Word: alhqeia

Pronounce: al-ay'-thi-a

Strongs Number: G225

Orig: from 227; truth:--true, X truly, truth, verity. G227

Use: TDNT-1:232,37 Noun Feminine

Heb Strong: H217 H529 H530 H571 H3330 H3477 H3559 H5228 H7187 H8537

1) objectively
1a) what is true in any matter under consideration
1a1) truly, in truth, according to truth
1a2) of a truth, in reality, in fact, certainly
1b) what is true in things appertaining to God and the duties of man, moral and religious truth
1b1) in the greatest latitude
1b2) the true notions of God which are open to human reason without his supernatural intervention
1c) the truth as taught in the Christian religion, respecting God and the execution of his purposes through Christ, and respecting the duties of man, opposing alike to the superstitions of the Gentiles and the inventions of the Jews, and the corrupt opinions and precepts of false teachers even among Christians
2) subjectively
2a) truth as a personal excellence
2a1) that candour of mind which is free from affection, pretence, simulation, falsehood, deceit