What does ἀληθινός · ἀληθής mean in the Bible?
ἀληθινός · ἀληθής is a Greek phrase meaning "true, reliable, genuine".
Greek · G228, G227
ἀληθινὴ / ἀληθῆ
Truthful · true (as not concealing)
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ἀληθινόςG228truthful
Pronunciationalēthinós
Open lexicon entry →ἀληθήςG227true (as not concealing)
Pronunciationalēthḗs
True to fact and reality, unconcealed; contrasts with ἀληθινός (genuine/ideal)
Open lexicon entry →What does ἀληθινὴ / ἀληθῆ (alēthinē / alēthē) mean in the Bible?
ἀληθινός · ἀληθής is a Greek phrase meaning "true, reliable, genuine".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G228, G227?
G228, G227 is connected to 28 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. true, reliable, genuine
Source Gloss
true, reliable, genuine
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 10 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns10Aligned forms28Case patternNominative (19)Number patternSingular (20)
Nominative · Singular · MasculineJohn 4:37 · John 7:28 · 1 John 5:20 · Rev 3:7 · Rev 3:14 · Rev 6:10 · Rev 19:117×
Nominative · Plural · MasculineJohn 4:23 · Rev 19:9 · Rev 21:5 · Rev 22:64×
Nominative · Singular · FeminineJohn 8:16 · John 15:1 · John 19:353×
Nominative · Plural · FeminineRev 15:3 · Rev 16:7 · Rev 19:23×
Nominative · Singular · NeuterJohn 1:9 · 1 John 2:82×
Genitive · Singular · FeminineHeb 8:2 · Heb 10:222×
Genitive · Plural · NeuterHeb 9:241×
Dative · Singular · Masculine1 Thess 1:9 · 1 John 5:202×
Accusative · Singular · MasculineJohn 6:32 · John 17:3 · 1 John 5:203×
Accusative · Singular · NeuterLuke 16:111×
Word Origins
ἀληθινὴ / ἀληθῆ is built from this root: