Ontōs ὄντως
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| ὄντως | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | ontōs |
| Strong's number | G3689 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | adverb |
| Gloss | really |
| Occurrences | 10 in 10 verses |
| Most frequent in | 1 Timothy (4) |
Ontōs (Greek ὄντως, Strong's G3689) is a Greek adverb meaning “really”. It occurs 10 times in 10 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
ὄντως
adv. (ὤν, ptcp. of εἰμί, sum) [in LXX: Num.22:37 (אׇמְנָם), Jer.3:23 (אָכֵן), Jer.10:19 (אַךְ), 3Ki.12:24, Wis.17:14 * ;]
really, actually, truly: Mrk.11:32, Luk.23:47 24:34, Jhn.8:36, 1Co.14:25, Gal.3:21 4:1-31 ἡ ὄ. ζωή, 1Ti.6:19; ἡ ὄ. χήρα, 1Ti.5:3 5:5 5:16 †
(AS)
adv. (ὤν, ptcp. of εἰμί, sum) [in LXX: Num.22:37 (אׇמְנָם), Jer.3:23 (אָכֵן), Jer.10:19 (אַךְ), 3Ki.12:24, Wis.17:14 * ;]
really, actually, truly: Mrk.11:32, Luk.23:47 24:34, Jhn.8:36, 1Co.14:25, Gal.3:21 4:1-31 ἡ ὄ. ζωή, 1Ti.6:19; ἡ ὄ. χήρα, 1Ti.5:3 5:5 5:16 †
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | indeed (6), are (2), certainly (1), truth (1), verily (1), is (1), clean (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | truly (5), surely (1), indeed (1), certainly (1), which is truly (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Ontōs, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Mark
- Mark 11:32But if we shall say, Of men; they feared the people: for all men counted John, that he was a prophet indeed.But if we say, ‘From men’...” they were afraid of the people, for they all held that John truly was a prophet.
Luke
- Luke 23:47Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.When the centurion saw what had happened, he gave glory to God, saying, “Surely this was a righteous man.”
- Luke 24:34Saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon.and saying, “The Lord has indeed risen and has appeared to Simon!”
John
- John 8:36If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed.
1 Corinthians
- 1 Corinthians 14:25And thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest; and so falling down on his face he will worship God, and report that God is in you of a truth.and the secrets of his heart will be made known. So he will fall facedown and worship God, proclaiming, “God is truly among you!”
Galatians
- Galatians 3:21Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law.Is the law, then, opposed to the promises of God? Certainly not! For if a law had been given that could impart life, then righteousness would certainly have come from the law.
1 Timothy
- 1 Timothy 5:3Honour widows that are widows indeed.Honor the widows who are truly widows.
- 1 Timothy 5:5Now she that is a widow indeed, and desolate, trusteth in God, and continueth in supplications and prayers night and day.The widow who is truly in need and left all alone puts her hope in God and continues night and day in her petitions and prayers.
- 1 Timothy 5:16If any man or woman that believeth have widows, let them relieve them, and let not the church be charged; that it may relieve them that are widows indeed.If any believing woman has dependent widows, she must assist them and not allow the church to be burdened, so that it can help the widows who are truly in need.
- 1 Timothy 6:19Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.treasuring up for themselves a firm foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.
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).