Strong's G225 · Greek
ἀλήθεια
aletheia · /al-ay'-thi-a/
Definition
from 227; truth:--true, X truly, truth, verity.
KJV: true, X truly, truth, verity
Root / derivation: from 227
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered ἀλήθεια across 98 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
98 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
Mark3 verses
But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth.
Mark 12:14And when they were come, they say unto him, Master, we know that thou art true, and carest for no man: for thou regardest not the person of men, but teachest the way of God in truth: Is it lawful to give tribute to Caesar, or not?
Mark 12:32And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he:
Luke3 verses
But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land;
Luke 20:21And they asked him, saying, Master, we know that thou sayest and teachest rightly neither acceptest thou the person of any, but teachest the way of God truly: truly: or, of a truth
Luke 22:59And about the space of one hour after another confidently affirmed, saying, Of a truth this fellow also was with him: for he is a Galilaean.
John20 verses
And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
John 1:17For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
John 3:21But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.
John 4:23But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.
John 4:24God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
John 5:33Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth.
John 8:32And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
John 8:40But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you the truth, which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham.
John 8:44Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it. of his own: or, from his own will or disposition
John 8:45And because I tell you the truth, ye believe me not.
John 8:46Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me?
John 14:6Jesus saith unto him, I am the way the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.
John 14:17Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.
John 15:26But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of me:
John 16:7Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.
John 16:13Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come.
John 17:17Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth.
John 17:19And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also might be sanctified through the truth. sanctified: or, truly sanctified
John 18:37Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.
John 18:38Pilate saith unto him, What is truth? And when he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, I find in him no fault at all.
Acts3 verses
For of a truth against thy holy child Jesus, whom thou hast anointed, both Herod, and Pontius Pilate, with the Gentiles, and the people of Israel, were gathered together,
Acts 10:34Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:
Acts 26:25But he said, I am not mad, most noble Festus; but speak forth the words of truth and soberness.
Romans8 verses
For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;
Romans 1:25Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed for ever. Amen. more: or, rather
Romans 2:2But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things.
Romans 2:8But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,
Romans 2:20An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law.
Romans 3:7For if the truth of God hath more abounded through my lie unto his glory; why yet am I also judged as a sinner?
Romans 9:1I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost,
Romans 15:8Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made unto the fathers:
1 Corinthians2 verses
Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth. the feast: or, holyday
1 Corinthians 13:6Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth; in the truth: or, with the truth
2 Corinthians6 verses
But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God. dishonesty: Gr. shame
2 Corinthians 6:7By the word of truth, by the power of God, by the armour of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,
2 Corinthians 7:14For if I have boasted any thing to him of you, I am not ashamed; but as we spake all things to you in truth, even so our boasting, which I made before Titus, is found a truth.
2 Corinthians 11:10As the truth of Christ is in me no man shall stop me of this boasting in the regions of Achaia. no man: Gr. this boasting shall not be stopped in me
2 Corinthians 12:6For though I would desire to glory, I shall not be a fool; for I will say the truth: but now I forbear, lest any man should think of me above that which he seeth me to be, or that he heareth of me.
2 Corinthians 13:8For we can do nothing against the truth, but for the truth.
Galatians4 verses
To whom we gave place by subjection, no, not for an hour; that the truth of the gospel might continue with you.
Galatians 2:14But when I saw that they walked not uprightly according to the truth of the gospel, I said unto Peter before them all, If thou, being a Jew, livest after the manner of Gentiles, and not as do the Jews, why compellest thou the Gentiles to live as do the Jews?
Galatians 3:1O foolish Galatians, who hath bewitched you, that ye should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ hath been evidently set forth, crucified among you?
Galatians 5:7Ye did run well; who did hinder you that ye should not obey the truth? hinder you: or, drive you back
Ephesians6 verses
In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise,
Ephesians 4:21If so be that ye have heard him, and have been taught by him, as the truth is in Jesus:
Ephesians 4:24And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness. true: or, holiness of truth
Ephesians 4:25Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.
Ephesians 5:9(For the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth;)
Ephesians 6:14Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness;
Philippians1 verse
Colossians2 verses
For the hope which is laid up for you in heaven, whereof ye heard before in the word of the truth of the gospel;
Colossians 1:6Which is come unto you, as it is in all the world; and bringeth forth fruit, as it doth also in you, since the day ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth:
2 Thessalonians3 verses
And with all deceivableness of unrighteousness in them that perish; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.
2 Thessalonians 2:12That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
2 Thessalonians 2:13But we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:
1 Timothy5 verses
Who will have all men to be saved, and to come unto the knowledge of the truth.
1 Timothy 2:7Whereunto I am ordained a preacher, and an apostle, (I speak the truth in Christ, and lie not;) a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and verity.
1 Timothy 3:15But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth. ground: or, stay
1 Timothy 4:3Forbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.
1 Timothy 6:5Perverse disputings of men of corrupt minds, and destitute of the truth, supposing that gain is godliness: from such withdraw thyself. Perverse: or, Gallings one of another
2 Timothy6 verses
Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
2 Timothy 2:18Who concerning the truth have erred, saying that the resurrection is past already; and overthrow the faith of some.
2 Timothy 2:25In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;
2 Timothy 3:7Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
2 Timothy 3:8Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith. reprobate: or, of no judgment reprobate: or, of no judgment
2 Timothy 4:4And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables.
Titus2 verses
James3 verses
Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
James 3:14But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.
James 5:19Brethren, if any of you do err from the truth, and one convert him;
2 Peter2 verses
Wherefore I will not be negligent to put you always in remembrance of these things, though ye know them, and be established in the present truth.
2 Peter 2:2And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of. pernicious ways: or, lascivious ways, as some copies read
1 John8 verses
If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth:
1 John 1:8If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.
1 John 2:4He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.
1 John 2:21I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth.
1 John 3:18My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.
1 John 3:19And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him. assure: Gr. persuade
1 John 4:6We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.
1 John 5:6This is he that came by water and blood, even Jesus Christ; not by water only, but by water and blood. And it is the Spirit that beareth witness, because the Spirit is truth.
2 John4 verses
The elder unto the elect lady and her children, whom I love in the truth; and not I only, but also all they that have known the truth;
2 John 1:2For the truth's sake, which dwelleth in us, and shall be with us for ever.
2 John 1:3Grace be with you, mercy, and peace, from God the Father, and from the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love. be: Gr. shall be
2 John 1:4I rejoiced greatly that I found of thy children walking in truth, as we have received a commandment from the Father.
3 John5 verses
The elder unto the wellbeloved Gaius, whom I love in the truth. in: or, truly
3 John 1:3For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou walkest in the truth.
3 John 1:4I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.
3 John 1:8We therefore ought to receive such, that we might be fellowhelpers to the truth. fellowhelpers: or, joint-labourers
3 John 1:12Demetrius hath good report of all men, and of the truth itself: yea, and we also bear record; and ye know that our record is true.
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's G225 (aletheia) mean?
from 227; truth:--true, X truly, truth, verity.
How many times does G225 appear in the Bible?
Strong's G225 (ἀλήθεια) appears in 98 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “truth.”
How is aletheia translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's G225 is rendered as “truth” (105×), “sake” (1×), “true” (1×), “truly” (1×), among other words.
Where does the Greek word ἀλήθεια come from?
from 227