Definition
truth
Vocabulary Form
ἀλήθεια, -ας, ἡ
Erasmian
Modern
Root
ἀληθεια
Frequency
109
GK
237
Cognates
The girl's name Alethea means "truth."
Alethiology is the science of the truth.
Biblical Concordance
| Matthew 22:16 | And they sent their disciples to him along with the Herodians, saying, “Teacher, we know that you are true and teach the way of God in truth (alētheia | ἀληθείᾳ | dat sg fem), and show deference to no one, for you are not swayed by appearances. |
| Mark 5:33 | Then the Then woman, with fear and trembling, knowing what had happened to her, came and fell down before him and told him the whole the truth (alētheian | ἀλήθειαν | acc sg fem). |
| Mark 12:14 | When they came they said to him, “Teacher, we know that you are truthful and that the opinion of another is of no concern to you. For you do not regard the position of men, but you truly teach the way of God. Is it lawful to pay tax to Caesar, or not? Should we give, or should we not pay?” |
| Mark 12:32 | And the scribe said to him, “Well said, teacher. You have spoken truthfully; ‘he is one, and there is no other besides him.’ |
| Luke 4:25 | But in truth (alētheias | ἀληθείας | gen sg fem) I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah, when the sky was shut up for three years and six months, as a great famine spread throughout the whole land; |
| Luke 20:21 | They questioned him, saying, “Teacher, we know that you speak and teach truthfully and show no partiality, but truly teach the way of God. |
| Luke 22:59 | Then after about an hour had passed a certain other person kept insisting, saying, “Surely this person also was with him, for he too is a Galilean.” |
| John 1:14 | And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we gazed on his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth (alētheias | ἀληθείας | gen sg fem). |
| John 1:17 | For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth (alētheia | ἀλήθεια | nom sg fem) came through Jesus Christ. |
| John 3:21 | But the one who does the truth (alētheian | ἀλήθειαν | acc sg fem) comes to the light, so that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been done in God.” |
| John 4:23 | But the hour is coming, and is here already, when true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and in truth (alētheia | ἀληθείᾳ | dat sg fem); for indeed the Father is seeking just such people to be his worshipers. |
| John 4:24 | God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and in truth.” (alētheia | ἀληθείᾳ | dat sg fem) |
| John 5:33 | You have sent messengers to John, and he has borne witness to the truth (alētheia | ἀληθείᾳ | dat sg fem). |
| John 8:32 | and you will come to know the truth (alētheian | ἀλήθειαν | acc sg fem), and the truth (alētheia | ἀλήθεια | nom sg fem) will set you free.” |
| John 8:40 | But now you are intent on killing me, a man who has told you the truth (alētheian | ἀλήθειαν | acc sg fem) that I heard from God. This is not what Abraham did! |
| John 8:44 | You belong to your father the devil, and your will is to carry out the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning and never did stand in the truth (alētheia | ἀληθείᾳ | dat sg fem), because there is no truth (alētheia | ἀλήθεια | nom sg fem) in him. When he lies, he is giving expression to his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies. |
| John 8:45 | Yet because I am speaking the truth (alētheian | ἀλήθειαν | acc sg fem), you do not believe me. |
| John 8:46 | Who among you can prove me guilty of any sin? If I am speaking the truth (alētheian | ἀλήθειαν | acc sg fem), why don’t you believe me? |
| John 14:6 | Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth (alētheia | ἀλήθεια | nom sg fem), and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me. |
| John 14:17 | the Spirit of truth (alētheias | ἀληθείας | gen sg fem), whom the world cannot receive, because it neither sees him nor knows him; but you will know him, for he will dwell with you and will be in you. |
| John 15:26 | “But when the Paraclete comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth (alētheias | ἀληθείας | gen sg fem) who comes forth from the Father, he will bear witness about me. |
| John 16:7 | Nevertheless I am telling you the truth (alētheian | ἀλήθειαν | acc sg fem); it is to your advantage that I am going away. For if I do not go away, the Paraclete will not come to you; but if I go away, I will send him to you. |
| John 16:13 | But when he, the Spirit of truth (alētheias | ἀληθείας | gen sg fem), comes, he will guide you into all truth (alētheia | ἀληθείᾳ | dat sg fem), for he will not speak on his own, but will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you things yet to come. |
| John 17:17 | Consecrate them by the truth (alētheia | ἀληθείᾳ | dat sg fem); your word is truth (alētheia | ἀλήθεια | nom sg fem). |
| John 17:19 | And for their sake I consecrate myself, that they also may be consecrated by the truth (alētheia | ἀληθείᾳ | dat sg fem). |