ἀλήθεια

ἀλήθ-εια [ᾰλ], ἡ, [dialect] Dor. [full] ἀλάθεια (also

A

ἀλαθείᾱ B.12.204

);

ἀλάθεα Alc.57

, Theoc.29.1 is neut. pl. of ἀλᾱθής; [dialect] Ep. (and Farly [dialect] Att. acc. to Hdn.Gr.2.454) [full] ἀληθείᾱ; [dialect] Ion. [full] ἀληθείη:

I truth, opp. lie or mere appearance:

1 in Hom. only opp. a lie, freq. in phrase

ἀληθείην καταλέξαι Il.24.407

,al.;

ἀ. ἀποειπεῖν 23.361

; παιδὸς πᾶσαν ἀ. μυθεῖσθαι to tell whole truth about the lad, Od.11.507;

ἀλάθει' ἀτρεκής Pi.N.5.17

, cf. B. l.c.; prov., οἶνος καὶ ἀ. `in vino veritas', Alc.l.c., etc.;

ἁπλᾶ γάρ ἐστι τῆς ἀ. ἔπη A.Fr.176

, cf. E.Ph.469;

χρᾶσθαι τῇ ἀ. Hdt.1.116

;

εἰπεῖν τὴν ἀ. Id.6.69

;

ἡ ἀ. περί τινος Th.4.122

, S. Tr.91; ἀ. ἔχειν to be true, Arist.Pol.1281a42: pl.,

ταῖς ἀ. χρῆσθαι Isoc.9.5

;

τὰς ἀ. λέγειν Men.87

,925;

τὰς ἀ. ἀκοῦσαι τῶν γενομένων Alcid.Od.13

:—Ἀλήθεια or περὶ Ἀληθείας, title of works by Protag., Pl.Tht.161c, Cra. 391c; by Antipho Soph., FOxy.1364, cf. Hermog. Id.2.11, etc.

2 after Hom. also truth, reality, opp. appearance,

σὺν ἀλαθείᾳ καλῶν B.3.96

;

ἡ ἀ. τῶν πραχθέντων Antipho 2.4.1

;

τῶν ἔργων ἡ ἀ. Th.2.41

;

μιμήματα ἀληθείας Pl.Plt.300c

:— in adverb. usages, τῇ ἀ. in very truth, Th.4.120, etc.;

ταῖς ἀ. Isoc.15.283

, cf. Philem.130, Plb.10.40.5, Babr.75.20; rarely (without the Art.)

ἀληθείᾳ Pl.Prt.343d

:—with Preps.,

ἐν τῇ ἀ. Pl.La.183d

; ἐπὶ τῆς ἀληθείας καὶ τοῦ πράγματος in truth and reality, D.21.72; ἐπ' ἀληθείᾳ for the sake of truth, A.Supp. 628, Ar.Pl.891; also, according to truth and nature, Theoc.7.44:—

μετ' ἀληθείας X.Mem.2.1.27

, D.2.4:—

κατὰ τὴν ἀ. Isoc.1.2.46

, etc.;

κατ' ἀλήθειον Arist.Pol.1278b33

, etc.:—

ξὺν ἀληθείᾳ A.Ag.1567

:—

πρὸς ἀλήθειαν D.S.5.67

, etc.

3 real war, opp. exercise or parade, Plb.10.20.4,al.;

ἐπ' αὐτῆς τῆς ἀ. Id.1.21.3

.

4 true event, realization of dream or omen, Hdt.3.64, Damon ap.Sch.Ar.Pl.1003.

II of persons, truthfulness, sincerity, Hdt. 1.55;

ἀλαθείᾳ φρενῶν A.Ag.1550

, cf. Pl.R.331c, Arist.EN1108a20.

III *)a. personified, Emp.1, Parm.1.29, etc.

IV symbol of truth, jewel worn by Egyptian high-priest, D.S.1.48,75, Ael. VH14.34: of the Thummim, LXX Le.8.8.