans 1:25ἀλήθειαν · truthThey exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creature rather than the Creator, who is forever worthy of praise! Amen.
- Romans 2:2ἀλήθειαν · truthAnd we know that God’s judgment against those who do such things is based on truth.
- Romans 2:8ἀληθείᾳ · truthBut for those who are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow wickedness, there will be wrath and anger.
- Romans 2:20ἀληθείας · truth…an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of infants, because you have in the law the embodiment of knowledge and truth—
- Romans 3:7ἀλήθεια · truthfulnessHowever, if my falsehood accentuates God’s truthfulness, to the increase of His glory, why am I still condemned as a sinner?
- Romans 9:1Ἀλήθειαν · [the] truthI speak the truth in Christ; I am not lying, as confirmed by my conscience in the Holy Spirit.
- Romans 15:8ἀληθείας · truthFor I tell you that Christ has become a servant of the circumcised on behalf of God’s truth, to confirm the promises made to the patriarchs,
- 1 Corinthians 5:8ἀληθείας · of truthTherefore let us keep the feast, not with the old bread, leavened with malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and of truth.
- 1 Corinthians 13:6ἀληθείᾳ · truthLove takes no pleasure in evil, but rejoices in the truth.
- 2 Corinthians 4:2ἀληθείας · truthInstead, we have renounced secret and shameful ways. We do not practice deceit, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by open proclamation of the truth, we commend ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.
- 2 Corinthians 6:7ἀληθείας · truthful…in truthful speech and in the power of God; with the weapons of righteousness in the right hand and in the left;
- 2 Corinthians 7:14ἀληθείᾳ · [was] true; ἀλήθεια · trueIndeed, I was not embarrassed by anything I had boasted to him about you. But just as everything we said to you was true, so our boasting to Titus has proved to be true as well.
- 2 Corinthians 11:10ἀλήθεια · [As surely as the] truthAs surely as the truth of Christ is in me, this boasting of mine will not be silenced in the regions of Achaia.