ἀληθεύω
alētheuō · speak the truth
Greek word · Strong’s number G226 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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alētheuō (ἀληθεύω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “speak the truth”.
Be truthful.
How to say it
a·lē·theu·ō
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- Being honest, saying what is real without lying.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- speaking the truth ×1
- telling the truth ×1
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Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Galatians 4:16
So have I become your enemy by telling the truth to you?
- Ephesians 4:15
but speaking the truth in love, let us grow in all things into him who is the head, the Messiah,