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): Rom.9:1, al.; of religious truth, Rom.1:25, al.; esp. of Christian doctrine, Gal.2:5, al.; ἀ. θεοῦ, Rom.15:8. 2. Subjectively, truthfulness, truth, not merely verbal (cl.), but sincerity and integrity of character: Jhn.8:44, 3Jo.3. 3. In phrases (MM, VGT, see word): ἐπ᾽ ἀληθείας, Mrk.12:14, al.; ἀ. λέγειν (εἰπεῖν, λαλεῖν), Rom.9:1, 2Co.12:6, Eph.4:25, al.; ἀ. ποιεῖν, Jhn.3:21, 1Jn.1:6 (cf. DB, iv, 818b, ff.). (AS)
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G225 — ἀλήθεια
alētheia · truth · Greek
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Matthew 22:16 · ἀληθείᾳAnd they sent out unto him their disciples with the Herodians, saying, Master, we know that thou art true, and teachest the way of God in truth, neither carest thou for any [man]: for thou regardest not the person of men.Mark 5:33 · ἀλήθειαν.¶But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.Mark 12:14 · ἀληθείαςAnd when they were come, they say unto him, Master, we know that thou art true, and carest for no man: for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth: Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?Mark 12:32 · ἀληθείαςAnd the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he:Luke 4:25 · ἀληθείαςBut I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land;Luke 20:21 · ἀληθείαςAnd they asked him, saying, Master, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly, neither acceptest thou the person [of any], but teachest the way of God truly:Luke 22:59 · ἀληθείαςAnd about the space of one hour after another confidently affirmed, saying, Of a truth this [fellow] also was with him: for he is a Galilaean.John 1:14 · ἀληθείας.¶And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.John 1:17 · ἀλήθειαFor the law was given by Moses, [but] grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.John 3:21 · ἀλήθειανBut he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.John 4:23 · ἀληθείᾳ·But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.John 4:24 · ἀληθείᾳGod [is] a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship [him] in spirit and in truth.John 5:33 · ἀληθείᾳ·Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth.John 8:32 · ἀλήθειαν, · ἀλήθειαAnd ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.John 8:40 · ἀλήθειανBut now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham.John 8:44 · ἀληθείᾳ · ἀλήθειαYe are of [your] father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.John 8:45 · ἀλήθειανAnd because I tell [you] the truth, ye believe me not.John 8:46 · ἀλήθειανWhich of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me?John 14:6 · ἀλήθειαJesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.John 14:17 · ἀληθείας,[Even] the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.John 15:26 · ἀληθείαςBut when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, [even] the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:John 16:7 · ἀλήθειανNevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.John 16:13 · ἀληθείας, · ἀληθείᾳHowbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, [that] shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.John 17:17 · ἀληθείᾳ · ἀλήθειάSanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.John 17:19 · ἀληθείᾳ.And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth.John 18:37 · ἀληθείᾳ. · ἀληθείαςPilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.John 18:38 · ἀλήθεια;Pilate saith unto him, What is truth? And when he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, I find in him no fault [at all].Acts 4:27 · ἀληθείαςFor of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,Acts 10:34 · ἀληθείαςThen Peter opened [his] mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:Acts 26:25 · ἀληθείαςBut he said, I am not mad, most noble Festus; but speak forth the words of truth and soberness.Romans 1:18 · ἀλήθειανFor the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;Romans 1:25 · ἀλήθειανWho changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen.Romans 2:2 · ἀλήθειανBut we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things.Romans 2:8 · ἀληθείᾳ,But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,Romans 2:20 · ἀληθείαςAn instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law.Romans 3:7 · ἀλήθειαFor if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie unto his glory; why yet am I also judged as a sinner?Romans 9:1 · ἈλήθειανI say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost,Romans 15:8 · ἀληθείαςNow I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises [made] unto the fathers:1 Corinthians 5:8 · ἀληθείας.¶Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened [bread] of sincerity and truth.1 Corinthians 13:6 · ἀληθείᾳ,Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;2 Corinthians 4:2 · ἀληθείαςBut have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.2 Corinthians 6:7 · ἀληθείας,By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,2 Corinthians 7:14 · ἀληθείᾳ · ἀλήθειαFor if I have boasted any thing to him of you, I am not ashamed; but as we spake all things to you in truth, even so our boasting, which [I made] before Titus, is found a truth.2 Corinthians 11:10 · ἀλήθειαAs the truth of Christ is in me, no man shall stop me of this boasting in the regions of Achaia.2 Corinthians 12:6 · ἀλήθειανFor though I would desire to glory, I shall not be a fool; for I will say the truth: but [now] I forbear, lest any man should think