ἀλήθειαalḗtheia
truth.
Greek (New Testament) · G225
Meanings
1. Objectively, "the reality lying at the basis of an appearance; the manifested, veritable essence of a matter": Romans 9:1, and elsewhere; of religious truth, Romans 1:25, and elsewhere; especially of Christian doctrine, Galatians 2:5, and elsewhere; ἀ. θεοῦ, Romans 15:8.
2. Subjectively, truthfulness, truth, not merely verbal (classical Greek), but sincerity and integrity of character: John 8:44, 3 John 1:3.
3. In phrases: ἐπ’ ἀληθείας, Mark 12:14, and elsewhere; ἀ. λέγειν (εἰπεῖν, λαλεῖν), Romans 9:1, 2 Corinthians 12:6, Ephesians 4:25, and elsewhere; ἀ. ποιεῖν, John 3:21, 1 John 1:6.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 109 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 22:16 They sent some of their disciples, along with the supporters of Herod, to meet with him. “Teacher,” they said, “we know how honest you are. You teach the way of God truthfully. You are impartial and don’t play favorites.
- Mark 5:33 Then the frightened woman, trembling at the realization of what had happened to her, came and fell to her knees in front of him and told him what she had done.
- Mark 12:14 “Teacher,” they said, “we know how honest you are. You are impartial and don’t play favorites. You teach the way of God truthfully. Now tell us—is it right to pay taxes to Caesar or not?
- Mark 12:32 The teacher of religious law replied, “Well said, Teacher. You have spoken the truth by saying that there is only one God and no other.
- Luke 4:25 “Certainly there were many needy widows in Israel in Elijah’s time, when the heavens were closed for three and a half years, and a severe famine devastated the land.
- Luke 20:21 “Teacher,” they said, “we know that you speak and teach what is right and are not influenced by what others think. You teach the way of God truthfully.
See every passage
- Matthew 22:16
- Mark 5:33, 12:14, 12:32
- Luke 4:25, 20:21, 22:59
- John 1:14, 1:17, 3:21, 4:23, 4:24, 5:33, 8:32, 8:40, 8:44, 8:45, 8:46, 14:6, 14:17, 15:26, 16:7, 16:13, 17:17, 17:19, 18:37, 18:38
- Acts 4:27, 10:34, 26:25
- Romans 1:18, 1:25, 2:2, 2:8, 2:20, 3:7, 9:1, 15:8
- 1 Corinthians 5:8, 13:6
- 2 Corinthians 4:2, 6:7, 7:14, 11:10, 12:6, 13:8
- Galatians 2:5, 2:14, 5:7
- Ephesians 1:13, 4:21, 4:24, 4:25, 5:9, 6:14
- Philippians 1:18
- Colossians 1:5, 1:6
- 2 Thessalonians 2:10, 2:12, 2:13
- 1 Timothy 2:4, 2:7, 3:15, 4:3, 6:5
- 2 Timothy 2:15, 2:18, 2:25, 3:7, 3:8, 4:4
- Titus 1:1, 1:14
- Hebrews 10:26
- James 1:18, 3:14, 5:19
- 1 Peter 1:22
- 2 Peter 1:12, 2:2
- 1 John 1:6, 1:8, 2:4, 2:21, 3:18, 3:19, 4:6, 5:6
- 2 John 1:1, 1:2, 1:3, 1:4
- 3 John 1:1, 1:3, 1:4, 1:8, 1:12
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.