What does ὄντως (óntōs) mean in the Bible?
ὄντως (óntōs) is a Greek word meaning "really".
Greek · G3689
ὄντως
Really
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ὄντως G3689
Pronunciation óntōs
What does ὄντως (óntōs) mean in the Bible?
ὄντως (óntōs) is a Greek word meaning "really".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3689?
The BSB source-word alignment has 10 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include truly (4), {would} certainly (1), indeed (1), Surely (1), that which is truly (1).
Where does ὄντως (óntōs) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Mark 11:32. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Timothy (4), Luke (2), 1 Corinthians (1), Galatians (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It truly 4× Mark 11:32, 1 Corinthians 14:25, 1 Timothy 5:3, 1 Timothy 5:5
{would} certainly 1× Galatians 3:21
indeed 1× John 8:36
Surely 1× Luke 23:47
that which is truly 1× 1 Timothy 6:19
truly [ in need ] 1× 1 Timothy 5:16
vvv 1× Luke 24:34
Show sample aligned rows
Mark 11:32 ὄντως to truly Adverb Luke 23:47 Ὄντως to Surely Adverb Luke 24:34 Ὄντως to vvv Adverb John 8:36 ὄντως to indeed Adverb 1 Corinthians 14:25 Ὄντως to truly Adverb Galatians 3:21 ὄντως to {would} certainly Adverb 1 Timothy 5:3 ὄντως to truly Adverb 1 Timothy 5:5 ὄντως to truly Adverb 1 Timothy 5:16 ὄντως to truly [ in need ] Adverb 1 Timothy 6:19 ὄντως to that which is truly Adverb
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Mark 11:32
Aligned rows 10
Books represented 6
Mark 1 Luke 2 John 1 1 Corinthians 1 Galatians 1 1 Timothy 4
Source forms
ὄντως 7x ontōs Mark 11:32, John 8:36, Galatians 3:21, 1 Timothy 5:3
Ὄντως 3x Ontōs Luke 23:47, Luke 24:34, 1 Corinthians 14:25
Parsing patterns
Adverb 10x Mark 11:32, Luke 23:47, Luke 24:34, John 8:36
Evidence Summary
Greek word. really
Strong's G3689
Lexical occurrences 10 verses Greek text appearances 10 times Word forms 1 form 10 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
really
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
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
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
10 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Mark 11:32 Adverb
ὄντως ontwv
really, truly
Read verse Luke 23:47 Adverb
Ὄντως ontwv
really, truly
Read verse Luke 24:34 Adverb
ὄντως, ontwv
really, truly
Read verse John 8:36 Adverb
ὄντως ontwv
really, truly
Read verse 1 Corinthians 14:25 Adverb
ὄντως ontwv
really, truly
Read verse Galatians 3:21 Adverb
ὄντως ontwv
really, truly
Read verse 1 Timothy 5:3 Adverb
ὄντως ontwv
really, truly
Read verse 1 Timothy 5:5 Adverb
ὄντως ontwv
really, truly
Read verse 1 Timothy 5:16 Adverb
ὄντως ontwv
really, truly
Read verse 2 Peter 2:18 Adverb
ὄντως ontwv
really, truly
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 10
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Mark 11:32 · Luke 23:47 · Luke 24:34 · John 8:36 · 1 Cor 14:25 · Gal 3:21 · 1 Tim 5:3 · 1 Tim 5:5 · 1 Tim 5:16 · 1 Tim 6:19 10×
Word Origins
ὄντως is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
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
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain