Lexicon :: Strong's G226 - alētheuō

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ἀληθεύω
Transliteration
alētheuō (Key)
Pronunciation
al-ayth-yoo'-o
Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From ἀληθής (G227)
mGNT
2x in 2 unique form(s)
TR
2x in 2 unique form(s)
LXX
4x in 4 unique form(s)
ἀληθεύοντες — 1x
ἀληθεύων — 1x
ἀληθεύοντες — 1x
ἀληθεύων — 1x
ἀληθεύειν — 1x
ἀληθεύετε — 1x
ἀλήθευσον — 1x
ἀληθεύων — 1x
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 1:251,37

Trench's Synonyms: lxxxi. ζῶον, θηρίον.

Strong’s Definitions

ἀληθεύω alētheúō, al-ayth-yoo'-o; from G227; to be true (in doctrine and profession):—speak (tell) the truth.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's G226 in the following manner: tell the truth (1x), speak the truth (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's G226 in the following manner: tell the truth (1x), speak the truth (1x).
  1. to speak or tell the truth

    1. to teach the truth

    2. to profess the truth

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἀληθεύω alētheúō, al-ayth-yoo'-o; from G227; to be true (in doctrine and profession):—speak (tell) the truth.
STRONGS G226:
ἀληθεύω; in secular writings ([Aeschylus], Xenophon, Plato, Aristotle, others) to speak the truth;
a. to teach the truth: τινί Galatians 4:16.
b. to profess the truth (true doctrine): Ephesians 4:15. [R. V. marginal reading in both passages, to deal truly.]
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Galatians
4:16
Ephesians
4:15