Strong G3689ὄντως
really
- Transliteration
- ontōs
- Pronunciation
- on'-toce
- Morphology
- Greek Adverb
Definition
Adverb of the oblique cases of G5607; really: - certainly clean indeed of a truth verily.
Detailed definition
ὄντως
adv. (ὤν, ptcp. of εἰμί, sum) [in LXX: Num.22:37 (אׇמְנָם), Jer.3:23 (אָכֵן), Jer.10:19 (אַךְ), 3Ki.12:24, Wis.17:14 *;]
really, actually, truly: Mrk.11:32, Luk.23:47 24:34, Jhn.8:36, 1Co.14:25, Gal.3:21 4:1-31 ἡ ὄ. ζωή, 1Ti.6:19; ἡ ὄ. χήρα, 1Ti.5:3 5:5 5:16 †
(AS)
adv. (ὤν, ptcp. of εἰμί, sum) [in LXX: Num.22:37 (אׇמְנָם), Jer.3:23 (אָכֵן), Jer.10:19 (אַךְ), 3Ki.12:24, Wis.17:14 *;]
really, actually, truly: Mrk.11:32, Luk.23:47 24:34, Jhn.8:36, 1Co.14:25, Gal.3:21 4:1-31 ἡ ὄ. ζωή, 1Ti.6:19; ἡ ὄ. χήρα, 1Ti.5:3 5:5 5:16 †
(AS)
In the Bible
Strong G3689 appears in 10 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- indeed6
- be3
- certainly1
- clean1
- truth1
- verily1
First verses
- Mark 11:32But if we shall say, Of men; they feared the people: for all men counted John, that he was a prophet indeed.
- Luke 23:47Now when the centurion saw what was done, he glorified God, saying, Certainly this was a righteous man.
- Luke 24:34Saying, The Lord is risen indeed, and hath appeared to Simon.
- John 8:36If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.
- 1 Corinthians 14:25And thus are the secrets of his heart made manifest; and so falling down on his face he will worship God, and report that God is in you of a truth.
- Galatians 3:21Is the law then against the promises of God? God forbid: for if there had been a law given which could have given life, verily righteousness should have been by the law.
- 1 Timothy 5:3Honour widows that are widows indeed.
- 1 Timothy 5:5Now she that is a widow indeed, and desolate, trusteth in God, and continueth in supplications and prayers night and day.
- 1 Timothy 5:16If any man or woman that believeth have widows, let them relieve them, and let not the church be charged; that it may relieve them that are widows indeed.
- 2 Peter 2:18For when they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them who live in error.
Occurrences by book
Detailed Greek dictionary
ὄντως,
adverb participle of εἰμί (sum), really, actually, verily, with Verbs, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hercules Furens” 610, “Ion” 223 (Lyric poetry), “IA” [1622], 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Nubes” 86, “Pl.” 286, 289, 3rd c.BC: Herodas Mimographus 4.65, etc.)]; ὄντως τε καὶ ἀληθῶς really and truly, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Sophista” 263d; ὄ. φιλοσοφεῖν 4th-3rd c.BC: Epicurus Philosophus “Fragmenta” 220)]; opposed to to ὡς ἔπος εἰπεῖν, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 656e)]; to εἰκότως, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 2.2.10 and 4.10: in 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus with the)]participle ὤν, οὖσα, ὄν, to imply real existence, [Refs (“Phdr.” 247c, 247e, “R.” 597d)]: also with Nouns, τὰ ὄντως ἀγαθά [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “Phdr.” 260a; ὅ γε ὄντως φιλομαθής [prev. author] “R.” 490a; ὄντως ἑταίρας 4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus 212.6, compare 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus 367, etc.: not used by 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus or 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus, nor in _Ionic dialect_ (ἐόντως is not found))]; more freq in the later dialogues of [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus than in the earlier.)]
adverb participle of εἰμί (sum), really, actually, verily, with Verbs, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Hercules Furens” 610, “Ion” 223 (Lyric poetry), “IA” [1622], 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Nubes” 86, “Pl.” 286, 289, 3rd c.BC: Herodas Mimographus 4.65, etc.)]; ὄντως τε καὶ ἀληθῶς really and truly, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Sophista” 263d; ὄ. φιλοσοφεῖν 4th-3rd c.BC: Epicurus Philosophus “Fragmenta” 220)]; opposed to to ὡς ἔπος εἰπεῖν, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 656e)]; to εἰκότως, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 2.2.10 and 4.10: in 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus with the)]participle ὤν, οὖσα, ὄν, to imply real existence, [Refs (“Phdr.” 247c, 247e, “R.” 597d)]: also with Nouns, τὰ ὄντως ἀγαθά [Refs 5th c.BC+ ([prev. author] “Phdr.” 260a; ὅ γε ὄντως φιλομαθής [prev. author] “R.” 490a; ὄντως ἑταίρας 4th c.BC: Antiphanes Comicus 212.6, compare 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus 367, etc.: not used by 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus or 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus, nor in _Ionic dialect_ (ἐόντως is not found))]; more freq in the later dialogues of [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus than in the earlier.)]