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It conveys a sense of certainty and authenticity, often used to affirm the truthfulness of a situation or the genuineness of a condition. It underscores the actual existence or occurrence of something, distinguishing it from mere appearance or pretense.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of truth and reality was significant, especially in philosophical discourse. The use of ὄντως in the New Testament reflects a Jewish and early Christian emphasis on the truth of God's promises and the reality of spiritual truths. This term would have resonated with audiences familiar with philosophical debates about what is real and true, contrasting the transient and illusory nature of the material world with the enduring truth of God's word.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>3689</b> <i>óntōs</i> (the adverbial form of <a href="/greek/1510.htm">1510</a> <i>/eimí</i>, "to be") – properly, <i>exist</i>; <i>really be</i> (<i>exist</i>, as <i>reality</i>). <a href="/greek/3689.htm">3689</a> <i>/óntōs</i> ("<i>substance as reality</i>") is usually translated "indeed" and refers to what is <i>genuinely important</i> ("real"). </p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from the part. of <a href="/greek/1510.htm">eimi</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>really, truly<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>certainly (2), indeed (6), real (1), really (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 3689: ὄντως</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ὄντως</span></span> (from <span class="greek2">ὄν</span>; on adverbs formed from participles cf. Alexander <span class="abbreviation">Buttmann</span> (1873) Ausf. Spr. § 115 a. Anm. 3; Kühner, § 335 Anm. 2), adverb, <span class="accented">truly, in reality, in point of fact,</span> as opposed to what is pretended, fictitious, false, conjectural: <a href="/interlinear/mark/11-32.htm">Mark 11:32</a> (see <span class="greek2"><span class="lexref">ἔχω</span></span>, I. 1 f.); <a href="/interlinear/luke/23-47.htm">Luke 23:47</a>; <a href="/interlinear/luke/24-34.htm">Luke 24:34</a>; <a href="/interlinear/john/8-36.htm">John 8:36</a>; <a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/14-25.htm">1 Corinthians 14:25</a>; <a href="/interlinear/galatians/3-21.htm">Galatians 3:21</a> and <span class="manuref">Rec.</span> in <a href="/interlinear/2_peter/2-18.htm">2 Peter 2:18</a>; <span class="greek2">ὁ</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span>, <span class="greek2">τό</span> <span class="greek2">ὄντως</span> followed by a noun, <span class="accented">that which is truly etc., that which is indeed</span> (<span class="greek2">τά</span> <span class="greek2">ὄντως</span> <span class="greek2">ἀγατα</span> <span class="greek2">ἤ</span> <span class="greek2">καλά</span>, P'lat. Phaedr., p. 260 a.; <span class="greek2">τήν</span> <span class="greek2">ὄντως</span> <span class="greek2">καί</span> <span class="greek2">ἀληθῶς</span> <span class="greek2">φιλίαν</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Plato</span>, Clit., p. 409 e.; <span class="greek2">οἱ</span> <span class="greek2">ὄντως</span> <span class="greek2">βασιλεῖς</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Josephus</span>, Antiquities 15, 3, 5): as <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> <span class="greek2">ὄντως</span> (<span class="manuref">Rec.</span> <span class="greek2">αἰώνιος</span>) <span class="greek2">ζωή</span>, <a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/6-19.htm">1 Timothy 6:19</a>; <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> <span class="greek2">ὄντως</span> <span class="greek2">χήρα</span>, a widow that is a widow indeed, not improperly called a widow (as <span class="greek2">παρθένος</span> <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> <span class="greek2">λεγομένη</span> <span class="greek2">χήρα</span>, i. e., a virgin that has taken a vow of celibacy, in <span class="abbreviation">Ignatius</span> ad Smyrn. 13 [ET] (cf. <span class="abbreviation">Lightfoot</span>, in the place cited); cf. Baur, Die sogen. Pastoralbriefe, p. 46ff), <a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/5-3.htm">1 Timothy 5:3, 5, 16</a>. (<span class="abbreviation">Euripides</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Aristophanes</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Xenophon</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Plato</span>, and following; the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> for <span class="hebrew">אֻמְנָם</span>, <a href="/interlinear/numbers/22-37.htm">Numbers 22:37</a>; for <span class="hebrew">אָכֵן</span>, <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/3-23.htm">Jeremiah 3:23</a>; for <span class="hebrew">אַך</span>, <a href="/interlinear/jeremiah/10-19.htm">Jeremiah 10:19</a>.)<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>certainly, clean, indeed, verily. <p>Adverb of the oblique cases of <a href="/greek/5607.htm">on</a>; really -- certainly, clean, indeed, of a truth, verily. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/5607.htm">on</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>οντως όντως ὄντως όνυξι όνυχα όνυχας όνυχες όνυχι ονυχίζει ονυχίζον ονυχιζόντων ονύχιον ονυχιστήρας όνυχος ονύχων οξέως ontos ontōs óntos óntōs<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/mark/11-32.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Mark 11:32</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adverb">Adv</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τὸν Ἰωάννην <b>ὄντως</b> ὅτι προφήτης</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/mark/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> John to have been <span class="itali">a real</span> prophet.<br><a href="/kjvs/mark/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> he was a prophet <span class="itali">indeed.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/mark/11-32.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> John <span class="itali">indeed</span> that a prophet<p><b><a href="/text/luke/23-47.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 23:47</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adverb">Adv</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/23.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">θεὸν λέγων <b>Ὄντως</b> ὁ ἄνθρωπος</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/23.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> God, saying, <span class="itali">Certainly</span> this man<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/23.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> God, saying, <span class="itali">Certainly</span> this was<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/23-47.