ἀλήθεια

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Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From ἀληθής (alēthḗs, true) +‎ -ιᾰ (-ia, abstract noun suffix).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ἀλήθεια (alḗtheiaf (genitive ἀληθείας); first declension

  1. not a lie
  2. truth
  3. (Septuagint, plural form?) the Thummim

Declension

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἀληθής”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 65-6

Further reading

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