Strong's G227 · Greek
ἀληθής
alethes · /al-ay-thace'/
Definition
from 1 (as a negative particle) and 2990; true (as not concealing):--true, truly, truth.
KJV: true, truly, truth
Root / derivation: from 1 (as a negative particle) and 2990
KJV usage breakdown
How the Authorized (KJV) translators rendered ἀληθής across 25 verses.
Every occurrence (KJV)
25 verses use this word, grouped by book — the translated form is highlighted.
John13 verses
He that hath received his testimony hath set to his seal that God is true.
John 4:18For thou hast had five husbands; and he whom thou now hast is not thy husband: in that saidst thou truly.
John 5:31If I bear witness of myself, my witness is not true.
John 5:32There is another that beareth witness of me; and I know that the witness which he witnesseth of me is true.
John 7:18He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.
John 8:13The Pharisees therefore said unto him, Thou bearest record of thyself; thy record is not true.
John 8:14Jesus answered and said unto them, Though I bear record of myself, yet my record is true: for I know whence I came, and whither I go; but ye cannot tell whence I come, and whither I go.
John 8:16And yet if I judge, my judgment is true: for I am not alone, but I and the Father that sent me.
John 8:17It is also written in your law, that the testimony of two men is true.
John 8:26I have many things to say and to judge of you: but he that sent me is true; and I speak to the world those things which I have heard of him.
John 10:41And many resorted unto him, and said John did no miracle: but all things that John spake of this man were true.
John 19:35And he that saw it bare record, and his record is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe.
John 21:24This is the disciple which testifieth of these things, and wrote these things: and we know that his testimony is true.
2 Corinthians1 verse
Titus1 verse
1 John2 verses
Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth.
1 John 2:27But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him. in him: or, in it
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Frequently asked questions
What does Strong's G227 (alethes) mean?
from 1 (as a negative particle) and 2990; true (as not concealing):--true, truly, truth.
How many times does G227 appear in the Bible?
Strong's G227 (ἀληθής) appears in 25 verses of the King James Version, most often translated “true.”
How is alethes translated in the KJV?
In the KJV, Strong's G227 is rendered as “true” (23×), “truly” (1×), “truth” (1×).
Where does the Greek word ἀληθής come from?
from 1 (as a negative particle) and 2990