ἀλήθεια
| Strong's # | G225 |
|---|---|
| Greek Spelling | ἀλήθεια |
| Pronunciation | ah-LAY-thay-ah |
| Transliteration | Aletheia |
| Definition | truth, truthfulness, reality |
Notable Occurences
John 14.6 Jesus said to him, 'I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.'
John 18.37 Therefore Pilate said to him, 'So you are a king?' Jesus answered, 'You say that I am a king. For this reason I have been born, and for this reason I have come into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.'
John 18.38 Pilate said to him, 'What is truth?'
Insights
Truth is not something that people make up themselves; truth is what is real. Aletheia is whatever agrees with reality and is trustworthy. Ultimately, what is true is what corresponds to what God says is true, because he is the ultimate reality. Christians follow Jesus for many reasons, but one of them is because he is aletheia.