ἀλήθεια

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[ᾰλ], ἡ, Dor. ἀλάθεια (also

   A 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:    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.