Words the Bible translates as truly
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 11 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- alētheiaἀλήθειαtruth: what really is the case, told and lived reliably, rather than concealed, faked, or false
- amēnἀμήνtruly: a word Jesus speaks before his own statements to mark them as certain and carrying his own authority
+2 more meanings
- so be it: a word of response that seals a prayer, praise, or blessing with the agreement of all who hear it
- the Amen: a title for Christ in Revelation, marking him as the one in whom God's complete reliability is made personal
- naiναίyes: the plain word of agreement, confirming that what has just been said or asked is so
- alēthōsἀληθῶςtruly, really: marking that something genuinely matches the truth or the facts
- amenאָמֵןamen: a one-word reply that takes another person's words and makes them binding on oneself
- ulamאוּלָםbut, however: a weighty turn that sets what follows squarely against what was just said
- ontōsὄντωςreally: as a matter of actual fact, so that a thing is what it is called and not merely called it
- avalאֲבָלtrulynot studied yet
- omnamאׇמְנָםtrulynot studied yet
- umnamאֻמְנָםtrulynot studied yet
- omnahאׇמְנָהtrulynot studied yet
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