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ἀληθινός

Truthful

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ἀληθινός G228
Pronunciation alēthinós

What does ἀληθινός (alēthinós) mean in the Bible?

ἀληθινός (alēthinós) is a Greek word meaning "truthful". ἀληθινός, -ή, -όν (ἀληθής), [in LXX for אֶמֶת ;] true, in the sense of real, ideal, genuine: Luk. Affirms the authenticity of the Father who sent the Son. This term runs through the canonical themes of Messiah.

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Meaning

truthful
Extended definition

Denotes reality or genuineness itself, not mere truthfulness; the authentic or ideal form of something.

(ἀληθής), [in LXX for אֶמֶת ;] true, in the sense of real, ideal, genuine: Luk.16:11 Jhn.1:9 4:23, 37 6:32 7:28 8:16 15:1 17:3 19:35, 1Th.1:9, Heb.8:2 9:24 10:22, 1Jn.2:8 Jn 5:20, Rev.3:7, 14 6:10 15:3 16:7 19:2; = ἀληθής, Rev.19:9 21:5 22:6 (MM, VGT, see word).

Synonymsἀληθής, q.v
Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Why This Word Matters
Affirms the authenticity of the Father who sent the Son. Hebrews 8:1-6
Distinguishes heavenly reality from earthly shadow. John 7:25–36
Grammatical Forms

How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.

Nominative · Singular · Masculine John 4:37 · John 7:28 · 1 John 5:20 · Rev 3:7 · Rev 3:14 · Rev 6:10 · Rev 19:11 7×
Nominative · Plural · Masculine John 4:23 · Rev 19:9 · Rev 21:5 · Rev 22:6 4×
Nominative · Singular · Feminine John 8:16 · John 15:1 · John 19:35 3×
Nominative · Plural · Feminine Rev 15:3 · Rev 16:7 · Rev 19:2 3×
Nominative · Singular · Neuter John 1:9 · 1 John 2:8 2×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Heb 8:2 · Heb 10:22 2×
Genitive · Plural · Neuter Heb 9:24 1×
Dative · Singular · Masculine 1 Thess 1:9 · 1 John 5:20 2×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine John 6:32 · John 17:3 · 1 John 5:20 3×
Accusative · Singular · Neuter Luke 16:11 1×
28 total occurrences across all forms in the biblical text Morphology: MorphGNT SBLGNT — CC BY-SA 3.0
Canonical Themes
Messiah
Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

New Testament Witnesses
Hebrews 8:1-6 ἀληθινός alēthinós Genitive · Singular · Feminine
true, ultimate
John 7:25–36 ἀληθινός alēthinós Nominative · Singular · Masculine
true
Appears In

Compound and idiomatic lexemes in which this word is a constituent. Follow a link to study the phrase and its other participating words.

ἀληθινός · ἀληθής G228, G227
true, reliable, genuine
μόνος · ἀληθινός · θεός G3441, G228, G2316
only true God
σκηνή · ἀληθινός G4633, G228
true tent; real sanctuary
Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

John 15 — The True Vine, Abiding Fruitfulness, Christlike Love, and the World’s Hatred John 17 — The Son’s High Priestly Prayer: Glory, Preservation, Sanctification, Unity, Mission, and Love John 19 — The Crucified King: Behold the Man, Behold Your King, It Is Finished, and the Pierced Son John 6 — The Bread of Life, the Words of Eternal Life, and the Crisis of True Discipleship

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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