ἀλήθ-εια [ ᾰλ], ἡ , Dor. ἀλάθεια (also ἀλαθείᾱ B. 12.204 ); ἀλάθεα Alc. 57 , Theoc. 29.1 is neut. pl. of ἀλᾱθής ; Ep. (and Farly Att. acc. to Hdn.Gr. 2.454 ) ἀληθείᾱ; Ion. ἀληθείη : truth , opp. lie o
ἀλήθ-εια[ᾰλ],ἡ , Dor.
ἀλάθεια(also
A.
ἀλαθείᾱ
B. 12.204
); ἀλάθεα
Alc. 57
, Theoc. 29.1 is neut. pl. ofἀλᾱθής; Ep. (and Farly Att. acc. to Hdn.Gr. 2.454 )ἀληθείᾱ;
Ion.
ἀληθείη:
I. truth, opp.lieormere appearance:
1. in Hom. only opp.a lie, freq. in phrase ἀληθείην καταλέξαι
Il. 24.407
,al.; ἀ. ἀποειπεῖν
23.361
;παιδὸς πᾶσαν ἀ. μυθεῖσθαιto tell wholetruthabout 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. ἔχεινto betrue, Arist. Pol. 1281a42 : pl., ταῖς ἀ. χρῆσθαι
Isoc. 9.5
; τὰς ἀ. λέγειν
Men. 87
, 925 ; τὰς ἀ. ἀκοῦσαι τῶν γενομένων
Alcid. Od. 13
:—Ἀλήθειαorπερὶ 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. alsotruth, 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.exerciseorparade, Plb. 10.20.4 ,al.; ἐπ' αὐτῆς τῆς ἀ.
Id. 1.21.3
.
4. true event, realizationof 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. EN 1108a20 .
III. *)a. personified, Emp. 1 , Parm. 1.29 , etc.
IV. symbol of truth, jewelworn by Egyptian high-priest, D.S. 1.48 , 75 , Ael. VH 14.34 : of the Thummim, LXX Le. 8.8 .