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> God saying <span class="itali">Indeed</span> the man<p><b><a href="/text/luke/24-34.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Luke 24:34</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adverb">Adv</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/luke/24.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">λέγοντας ὅτι <b>ὄντως</b> ἠγέρθη ὁ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/luke/24.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> The Lord <span class="itali">has really</span> risen<br><a href="/kjvs/luke/24.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> is risen <span class="itali">indeed,</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/luke/24-34.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> saying <span class="itali">indeed</span> Is risen the<p><b><a href="/text/john/8-36.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">John 8:36</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adverb">Adv</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/john/8.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ὑμᾶς ἐλευθερώσῃ <b>ὄντως</b> ἐλεύθεροι ἔσεσθε</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/john/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> you will be free <span class="itali">indeed.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/john/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> ye shall be free <span class="itali">indeed.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/john/8-36.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> you shall set free <span class="itali">indeed</span> free you will be<p><b><a href="/text/1_corinthians/14-25.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Corinthians 14:25</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adverb">Adv</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/14.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἀπαγγέλλων ὅτι <b>Ὄντως</b> ὁ θεὸς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_corinthians/14.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> that God <span class="itali">is certainly</span> among<br><a href="/kjvs/1_corinthians/14.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> in you <span class="itali">of a truth.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/14-25.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> declaring that <span class="itali">indeed</span> God<p><b><a href="/text/galatians/3-21.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Galatians 3:21</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adverb">Adv</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/galatians/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">δυνάμενος ζωοποιῆσαι <b>ὄντως</b> ἐκ νόμου</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/galatians/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> then righteousness <span class="itali">would indeed</span> have been<br><a href="/kjvs/galatians/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> have given life, <span class="itali">verily</span> righteousness<br><a href="/interlinear/galatians/3-21.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> was able to give life <span class="itali">indeed</span> from out of law<p><b><a href="/text/1_timothy/5-3.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Timothy 5:3</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adverb">Adv</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/5.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τίμα τὰς <b>ὄντως</b> χήρας </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_timothy/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> widows who are widows <span class="itali">indeed;</span><br><a href="/kjvs/1_timothy/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> widows that are widows <span class="itali">indeed.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/5-3.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> highly value that [are] <span class="itali">indeed</span> widows<p><b><a href="/text/1_timothy/5-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Timothy 5:5</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adverb">Adv</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/5.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἡ δὲ <b>ὄντως</b> χήρα καὶ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_timothy/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> she who is a widow <span class="itali">indeed</span> and who has been left alone,<br><a href="/kjvs/1_timothy/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> she that is a widow <span class="itali">indeed,</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/5-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> she who moreover <span class="itali">indeed</span> a widow and<p><b><a href="/text/1_timothy/5-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Timothy 5:16</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adverb">Adv</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/5.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἵνα ταῖς <b>ὄντως</b> χήραις ἐπαρκέσῃ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_timothy/5.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> those who are widows <span class="itali">indeed.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/1_timothy/5.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> them that are widows <span class="itali">indeed.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/5-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> that to the <span class="itali">truly [needy]</span> widows it might impart relief<p><b><a href="/text/1_timothy/6-19.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Timothy 6:19</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adverb">Adv</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/6.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐπιλάβωνται τῆς <b>ὄντως</b> ζωῆς </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_timothy/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> of that which is life <span class="itali">indeed.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/1_timothy/6-19.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> they might lay hold of <span class="itali">that which is indeed</span> life<p><b><a href="/greek/3689.htm">Strong's Greek 3689</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_3689.htm">10 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/onto_s_3689.htm">ὄντως — 10 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 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