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ὄντως

óntōs · Greek · Strong's G3689 · 10 occurrences

The KJV renders 11 different Hebrew and Greek words as “clean”

What it means

really

adverb of the oblique cases of G5607 (ὤν);

How the KJV renders it

certainly, clean, indeed, of a truth, verily

Where that flattens a distinction

The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.

clean
also renders hagnós (G53), katharós (G2513), katharízō (G2511), bar (H1249), zak (H2134), châmîyts (H2548), châsaph (H2834), ṭâhôwr (H2889), yâbêsh (H3001), nâqîy (H5355)
verily
also renders amḗn (G281), dḗpou (G1222), alēthōs (G230), ʼăbâl (H61), ʼak (H389), ʼâkên (H403)
indeed
also renders alēthōs (G230), ʼăbâl (H61), ʼomnâh (H546), ʼomnâm (H551)
certainly
also renders ʼak (H389), ʼâkên (H403), yâdaʻ (H3045)
of a truth
also renders alēthōs (G230)

Where it appears

10 occurrences in the Greek text.

1 Corinthians 14:25 · ADV
And thus the secrets of his heart are revealed. So he will fall down on his face and worship God, declaring that God is among you indeed.
1 Timothy 5:3 · ADV
Honor widows who are widows indeed.
1 Timothy 5:5 · ADV
Now she who is a widow indeed and desolate, has her hope set on God and continues in petitions and prayers night and day.
1 Timothy 5:16 · ADV
If any man or woman who believes has widows, let them relieve them, and don’t let the assembly be burdened, that it might relieve those who are widows indeed.
1 Timothy 6:19 · ADV
laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold of eternal life.
Galatians 3:21 · ADV
Is the law then against the promises of God? Certainly not! For if there had been a law given which could make alive, most certainly righteousness would have been of the law.
John 8:36 ADVLuke 23:47 ADVLuke 24:34 ADVMark 11:32 ADV

Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.