Quick Definition
ὄντως Adv really, truly
Strong's Definition
really
Derivation: adverb of the oblique cases of G5607 (ὤν);
KJV Usage: certainly, clean, indeed, of a truth, verily
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ὄντως (fr. dv; on advs. formed fr. ptcps. ef. Bttm. Ausf. Spr. § 115 a. Anm. 3; Kiihner § 335 Anm. 2), adv., truly, in reality, in point of fact, as opp. to what is pre tended, fictitious, false, conjectural: Mk. xi. 32 [see ἔχω, 1.1 £.]; Lk. xxiii. 47; xxiv. 34; In. viii. 36; 1 Co. xiv. 25: Gal. iii. 21 and Rec. in 2 Pet. ii. 18; ὁ, 9, τὸ ὄντως foll. by a noun, that which <s truly ete., that which is indeed, (τὰ ὄντως ἀγαθὰ ἢ καλά, Plat. Phaedr. p. 260 a.; τὴν ὄντως καὶ ἀληθῶς φιλίαν, Plat. Clit. p. 409 e.; οἱ ὄντως βασιλεῖς, Joseph. antt. 15, 3,5): as ἡ ὄντως (Rec. αἰώνιος) ζωή, 1 Tim. vi. 19; ἡ ὄντως χήρα, a widow that is a widow indeed, not improperly called a widow (as παρθένος ἣ λεγομένη χήρα, i. 6. a virgin that has taken a vow of celibacy, in ἴσῃ. ad Smyrn. 13 [ef. Bp. Lghtft. in loc.]; οἵ. Baur, Die sogen. Pastoralbriefe, p. 46 sqq.), 1 Tim. v. 3, 5,16. (Eur., Arstph., Xen., Plat., sqq-; Sept. for D398, Num. xxii. 37; for 2s, Jer. iii. 23; for ys, Jer. x. 19.)
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ὄντως ontōs 10x
really, in truth, truly, Mk. 11:32; Lk. 23:47.
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
ὄντως, adv.
(< ὤν, ptcp. of εἰμί, sum), [in LXX: Nu 22:37 (אֻמְנָם), Je 3:23 (אָכֵן), 10:19 (אַךְ), III Ki 12:24, Wi 17:14*;]
really, actually, truly: Mk 11:32, Lk 23:47 24:34, Jo 8:36, I Co 14:25, Ga 3:21; ἡ ὄ. ζωή, I Ti 6:19; ἡ ὄ. χήρα, I Ti 5:3, 5, 16.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
ὄντως, “actually,”’ “indeed,’’ as in Gal 3%, is seen in P Giss I. 228 (time of Trajan) mpd π]άν[τ]ων εὔχομ[α]ι. .. .. τὴν [γλυκυἸτάτην σου ὄψιν προσκυνῆσαι] νῦν ὄντως ἀμοιβ[ὴ]ν [- - .] TAs εὐσεβείας μου KTA. For its use, virtually as an adj., preceded by the art. and followed by a noun (1 Tim 53:5) 16), we may cite Hp. ad Diogn. x. 7, Arist. “4201. iv. 1. Cf MGr τόντις, “ really ’’’: few adverbs in τὼς have survived in MGr. For ὄξος, “‘sour wine’’ drunk by soldiers, as in Mt ΝΣ ) y al, cf. P Lond 1245° (a.p. 357) (= III. p. 228) a receipt for 4000 ξέσται supplied to soldiers stationed at Hermopolis— ὄξους ξέστας τετρακισχειλίους. Other exx. of the word, Reve 4 where it is distinguished from οἶνος, are 16. 8 5655 (tariff of excise duties—late i/a.p.) (=III. p. 92) πλὴν οἴνου κ[αὶ ὄΠξους, and 76. 11558 (A.D. 145-7) (= III. p. 113) ἐπὶ οἴνου καὶ ὄξου(ς) of mpdovtes. See also for the word P Flor III. 334° (ii/A.D.) mpogéveyké μοι εἰς ἕψησιν γάρον (‘‘ fishsauce’’) καὶ ὄξ[ο]ς ἐκ τοῦ Κῴου καὶ ἐλαίαν, P Tebt 11. 4031 (A.D, 212-7) λόγ[ο]ς τοῦ μετρηθέϊντος] ἡμεῖν ὄξους εἰς τὴν ἐνεστῶσαν ἡμέραϊν. BGU I. 1411: 18. (A.D. 255) ὄξους ὑδρομιγ(οῦς), and P Oxy XIV. 17768 (late iv/a.D.) ὅσον χρήϊζουσι ἔν τε σίτῳ ἢ ὄξους (/. ὄξει) παρασχοῦ αὐτοῖς, “*supply them with whatever they require in the way of corn or sour wine.’” The dim. ὀξί(ε)ίδιον occurs in BGU II. 417°! (ii/iii A.D.) ἔρρωσό μοι, yAuKitare, καὶ ὀξείδιά μοι κόμισον, cf. 35, and the late P Lond 113. ττ(α)" (vi/vii A.D.) (=I. p. 223) a contract to take the sour wine (τὰ ὀξίδια) of one year’s vintage in exchange for the sweet wine (τοῦ οἴνου) of the succeeding year. ”“Ofos is to ὀξύς as εὖρος is to εὐρύς : cf. acetum and actes, acer, etc. P Oxy VI. 9007 (A.D. 322) ὑποβληθέντος ἔτι εἰς κονδουκτορίαν τοῦ ὀξέος δρόμου τοῦ εὐτυχῶς εἰσιόντος ἔτους, “1 have besides been nominated as contractor for the expresspost for the year auspiciously approaching ”’ (Edd.): see the editors’ note, and cf. Rom 3! ὀξεῖς ot πόδες αὐτῶν ἐκχέαι αἷμα. It may be noted that the express postal service (τέγος velox) with horses was introduced into Egypt after the time of Diocletian, to give way, however, under Justinian to the old service with asses: cf. P Flor I. 397 (A.v. 396), P Oxy I. 1407 (A.D. 550), and see the introduction to P Hamb I. 9. On the form ὀξεῖα cf. Moulton G7. ii. p. 118. The comp. ὀξύτερον is contrasted with βαθύτερον in P Lond 8995 (ii/a.D.) (= ILI. p. 208) in connexion with some purple, πορφύριον.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
ὄντως (ontōs) — really. ὄντως, adverb participle of εἰμί (sum), really, actually, verily, with Verbs, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὄντως τε καὶ ἀληθῶς really and truly, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to to ὡς ἔπος εἰπεῖν, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; to εἰκότως, [Refs 5th c.BC+]participle ὤν, οὖσα, ὄν, to imply real existence, [Refs]: also with Nouns, τὰ ὄντως ἀγαθά [Refs 5th c.BC+]; more freq in the later dialogues of [Refs 5th c.BC+]