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(b) of things, “true,” conforming to reality, John 4:18, “truly,” lit., “true”; 5:31, 32; in the
best texts, 6:55 (twice), “indeed”; 8:13, 14 (v. 16 in some texts: see No. 2), 17; 10:41;
19:35; 21:24; Acts 12:9; Phil. 4:8; Titus 1:13; 1 Pet. 5:12; 2 Pet. 2:22; 1 John 2:8, 27; 3
John 1:2.¶
2.
(
, 228), akin to No. 1, denotes “true” in the sense of real, ideal,
genuine; it is used (a) of God, John 7:28 (cf. No. 1 in 7:18, above); 17:3; 1 Thess. 1:9;
Rev. 6:10; these declare that God fulfills the meaning of His Name; He is “very God,” in
distinction from all other gods, false gods (
, see John 3:33 in No. 1, signifies that
He is veracious, “true” to His utterances, He cannot lie); (b) of Christ, John 1:9; 6:32;
15:1; 1 John 2:8; 5:20 (thrice); Rev. 3:7, 14; 19:11; His judgment, John 8:16 (in the best
texts, instead of No. 1); (c) God’s words, John 4:37; Rev. 19:9, 21:5; 22:6; the last three
are equivalent to No. 1; (d) His ways, Rev. 15:3; (e) His judgments, Rev. 16:7; 19:2; (to
His riches, Luke 16:11; (g) His worshipers, John 4:23; (h) their hearts, Heb. 10:22; (i) the
witness of the apostle John, John 19:35; (j) the spiritual, antitypical tabernacle, Heb. 8:2;
9:24, not that the wilderness tabernacle was false, but that it was a weak and earthly copy
of the heavenly.¶
Note:
“
*
is related to
as form to contents or substances;
denotes the reality of the thing,
defines the relation of the conception to the
thing to which it corresponds = genuine” (Cremer).
3.
(
)
, 1103), primarily “lawfully begotten” (akin to
, “to
become”), hence, “true, genuine, sincere,” is used in the apostle’s exhortation to his “true
yoke-fellow” in Phil. 4:3. See
OWN
,
SINCERITY
.
Note:
In the
KJV
of 2 Cor. 1:18 and 1 Tim. 3:1,
, “faithful” (
RV
), is translated
“true.”
B. Verb.
$
(
"
, 226) signifies “to deal faithfully or truly with anyone” (cf. Gen.
42:16, Sept., “whether ye deal truly or no”), Eph. 4:15, “speaking the truth”; Gal. 3:16, “I
tell (you) the truth,” where probably the apostle is referring to the contents of his epistle.¶
C. Noun.
(
)
, 225), “truth,” is used (a) objectively, signifying “the reality lying
at the basis of an appearance; the manifested, veritable essence of a matter” (Cremer),
e.g., Rom. 9:1; 2 Cor. 11:10; especially of Christian doctrine, e.g., Gal. 2:5, where “the
truth of the Gospel” denotes the “true” teaching of the Gospel, in contrast to perversions
of it; Rom. 1:25, where “the truth of God” may be “the truth concerning God” or “God
whose existence is a verity”; but in Rom. 15:8 “the truth of God” is indicative of His
faithfulness in the fulfillment of His promises as exhibited in Christ; the word has an
absolute force in John 14:6; 17:17; 18:37, 38; in Eph. 4:21, where the
RV
, “even as truth
is in Jesus,” gives the correct rendering, the meaning is not merely ethical “truth,” but
“truth” in all its fullness and scope, as embodied in Him; He was the perfect expression
of the truth; this is virtually equivalent to His statement in John 14:6; (b) subjectively,
“truthfulness,” “truth,” not merely verbal, but sincerity and integrity of character, John
8:44; 3 John 3,
RV
; (C) in phrases, e.g., “in truth” ( , “on the basis of”), Mark 12:14;