ἀλήθεια
English (LSJ)
[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.
German (Pape)
[Seite 94] ἡ, Hom. ἀληθείη, immer accus.; Her. ἀληθηίη, die Wahrheit, Hom. ἀληθείην καταλέγειν z. B. Od. 16, 226, ἀποειπεῖν. 23, 861, Prädicatsnomen ταῦτά τοι, ἀχνύμενός περ, ἀληθείην κατέλεξα Od. 7, 297; πᾶσαν ἀλ. παιδὸς μυθεῖσθαι, über den Sohn die ganze Wahrheit sagen, Od. 11, 507; ähnl. Soph. πᾶσαν πυθέσθαι τῶνδ' ἀλήθειαν πέρι Τr. 91; τὰς ἀληθείας λέγειν Men. bei B. A. 376; ἀκούσεσθε πᾶσαν τὴν ἀλήθειαν Plat. Apol. 17 b, ἐρῶ 33 c; πάσας τὰς ἀληθείας Dem. 42, 8. 47, 40, die wahren Umstände. – Wahrhaftigkeit, Aufrichtigkeit, im Gegensatz der ψευδολογία Isocr. 12, 78; Plut. Cat. min. 35; vom Richter Din. 1, 87. – Wirklichkeit, bes. τῇ ἀληθείᾳ, in Wirklichkeit, dem τῷ λόγῳ entgegengesetzt Isocr. 3, 33; sehr oft bei Plat., Prot. 339 d ἄνδρα ἀγαθὸν γενέσθαι ἀληθείᾳ, τὸ τῇ ἀληθείᾳ ἄνδρα σοφὸν εἶναι Hipp. mai. 281 b; ταἶς ἀληθείαις Dio Chrys. 2, 39 wie schon Philem. com., vgl. Mein. Menip. 32; – ταῖς ἀληθείαις ὅμοιον Alcidam. Od. 670, 7 Sophist. 575, 17. Andere advelb. Vrbdgn: σὺν ἀληθείᾳ Aesch. Ag. 1548; μετ' ἀληθεἰας u. ἐπ' ἀληθείας σκοπεῖσθαι Dem. 2, 4. 18, 294; ἐπ' ἀληθεἰᾳ Aesch. Suppl. 623 Ar. Plut. 892 πρὸς ἀλήθειαν häufig bei Pol. u. Sp., z. B. Diod. Sic. – Bei den Aegyptiern ein Schmuck des Oberpriesters als Zeichen der Wahrheit u. Gerechtigkeit, Diod. S. 1, 48; Ael. V. H. 14, 34.