Alētheuō ἀληθεύω
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| ἀληθεύω | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | alētheuō |
| Strong's number | G226 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | verb |
| Gloss | be truthful |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | Galatians (1) |
Alētheuō (Greek ἀληθεύω, Strong's G226) is a Greek verb meaning “be truthful”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
ἀληθεύω
(ἀληθής), [in LXX: Gen.20:16 (יָכַח) Gen.42:16 (אֶמֶת), Pro.21:3 (מִשְׁפָּט), Isa.44:26 (שָׁלַם), Sir.34:4 * ;]
to speak the truth (R, mg., deal truly; Field, Notes, 192): Gal.4:16, Eph.4:15.†
(AS)
(ἀληθής), [in LXX: Gen.20:16 (יָכַח) Gen.42:16 (אֶמֶת), Pro.21:3 (מִשְׁפָּט), Isa.44:26 (שָׁלַם), Sir.34:4 * ;]
to speak the truth (R, mg., deal truly; Field, Notes, 192): Gal.4:16, Eph.4:15.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | truth (2), tell (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | telling you the truth (1), speaking the truth (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Alētheuō, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Galatians
- Galatians 4:16Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?Have I now become your enemy by telling you the truth?
Ephesians
- Ephesians 4:15But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into Christ Himself, who is the head.
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).