Strong's Lexicon alétheia: Truth Original Word: ἀλήθεια Word Origin: Derived from the Greek word ἀληθής (alēthēs), meaning "true" or "truthful." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - אֱמֶת (emeth) - Strong's Hebrew 571, meaning "truth" or "faithfulness." - אֱמוּנָה (emunah) - Strong's Hebrew 530, meaning "faithfulness" or "steadfastness." Usage: In the New Testament, ἀλήθεια (alétheia) is used to denote truth in a variety of contexts, including the truth of God, the truth of the Gospel, and the truth as a moral and ethical standard. It signifies not only factual correctness but also sincerity, integrity, and faithfulness. Alétheia is often contrasted with falsehood and deception, emphasizing the divine nature of truth as revealed in Jesus Christ and the Scriptures. Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, truth was a significant philosophical concept, often associated with reality and the nature of being. In the Jewish tradition, truth was closely linked to God's character and His covenant faithfulness. The New Testament writers, influenced by both Jewish and Hellenistic thought, present truth as an essential attribute of God and a fundamental aspect of the Christian faith. Jesus Christ is depicted as the embodiment of truth, and His teachings are presented as the ultimate revelation of God's truth to humanity. HELPS Word-studies 225 alḗtheia (from 227 /alēthḗs, "true to fact") – properly, truth (true to fact), reality. [In ancient Greek culture, 225 (alḗtheia) was synonymous for "reality" as the opposite of illusion, i.e. fact.] NAS Exhaustive Concordance Word Originfrom aléthés Definition truth NASB Translation certainly* (2), most (1), rightly* (1), truly* (2), truth (104). Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 225: ἀλήθειαἀλήθεια, (ας, ἡ (ἀληθής) (from Homer down), verity, truth. I. objectively; 1. universally, what is true in any matter under consideration (opposed to what is feigned, fictitious, false): James 3:14; ἀλήθειαν λέγειν, έ᾿ρειν, John 8:45; John 16:7; Romans 9:1; 1 Corinthians 12:6; 1 Timothy 2:7; εἶπεν αὐτῷ πᾶσαν τήν ἀλήθειαν, everything as it really was, Mark 5:33 (so in classics); μαρτυρεῖν τῇ ἀλήθεια to testify according to the true state of the case, John 5:33; in a broader sense, λαλεῖν ἀλήθειαν, to speak always according to truth, Ephesians 4:25; (ἀληθείας ῤήματα ἀποφθέγγομαι, as opposed to the vagaries of madness, Acts 26:25); ἀλήθεια ἐγένετο, was shown to be true by the event, 2 Corinthians 7:14. ἐν ἀλήθεια, in truth, truly, as the case is, according to fact: Matthew 22:16; John 4:23f (as accords with the divine nature); 2 Corinthians 7:14; Colossians 1:6; ἐπ' ἀληθείας a. truly, in truth, according to truth: Mark 12:32; Luke 4:25 (Job 9:2 the Sept.; Philo, vit. Moys. i., § 1). b. of a truth, in reality, in fact, certainly: Mark 12:14; Luke 20:21; ( 2. In reference to religion, the word denotes what is true in things appertaining to God and the duties of man, (`moral and religions truth'); and that a. with the greatest latitude, in the sceptical question τί ἐστιν ἀλήθεια, John 18:38; b. the true notions of God which are open to human reason without his supernatural intervention: Romans 1:18; also ἡ ἀλήθεια Θεοῦ the truth of which God is the author, Romans 1:25, cf. 19 (ἡ ἀλήθεια τοῦ Χριστοῦ, Ev. Nicod., c. 5, 2; accordingly, it is not, as many interpret the phrase, the true nature of God (yet see Meyer at the passage)); truth, the embodiment of which the Jews sought in the Mosaic law, Romans 2:20. c. "the truth, as taught in the Christian religion, respecting God and the execution of his purposes through Christ, and respecting the duties of man," opposed alike to the superstitions of the Gentiles and the inventions of the Jews, and to the corrupt opinions and precepts of false teachers even among Christians: ἡ ἀλήθεια τοῦ εὐαγγελίου the truth which is the gospel or which the gospel presents, Galatians 2:5, 14 (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 34, 3 a.); and absolutely ἡ ἀλήθεια and ἀλήθεια: John 1:14, 17; John 8:32, 40; ( II. (subjectively) "truth as a personal excellence; that candor of mind which is free from affectation, pretence, simulation, falsehood, deceit": John 8:44; sincerity of mind and integrity of character, or a mode of life in harmony with divine truth: 1 Corinthians 5:8; 1 Corinthians 13:6 (opposed to ἀδικία); Ephesians 4:21 (see I. 1 b. above); From alethes; truth -- true, X truly, truth, verity. see GREEK alethes Englishman's Concordance Matthew 22:16 N-DFSGRK: θεοῦ ἐν ἀληθείᾳ διδάσκεις καὶ NAS: of God in truth, and defer KJV: of God in truth, neither INT: of God in truth teach and Mark 5:33 N-AFS Mark 12:14 N-GFS Mark 12:32 N-GFS Luke 4:25 N-GFS Luke 20:21 N-GFS Luke 22:59 N-GFS John 1:14 N-GFS John 1:17 N-NFS John 3:21 N-AFS John 4:23 N-DFS John 4:24 N-DFS John 5:33 N-DFS John 8:32 N-AFS John 8:32 N-NFS John 8:40 N-AFS John 8:44 N-DFS John 8:44 N-NFS John 8:45 N-AFS John 8:46 N-AFS John 14:6 N-NFS John 14:17 N-GFS John 15:26 N-GFS John 16:7 N-AFS John 16:13 N-GFS Strong's Greek 225 |
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