JOHN 17:3 True as opposed to false
1b) it contrasts realities with their semblances
1c) opposite to what is imperfect defective, frail, uncertain
2) true, veracious, sincere
Joh 17:3 And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
EXAMPLES OF TRUE USED IN JOHN
Joh 1:9 That was the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.
Joh 4:23 But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.
WHO IS THE TRUE GOD?
1Joh 5:11-13 & 20 And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son.
12 He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.
13 These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God
1Joh 5:20 And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are in him that is true, even in his Son Jesus Christ. This is the true God, and eternal life.
HERE THE BIBLE SAYS THE TRUE GOD IS JESUS CHRIST
MORE CONCORDENCE DIFINITIONS OF TRUE
True: John 17:3
228 alhyinov alethinos al-ay-thee-nos’
from 227; TDNT-1:249,37; adj
AV-true 27; 27
1) that which has not only the name and resemblance, but the real nature corresponding to the name, in every respect corresponding to the idea signified by the name, real, true genuine
1a) opposite to what is fictitious, counterfeit, imaginary, simulated or pretended
1b) it contrasts realities with their semblances
1c) opposite to what is imperfect defective, frail, uncertain
2) true, veracious, sincere
NT:228 alhyinov alethinos al-ay-thee-nos’
(I) True, conformed to truth (John 4:37; 19:35). In the sense of real, unfeigned, not fictitious (John 17:3, meaning the only true God, not feigned like idols; 1 Thess 1:9; 1 John 5:20; Rev 3:7; Sept.: 2 Chron 15:3; Isa 65:16). Spoken of what is true in itself, genuine, real, as opposed to that which is false, (
pseud¢¡s
[5571]), pretended (John 1:9; 4:23; 1 John 2:8); of the vine (John 15:1; Sept.: Jer 2:21); of Jerusalem (Sept.: Zech 8:3); of the bread coming down from heaven (John 6:32, of which the manna was the type)
NT:228 alhyinov alethinos al-ay-thee-nos’
(frequent in secular writings from Plato down; (twenty-three times in John's writings; only five (according to L six) times in the rest of the N.T.));
1. that which has not only the name and semblance, but the real nature corresponding to the name (Tittmann, p. 155; (particularly applied to express that which is all that it pretends to be, for instance, pure gold as opposed to adulterated metal Donaldson, New Crat. sec. 258; see, at length, Trench, sec. viii.)), in every respect corresponding to the idea signified by the name, real and true, genuine;a. opposed to what is fictitious, counterfeit, imaginary, simulated, pretended: Theos ('ªlohey 'ªmet, 2 Chron 15:3), 1 Thess 1:9; Heb 9:14 L; John 17:3; 1 John 5:20. (aleethinoi filoi, Demosthenes, Phil. 3, p. 113, 27.)b. it contrasts realities with their semblances: skeenee, Heb 8:2; the sanctuary, Heb 9:24. (ho hippos contrasted with ho en tee eikoni, Aelian, v. h. 2, 3.)c. opposed to what is imperfect, defective, frail, uncertain: John 4:23,37; 7:28; used without adjunct of Jesus as the true Messiah, Rev 3:7;foos, John 1:9; 1 John 2:8;krisis, John 8:16 (L, T, Tr, WH; Isa 59:4);kriseis, Rev 16:7; 19:2;artos, as nourishing the soul unto life everlasting, John 6:32;ampelos, John 15:1;marturia John 19:35;martus, Rev 3:14;despotees, Rev 6:10;hodoi, Rev 15:3;coupled with pistos, Rev 3:14; 19:11;substantively, to aleethinon the genuine, real good, opposed to external riches, Luke 16:11 ((hois men gar aleethinos ploutos ouranoo, Philo de praem, et poen. sec. 17, p.