G226: ἀληθεύω
alētheúō · “be truthful”
Definition
to be true (in doctrine and profession)
KJV translates it as: speak (tell) the truth
Word origin: from G227 (ἀληθής);
Extended definition
ἀληθεύω
(ἀληθής), [in LXX: Gen.20:16 (יָכַח) Gen.42:16 (אֶמֶת), Pro.21:3 (מִשְׁפָּט), Isa.44:26 (שָׁלַם), Sir.34:4 * ;]
to speak the truth (R, mg., deal truly; Field, Notes, 192): Gal.4:16, Eph.4:15.†
(AS)
(ἀληθής), [in LXX: Gen.20:16 (יָכַח) Gen.42:16 (אֶמֶת), Pro.21:3 (מִשְׁפָּט), Isa.44:26 (שָׁלַם), Sir.34:4 * ;]
to speak the truth (R, mg., deal truly; Field, Notes, 192): Gal.4:16, Eph.4:15.†
(AS)
Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon (1922) via STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0).
How G226 is translated
- speaking truth ×1
- speaking the truth ×1
Bible verses with G226 (alētheúō)
Alētheúō appears in 2 verses.
- Galatians 4:16
Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?
- Ephesians 4:15
But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ: