Dictionary entry

G00228

An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon Keyed to Strong's Numbers

ἀληθινός

Etym. ἀληθής

1. "agreeable to truth":

1. of persons, "truthful, trusty", Xen., Dem.

2. of things, "true, real", Plat.; ἐς ἀλ. ἄνδρ᾽ ἀποβῆναι to turn out a "true" man, Theocr.:—adv. -νῶς, "truly, really", Plat., etc.