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Strong's G228 ἀληθινός (alethinos)

Alethinos means “true” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H228 — aza (“heat”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G228
Language Greek
Linked Usages 67
Books 23

Strong's G228 Quick Answer

Strong's G228 ἀληθινός (alethinos) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. alethinos (al-ay-thee-nos') adj. 1. truthful [from G227] It has 67 linked Bible usages across 23 books. Visible English usage signals include true. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

Meaning
alethinos (al-ay-thee-nos') adj. 1. truthful [from G227]
Usage
67 linked usages
Books
23 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch
Usage Words
true

Meaning and Definition

alethinos (al-ay-thee-nos') adj. 1. truthful [from G227] KJV: true Root(s): G227

Original Word
ἀληθινός
Transliteration
alethinos
Derivation
Root: ἀληθής R1: 227
Morphology
adjective

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G228. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

true

Usage: ἀληθινός, -ή, -όν (ἀληθής), [in LXX for אֶמֶת ;] true, in the sense of real, ideal, genuine: Luk.16:11 Jhn.1:9 4:23, 37 6:32 7:28 8:16 15:1 17:3 19:35, 1Th.1:9, Heb.8:2 9:24 10:22, 1Jn.2:8 Jn 5:20, Rev.3:7, 14 6:10 15:3 16:7 19:2; = ἀληθής, Rev.19:9 21:5 22:6 (MM, VGT, see word).† SYN.: ἀληθής, q.v (AS)

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How Strong's G228 Is Translated

The English word each shown verse actually uses to render alethinos, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.

true Luke 16:11 25×

How Strong's G228 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, New Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 36 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.
  • 1 Enoch rows are separated from the other corpora rather than being hidden inside a generic apocrypha bucket.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G228 (ἀληθινός) appears 45 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G228 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G228 in the New Testament

25 indexed usages in New Testament.

Luke 16:11 KJV

If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?

John 1:9 KJV

That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.

John 4:23 KJV

But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.

Strong's G228 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

36 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Exodus 34:6 Septuagint / Brenton

And the Lord passed by before his face, and proclaimed, The Lord God, pitiful and merciful, long-suffering and very compassionate, and true,

Numbers 14:18 Septuagint / Brenton

The Lord is long-suffering and merciful, and true, removing transgressions and iniquities and sins, and he will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the sins of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generation.

Deuteronomy 25:15 Septuagint / Brenton

Thou shalt have a true and just weight, and a true and just measure, that thou mayest live long upon the land which the Lord thy God gives thee for an inheritance.

Strong's G228 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

4 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

1 Esdras 8:86 Septuagint / Brenton

And all that is befallen is done unto us for our wicked works and great sins: for thou, O Lord, didst make our sins light,

Tobit 3:5 Septuagint / Brenton

And now thy judgments are many and true: deal with me according to my sins and my fathers’; because we have not kept thy commandments, neither have walked in truth before thee.

Strong's G228 in 1 Enoch

2 indexed usages in 1 Enoch.

1 Enoch 15:1 Septuagint / Brenton

And He answered and said to me, and I heard His voice: 'Fear not, Enoch, thou righteous

1 Enoch 99:2 Septuagint / Brenton

Woe to them who pervert the words of uprightness, And transgress the eternal law, And transform themselves into what they were not [into sinners]: They shall be trodden under foot upon the earth.

Usage Excerpts

First 67 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G228.

Exodus 34:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord passed by before his face, and proclaimed, The Lord God, pitiful and merciful, long-suffering and very compassionate, and true,
Numbers 14:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The Lord is long-suffering and merciful, and true, removing transgressions and iniquities and sins, and he will by no means clear the guilty, visiting the sins of the fathers upon the children to the third and fourth generation.
Deuteronomy 25:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou shalt have a true and just weight, and a true and just measure, that thou mayest live long upon the land which the Lord thy God gives thee for an inheritance.
Deuteronomy 32:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
As for God, his works are true, And all his ways are judgment: God is faithful, and there is no unrighteousness in him; Just and holy is the Lord.
2 Kingdoms 7:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And now, O Lord my Lord, thou art God; and thy words will be true, and thou hast spoken these good things concerning thy servant.
3 Kingdoms 10:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And she said to King Solomon, It was a true report which I heard in my land of thy words and thy wisdom.
3 Kingdoms 17:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the woman said to Elijah, Behold, I know that thou art a man of God, and the word of the Lord in thy mouth is true.
2 Chronicles 9:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And she said to the king, It was a true report which I heard in my land concerning thy words, and concerning thy wisdom.
2 Chronicles 15:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Israel has been a long time without the true God, and without a priest to expound the truth, and without the law.
Job 1:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
There was a certain man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; And that man was true, blameless, righteous, and godly, Abstaining from everything evil.
Job 1:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord said to him, Hast thou diligently considered my servant Job, That there is none like him on the earth, A man blameless, true, godly, Abstaining from everything evil?
Job 2:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord said to the devil, Hast thou then observed my servant Job, That there is none of men upon the earth like him, A harmless, true, blameless, godly man, Abstaining from all evil? And he yet cleaves to innocence, Whereas thou hast told me to destroy his substance without cause?
Job 4:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Remember then who has perished, being pure? Or when were the truehearted utterly destroyed?
Job 4:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But if there had been any truth in thy words, None of these evils would have befallen thee. Shall not mine ear receive excellent revelations from him?
Job 6:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But as it seems, the words of a true man are vain, Because I do not ask strength of you.
Job 8:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
If thou art pure and true, he will hearken to thy supplication, And will restore to thee the habitation of righteousness.
Job 8:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But he will fill with laughter the mouth of the sincere, And their lips with thanksgiving.
Job 17:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Wonder has seized true men upon this; And let the just rise up against the transgressor.
Job 27:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
All these things shall the righteous gain, And the truehearted shall possess his wealth.
Psalms 18:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The fear of the Lord is pure, enduring forever and ever: The judgments of the Lord are true, and justified altogether.
Psalms 85:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But thou, O Lord God, art compassionate and merciful, Long-suffering, and abundant in mercy and true.
Proverbs 12:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But a hasty witness has an unjust tongue.
Isaiah 25:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
O Lord God, I will glorify thee, I will sing to thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things, even an ancient and faithful counsel. So be it.
Isaiah 38:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Remember, O Lord, how I have walked before thee in truth, with a true heart, and have done that which was pleasing in thy sight. And Hezekiah wept bitterly.
Isaiah 57:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I have seen his ways, and healed him, and comforted him, and given him true comfort;
Isaiah 59:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
None speaks justly, neither is there true judgment: they trust in vanities, and speak empty words; for they conceive trouble, and bring forth iniquity.
Isaiah 65:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I have stretched forth my hands all day to a disobedient and gainsaying people, to them that walked in a way that was not good, but after their sins.
Isaiah 65:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
which shall be blessed on the earth; for they shall bless the true God: and they that swear upon the earth shall swear by the true God; for they shall forget the former affliction, and it shall not come into their mind.
Jeremiah 2:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Yet I planted thee a fruitful vine, entirely of the right sort: how art thou a strange vine turned to bitterness!
Daniel 2:45 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Whereas thou sawest that a stone was cut out of a mountain without hands, and it beat to pieces the earthenware, the iron, the brass, the silver, the gold; the great God has made known to the king what must happen hereafter: and the dream is true, and the interpretation thereof sure.
Daniel 3:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For thou art righteous in all the things that thou hast done to us: Yea, true are all thy works, thy ways are right, And all thy judgments truth.
Daniel 3:31 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Wherefore all that thou hast brought upon us, and everything that thou hast done to us, Thou hast done in true judgment.
Daniel 4:37 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Now therefore I Nebuchadnezzar praise and greatly exalt and glorify the King of heaven; for all his works are true, and his paths are judgment: and all that walk in pride he is able to abase.
Daniel 6:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they came and said to the king, O king, hast thou not made a decree, that whatsoever man shall ask a petition of any god or man for thirty days, but of thee, O king, shall be cast into the den of lions? And the king said, The word is true, and the decree of the Medes and Persians shall not pass.
Daniel 10:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
In the third year of Cyrus king of the Persians a thing was revealed to Daniel, whose name was called Belteshazzar; and the thing was true, and great power and understanding in the vision was given to him.
Zechariah 8:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thus saith the Lord; I will return to Zion, and dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a true city, and the mountain of the Lord Almighty a holy mountain.
Luke 16:11 New Testament, KJV
If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who will commit to your trust the true riches?
John 1:9 New Testament, KJV
That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.
John 4:23 New Testament, KJV
But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.
John 4:37 New Testament, KJV
And herein is that saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth.
John 6:32 New Testament, KJV
Then Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Moses gave you not that bread from heaven; but my Father giveth you the true bread from heaven.
John 7:28 New Testament, KJV
Then cried Jesus in the temple as he taught, saying, Ye both know me, and ye know whence I am: and I am not come of myself, but he that sent me is true, whom ye know not.
John 15:1 New Testament, KJV
I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.
John 17:3 New Testament, KJV
And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
John 19:35 New Testament, KJV
And he that saw it bare record, and his record is true: and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye might believe.
1 Thessalonians 1:9 New Testament, KJV
For they themselves shew of us what manner of entering in we had unto you, and how ye turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God;
Hebrews 8:2 New Testament, KJV
A minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man.
Hebrews 9:24 New Testament, KJV
For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, which are the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us:
Hebrews 10:22 New Testament, KJV
Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.
1 John 2:8 New Testament, KJV
Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth.
1 John 5:20 New Testament, KJV
And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
Revelation 3:7 New Testament, KJV
And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth;
Revelation 3:14 New Testament, KJV
And unto the angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;
Revelation 6:10 New Testament, KJV
And they cried with a loud voice, saying, How long, O Lord, holy and true, dost thou not judge and avenge our blood on them that dwell on the earth?
Revelation 15:3 New Testament, KJV
And they sing the song of Moses the servant of God, and the song of the Lamb, saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty; just and true are thy ways, thou King of saints.
Revelation 16:7 New Testament, KJV
And I heard another out of the altar say, Even so, Lord God Almighty, true and righteous are thy judgments.
Revelation 19:2 New Testament, KJV
For true and righteous are his judgments: for he hath judged the great whore, which did corrupt the earth with her fornication, and hath avenged the blood of his servants at her hand.
Revelation 19:9 New Testament, KJV
And he saith unto me, Write, Blessed are they which are called unto the marriage supper of the Lamb. And he saith unto me, These are the true sayings of God.
Revelation 19:11 New Testament, KJV
And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.
Revelation 21:5 New Testament, KJV
And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.
Revelation 22:6 New Testament, KJV
And he said unto me, These sayings are faithful and true: and the Lord God of the holy prophets sent his angel to shew unto his servants the things which must shortly be done.
1 Esdras 8:86 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And all that is befallen is done unto us for our wicked works and great sins: for thou, O Lord, didst make our sins light,
Tobit 3:5 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
And now thy judgments are many and true: deal with me according to my sins and my fathers’; because we have not kept thy commandments, neither have walked in truth before thee.
3 Maccabees 2:11 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Verily thou art faithful and true.
3 Maccabees 6:18 Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, Septuagint / Brenton
Then the all-glorious, all-powerful, and true God, displayed his holy countenance, and opened the gates of heaven, from which two angels, dreadful of form, came down, and were visible to all but the Jews.
1 Enoch 15:1 1 Enoch, Septuagint / Brenton
And He answered and said to me, and I heard His voice: 'Fear not, Enoch, thou righteous
1 Enoch 99:2 1 Enoch, Septuagint / Brenton
Woe to them who pervert the words of uprightness, And transgress the eternal law, And transform themselves into what they were not [into sinners]: They shall be trodden under foot upon the earth.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G228, grouped by book.

Exodus 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Numbers 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Kingdoms 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
3 Kingdoms 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 10 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Proverbs 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 6 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Daniel 6 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Zechariah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Luke 1 usage, New Testament
John 8 usages, New Testament
1 Thessalonians 1 usage, New Testament
Hebrews 3 usages, New Testament
1 John 2 usages, New Testament
Revelation 10 usages, New Testament
1 Esdras 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Tobit 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
3 Maccabees 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Enoch 2 usages, 1 Enoch

Strong's G228 FAQ

What does alethinos (ἀληθινός) mean?

Alethinos (Strong's G228) is a Greek word most simply glossed "true". alethinos (al-ay-thee-nos') adj. 1. truthful [from G227]

How many times is alethinos (ἀληθινός) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 67 linked usages for Strong's G228 across 23 books.

Where can I study alethinos (ἀληθινός) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G228 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 1 Enoch.

What English words translate alethinos (ἀληθινός)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as true. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G228 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 36 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, 4 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha, and 2 in 1 Enoch for Strong's G228, with linked reader references where each row is available.