Original Word: ἀληθινός
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: aléthinos
Pronunciation: ah-lay-thee-NOS
Phonetic Spelling: (al-ay-thee-nos')
Definition: True, genuine, real
Meaning: true (lit: made of truth), real, genuine.

Word Origin: Derived from ἀληθής (aléthēs), meaning "true" or "truthful."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - אֱמֶת (emeth) - Strong's Hebrew 571, meaning "truth" or "faithfulness."

- נָכוֹן (nakon) - Strong's Hebrew 3559, meaning "established" or "firm."

Usage: The Greek adjective ἀληθινός (aléthinos) is used to describe something that is true, genuine, or real in contrast to what is false, counterfeit, or imaginary. It emphasizes authenticity and reliability. In the New Testament, it often refers to God, Jesus Christ, or divine truths, underscoring their ultimate reality and faithfulness.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of truth was highly valued, often associated with philosophical inquiry and the pursuit of knowledge. In the Jewish context, truth was deeply connected to the character of God, who is consistently portrayed as faithful and true. The use of ἀληθινός in the New Testament reflects these cultural understandings, affirming the authenticity and trustworthiness of God's revelation in Christ.

Cognate: 228 alēthinós (an adjective, derived from the other adjective of the same root/alēth-, 227 /alēthḗs, "true to fact") – properly, true (real), emphasizing the organic connection (authentic unity) between what is true (228 /alēthinós) and its source or origin (note the -inos suffix). See 225 (alētheia).

228 /alēthinós ("substantially true") refers to what is essentially true – connecting (visible) fact to its underlying reality. 228 (alēthinós) then emphasizes the integrity of what is true, down to its inner make-up (reality, "true inside and out").

G. E. Ladd, "The Johannine use of 228 (alēthinós) sometimes carries something of the Greek meaning of 'real,' but it is the real because it is the full revelation of God's faithfulness" (The Pattern of New Testament Truth, 81).

Word Origin
from aléthés
Definition
true.
NASB Translation
sincere (1), true (26), true one (1).

STRONGS NT 228: ἀληθινός

ἀληθινός, (ή, (frequent in secular writings from Plato down; (twenty-three times in John's writings; only five (according to Lachmann six) times in the rest of the N. T.));

1. that which has not only the name and semblance, but the real nature corresponding to the name (Tittmann, p. 155; ("particularly applied to express that which is all that it pretends to be, for instance, pure gold as opposed to adulterated metal" Donaldson, New Crat. § 258; see, at length, Trench, § viii.)), in every respect corresponding to the idea signified by the name, real and true, genuine;

a. opposed to what is fictitious, counterfeit, imaginary, simulated, pretended: Θεός (אֱמֶת אֱלֹהַי, 2 Chronicles 15:3), 1 Thessalonians 1:9; Hebrews 9:14 Lachmann; John 17:3; 1 John 5:20. (ἀληθινοί φίλοι, Demosthenes, Philippians 3, p. 113, 27.)

b. it contrasts realities with their semblances: σκηνή, Hebrews 8:2; the sanctuary, Hebrews 9:24. (ὁ ἵππος contrasted with ὁ ἐν τῇ εἰκόνι, Aelian v. h. 2, 3.)

c. opposed to what is imperfect, defective, frail, uncertain: John 4:23, 37; John 7:28; used without adjunct of Jesus as the true Messiah, Revelation 3:7; φῶς, John 1:9; 1 John 2:8; κρίσις, John 8:16 (L T Tr WH; Isaiah 59:4); κρίσεις, Revelation 16:7; Revelation 19:2; ἄρτος, as nourishing the soul unto life everlasting, John 6:32; ἄμπελος, John 15:1; μαρτυρία John 19:35; μάρτυς, Revelation 3:14; δεσπότης, Revelation 6:10; ὁδοί, Revelation 15:3; coupled with πιστός, Revelation 3:14; Revelation 19:11; substantively, τό ἀληθινόν the genuine, real good, opposed to external riches, Luke 16:11 ((οἷς μέν γάρ ἀληθινός πλοῦτος οὐρανῷ, Philo de praem, et poen. § 17, p. 425, Mang. edition; cf. Wetstein (1752) on Luke, the passage cited); ά᾿θληται, Polybius 1, 6, 6).

2. equivalent to ἀληθής, true, veracious, sincere, (often so in the Sept.): καρδία, Hebrews 10:22 (μετ' ἀληθείας ἐν καρδία ἀληθινή, Isaiah 38:3); λόγοι, Rev. (); (Plutarch, apoph, p. 184 e.). (Cf. Cremer, 4te Aufi. under the word ἀλήθεια.)

true.

From alethes; truthful -- true.

see GREEK alethes

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