King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G226
Transliteration: alētheuō
Phonetic Spelling: (al-ayth-yoo'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to speak the truth
Meaning: to speak the truth
ἀληθεύω; in secular writings ((Aeschylus), Xenophon, Plato, Aristotle, others) to speak the truth;
Word Summary
alētheuō: to speak the truth
Original Word: ἀληθεύωTransliteration: alētheuō
Phonetic Spelling: (al-ayth-yoo'-o)
Part of Speech: Verb
Short Definition: to speak the truth
Meaning: to speak the truth
Strong's Concordance
speak the truth. From alethes; to be true (in doctrine and profession) -- speak (tell) the truth.
see GREEK alethes
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 226: ἀληθεύωἀληθεύω; in secular writings ((Aeschylus), Xenophon, Plato, Aristotle, others) to speak the truth;
a. to teach the truth: τίνι Galatians 4:16.
b. to profess the truth (true doctrine): Ephesians 4:15. (R. V. marginal reading in both passages, to deal truly.)