of me above that which he seeth me [to be], or [that] he heareth of me.2 Corinthians 13:8 · ἀληθείας · ἀληθείας.For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth.Galatians 2:5 · ἀλήθειαTo whom we gave place by subjection, no, not for an hour; that the truth of the gospel might continue with you.Galatians 2:14 · ἀλήθειανBut when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said unto Peter before [them] all, If thou, being a Jew, livest after the manner of Gentiles, and not as do the Jews, why compellest thou the Gentiles to live as do the Jews?Galatians 5:7 · ἀληθείᾳYe did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth?Ephesians 1:13 · ἀληθείας,In whom ye also [trusted], after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,Ephesians 4:21 · ἀλήθειαIf so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus:Ephesians 4:24 · ἀληθείας.¶And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.Ephesians 4:25 · ἀλήθειανWherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.Ephesians 5:9 · ἀληθείᾳ,(For the fruit of the Spirit [is] in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)Ephesians 6:14 · ἀληθείᾳStand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;Philippians 1:18 · ἀληθείᾳWhat then? notwithstanding, every way, whether in pretence, or in truth, Christ is preached; and I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice.Colossians 1:5 · ἀληθείαςFor the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;Colossians 1:6 · ἀληθείᾳ,Which is come unto you, as [it is] in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as [it doth] also in you, since the day ye heard [of it], and knew the grace of God in truth:2 Thessalonians 2:10 · ἀληθείαςAnd with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.2 Thessalonians 2:12 · ἀληθείᾳThat they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.2 Thessalonians 2:13 · ἀληθείας,But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:1 Timothy 2:4 · ἀληθείαςWho will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.1 Timothy 2:7 · ἀλήθειαν · ἀληθείᾳ.¶Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, [and] lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity.1 Timothy 3:15 · ἀληθείας.¶But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.1 Timothy 4:3 · ἀλήθειαν.Forbidding to marry, [and commanding] to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.1 Timothy 6:5 · ἀληθείας,Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself.2 Timothy 2:15 · ἀληθείας.¶Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.2 Timothy 2:18 · ἀλήθειανWho concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some.2 Timothy 2:25 · ἀληθείας,In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;2 Timothy 3:7 · ἀληθείαςEver learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.2 Timothy 3:8 · ἀληθείᾳ,Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.2 Timothy 4:4 · ἀληθείαςAnd they shall turn away [their] ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.Titus 1:1 · ἀληθείαςPaul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness;Titus 1:14 · ἀλήθειαν.¶Not giving heed to Jewish fables, and commandments of men, that turn from the truth.Hebrews 10:26 · ἀληθείαςFor if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,James 1:18 · ἀληθείας,Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.James 3:14 · ἀληθείας.But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.James 5:19 · ἀληθείαςBrethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him;1 Peter 1:22 · ἀληθείαςSeeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit unto unfeigned love of the brethren, [see that ye] love one another with a pure heart fervently:2 Peter 1:12 · ἀληθείᾳ.Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know [them], and be established in the present truth.2 Peter 2:2 · ἀληθείαςAnd many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of.1 John 1:6 · ἀλήθειαν·If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:1 John 1:8 · ἀλήθειαIf we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.1 John 2:4 · ἀλήθειαHe that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.1 John 2:21 · ἀλήθειαν · ἀληθείαςI have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth.1 John 3:18 · ἀληθείᾳ.My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.1 John 3:19 · ἀληθείαςAnd hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.1 John 4:6 · ἀληθείαςWe are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.1 John 5:6 · ἀλήθεια·This is he that came by water and blood, [even] Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth.2 John 1:1 · ἀληθείᾳ, · ἀλήθειαν,The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth;2 John 1:2 · ἀλήθειανFor the truth’s sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever.2 John 1:3 · ἀληθείᾳGrace be with you, mercy, [and] peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love.2 John 1:4 · ἀληθείᾳI rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father.3 John 1:1 · ἀληθείᾳ.The elder unto the wellbeloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth.3 John 1:3 · ἀληθείᾳ, · ἀληθείᾳFor I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou walkest in the truth.3 John 1:4 · ἀληθείᾳI have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.3 John 1:8 · ἀληθείᾳ.¶We therefore ought to receive such, that we might be fellowhelpers to the truth.3 John 1:12 · ἀληθείας·Demetrius hath good report of all [men], and of the truth itself: yea, and we [also] bear record; and ye know that our record is true.