# G0225 --- ## Gary’s Bible Definition - truth --- ## Root Transliteration (Phonetic Spelling) - alétheia (al-ay'-thi-a) --- ## Strong's Definition & Usage - Definition: truth - Usage: truth, but not merely truth as spoken; truth of idea, reality, sincerity, truth in the moral sphere, divine truth revealed to man, straightforwardness --- ## Part of Speech - Noun --- ## BSB Translation - --- ## NASB Translation - truth (104), truly* (2) - certainly* (2) - most (1), rightly* (1) --- ## NASB Word Origin - from aléthés ([[G0227]]) --- ## Occurrences - 109 --- ## Occurrences Link - https://biblehub.com/greek/strongs_225.htm --- ## BibleHub Link - https://biblehub.com/greek/225.htm --- ## Helps Word Studies - [[G0225]] alḗtheia (from [[G0227]] /alēthḗs, "true to fact") – properly, truth (true to fact), reality. - In ancient Greek culture, [[G0225]] (alḗtheia) was synonymous for "reality" as the opposite of illusion, i.e. fact. --- ## Blue Letter Bible - Outline - objectively - what is true in any matter under consideration - truly, in truth, according to truth - of a truth, in reality, in fact, certainly - what is true in things appertaining to God and the duties of man, moral and religious truth - in the greatest latitude - the true notions of God which are open to human reason without his supernatural intervention - the truth as taught in the Christian religion, respecting God and the execution of his purposes through Christ, and respecting the duties of man, opposing alike to the superstitions of the Gentiles and the inventions of the Jews, and the corrupt opinions and precepts of false teachers even among Christians - subjectively - truth as a personal excellence - that candour of mind which is free from affection, pretence, simulation, falsehood, deceit --- ## Blue Letter Bible - Strong's Definition - truth:—true, × truly, truth, verity --- ## Blue Letter Bible - Vines - True, Truly, Truth: "truth," is used - objectively, signifying "the reality lying at the basis of an appearance; the manifested, veritable essence of a matter" (Cremer), e.g., Rom 9:1; 2Cr 11:10; especially of Christian doctrine, e.g., Gal 2:5, where "the truth of the Gospel" denotes the "true" teaching of the Gospel, in contrast to perversions of it; Rom 1:25, where "the truth of God" may be "the truth concerning God" or "God whose existence is a verity;" but in Rom 15:8 "the truth of God" is indicative of His faithfulness in the fulfillment of His promises as exhibited in Christ; the word has an absolute force in Jhn 14:6; 17:17; 18:37, 38; in Eph 4:21, where the RV, "even as truth is in Jesus," gives the correct rendering, the meaning is not merely ethical "truth," but "truth" in all its fullness and scope, as embodied in Him; He was the perfect expression of the truth; this is virtually equivalent to His statement in Jhn 14:6; - subjectively, "truthfulness," "truth," not merely verbal, but sincerity and integrity of character, Jhn 8:44; 3Jo 1:3, RV; - in phrases, e.g., "in truth" (epi, "on the basis of"), Mar 12:14; Luk 20:21; with en, "in," 2Cr 6:7; Col 1:6; 1Ti 2:7, RV (AV, "in... verity"); 1Jo 3:18; 2Jo 1:1, 3, 4. - Note: In Mat 15:27, AV, nai, "yea" (RV), is translated "truth." --- ## Transliteration Details - --- ## Date - Initial - 2020.01.19 - Revised - 2025.07.02 ---