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ἀληθῶς

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Forms of the word
Dictionary: 
ἀληθῶς
Greek transliteration: 
alēthōs
Simplified transliteration: 
alethos
Numbers
Strong's number: 
230
GK Number: 
242
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament: 
18
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag: 
adverb
Gloss: 
truly, surely
Definition: 
truly, really, Mt. 14:33; certainly, of a truth, Jn. 17:8; Acts 12:11: truly, actually, Jn. 4:18

Greek-English Concordance for ἀληθῶς

Matthew 14:33 And those in the boat worshiped him, saying, “Truly (alēthōs | ἀληθῶς | adverb) you are the Son of God.”
Matthew 26:73 And after a little while those standing around came up to Peter and said, “Surely (alēthōs | ἀληθῶς | adverb) you too are one of them, for the way you talk makes it clear.”
Matthew 27:54 When the centurion and those with him, who were keeping watch over Jesus, saw the earthquake and what was happening, they were terrified, and said, “Truly (alēthōs | ἀληθῶς | adverb) this man was the Son of God!”
Mark 14:70 But again he denied it. And after a little while again those standing around said to Peter, “Surely (alēthōs | ἀληθῶς | adverb) you are one of them, for you also are a Galilean.”
Mark 15:39 And when the centurion, who was standing in front of him, saw that in this way he had died, he said, “Truly (alēthōs | ἀληθῶς | adverb), this man was the son of God!”
Luke 9:27 But I tell you most certainly: (alēthōs | ἀληθῶς | adverb) There are some of those standing here who will certainly not taste death before they see the kingdom of God.”
Luke 12:44 I tell you the truth (alēthōs | ἀληθῶς | adverb), he will put him in charge of all his possessions.
Luke 21:3 And he said, “I tell you the truth (alēthōs | ἀληθῶς | adverb), that this poor widow has put in more than all the rest.
John 1:47 Jesus saw Nathanael coming toward him and said of him, “Here is a true (alēthōs | ἀληθῶς | adverb) Israelite, one in whom there is no deceit!”
John 4:42 They said to the woman, “No longer is it because of what you said that we believe, for we have heard him for ourselves, and we know that this man truly (alēthōs | ἀληθῶς | adverb) is the Savior of the world.”
John 6:14 So when the people saw the miraculous sign that Jesus had performed, they began to say, “This is truly (alēthōs | ἀληθῶς | adverb) the prophet who was to come into the world.”
John 7:26 And look, he is speaking boldly and they are saying nothing to him. Is it possible that our rulers know for sure (alēthōs | ἀληθῶς | adverb) that this man is the Christ?
John 7:40 After hearing these words, some of the crowd began to say, “This man really (alēthōs | ἀληθῶς | adverb) is the prophet.”
John 8:31 Jesus therefore said to the Jews who had put their trust in him, “If you continue in my word, you are truly (alēthōs | ἀληθῶς | adverb) my disciples,
John 17:8 for the words that you gave to me I have given to them, and they have received them, and come to know in truth (alēthōs | ἀληθῶς | adverb) that I came forth from you, and they have believed that you sent me.
Acts 12:11 When Peter came to himself, he said, “Now I know for certain (alēthōs | ἀληθῶς | adverb) that the Lord has sent his angel and rescued me from the hand of Herod and from all that the Jewish people were expecting.”
1 Thessalonians 2:13 And for this reason we also constantly thank God, that when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human word, but as it truly (alēthōs | ἀληθῶς | adverb) is, the word of God, which even now is doing its work in you who believe.
1 John 2:5 But whoever keeps his word, truly (alēthōs | ἀληθῶς | adverb) in that person is the love of God brought to fulfillment. This is how we can be sure that we are in him: