ἀληθεύω
alētheyō
Modern Summary of Abbott-Smith’s Lexicon (1922)
The word "ἀληθεύω" means to speak the truth or act truthfully. It can refer to both verbal honesty and genuine, truthful behavior. This term is used in contexts like maintaining integrity or communicating truthfully in relationships.
to be true (in doctrine and profession)
The Greek word alētheyō means "to be true (in doctrine and profession)," used in Scripture in contexts that reveal its full semantic depth.
Lexical data derived from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance. See full disclaimer
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אֶמֶת
emeth
stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness
מִשְׁפָּט
mishpâṭ
properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstract
שָׁלַם
shâlam
to be safe (in mind, body or estate); figuratively, to be (causatively, make) completed; by implication, to be friendly; by extension, to reciprocate (in various applications)
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אֶמֶת
emeth
stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness
מִשְׁפָּט
mishpâṭ
properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstract
שָׁלַם
shâlam
to be safe (in mind, body or estate); figuratively, to be (causatively, make) completed; by implication, to be friendly; by extension, to reciprocate (in various applications)
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