ἀληθῶς

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Adverb from ἀληθής (alēthḗs, “true”) +‎ -ως (-ōs).

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.lɛː.tʰɔ̂ːs/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.leˈtʰos/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.liˈθos/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.liˈθos/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.liˈθos/

Adverb

ᾰ̓ληθῶς • (alēthôs)

truly, verily (adverb of ἀληθής (alēthḗs))

References

G230 in Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible, 1979
Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎, London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited.
- accurately idem, page 7.
- actually idem, page 10.
- correctly idem, page 176.
- indeed idem, page 431.
- really idem, page 676.
- rightly idem, page 715.
- sincerely idem, page 777.
- sober idem, page 790.
- truly idem, page 898.
- truthfully idem, page 899.
- veraciously idem, page 948.

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