ἀλήθεια
σὺν Ἀθηνᾷ καὶ σὺ χεῖρα κινεῖ → God helps those who help themselves, God helps them that help themselves, heaven helps those who help themselves, the Lord helps those who help themselves, move your hand along with Athena, move your hand along with Minerva, fortune favors the prepared mind, fortune favours the prepared mind, chance favors the prepared mind, chance favours the prepared mind
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.
