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truly

Meaning of “truly”

According to truth; in agreement with fact; Sincerely; honestly; really; faithfully; Exactly; justly.

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KJV context and cross-referencesWebster 1828
42 occurrences41 verses21 booksKJV PCE

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First occurrence: Genesis 4:24

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Acts 1:5
For John truly baptized with water; but ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Acts 1:5 · retained source text

For Iohn truely baptized with water, but ye shall be baptized with the holy Ghost, not many dayes hence.

1611 marginal noteMatth. 3.11.

Acts 3:22
For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading & marginal notes
1611 witness · Acts 3:22 · retained source text

For Moses truely said vnto the fathers, A Prophet shall the Lord your God raise vp vnto you of your brethren, like vnto me; him shall yee heare in all things whatsoeuer he shal say vnto you.

1611 marginal noteDeut. 18.15. chap. 7.37.

Acts 5:23
Saying, The prison truly found we shut with all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doors: but when we had opened, we found no man within.
1 word occurrence in this verse
The 1611 reading
1611 witness · Acts 5:23 · retained source text

Saying, The prison truely found we shut with all safety, and the keepers standing without before the doores, but when we had opened, we found no man within.

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Historical definitions

Sincerely; honestly; really; faithfully. According to truth; in agreement with fact. Exactly; justly.

volume 2, leaf 809, column 2 (main_dictionary)