"ἀλήθεια" meaning in Ancient Greek

See ἀλήθεια in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /a.lɛ̌ː.tʰeː.a/, /aˈli.θi.a/, /aˈli.θi.a/, /a.lɛ̌ː.tʰeː.a/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /aˈle̝.tʰi.a/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /aˈli.θi.a/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /aˈli.θi.a/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /aˈli.θi.a/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From ἀληθής (alēthḗs, “true”) + -ιᾰ (-ia, abstract noun suffix). Etymology templates: {{root|grc|ine-pro|*leh₂-|id=concealed}}, {{dercat|grc|ine-pro}}, {{suffix|grc|ἀληθής|ιᾰ|pos2=abstract noun suffix|t1=true}} ἀληθής (alēthḗs, “true”) + -ιᾰ (-ia, abstract noun suffix) Head templates: {{grc-noun|ἀληθείας|f|first}} ἀλήθεια • (alḗtheia) f (genitive ἀληθείας); first declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|ᾰ̓λήθειᾰ|ᾱς}} Forms: alḗtheia [romanization], ἀληθείας [genitive], Attic declension-1 [table-tags], ἡ ᾰ̓λήθειᾰ [nominative, singular], τὼ ᾰ̓ληθείᾱ [dual, nominative], αἱ ᾰ̓λήθειαι [nominative, plural], τῆς ᾰ̓ληθείᾱς [genitive, singular], τοῖν ᾰ̓ληθείαιν [dual, genitive], τῶν ᾰ̓ληθειῶν [genitive, plural], τῇ ᾰ̓ληθείᾳ [dative, singular], τοῖν ᾰ̓ληθείαιν [dative, dual], ταῖς ᾰ̓ληθείαις [dative, plural], τὴν ᾰ̓λήθειᾰν [accusative, singular], τὼ ᾰ̓ληθείᾱ [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς ᾰ̓ληθείᾱς [accusative, plural], ᾰ̓λήθειᾰ [singular, vocative], ᾰ̓ληθείᾱ [dual, vocative], ᾰ̓λήθειαι [plural, vocative]
  1. not a lie
    Sense id: en-ἀλήθεια-grc-noun-D~WXkdkT Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ια Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 34 33 33 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ια: 29 32 39
  2. truth
    Sense id: en-ἀλήθεια-grc-noun-xcS62J7k Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ια Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 34 33 33 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ια: 29 32 39
  3. (Septuagint, plural form?) the Thummim
    Sense id: en-ἀλήθεια-grc-noun-hqYjUBWk Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ια, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 34 33 33 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the first declension: 33 33 33 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -ια: 29 32 39 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 25 30 45 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 17 69
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ᾰ̓λᾱ́θειᾰ (alā́theia), ᾰ̓λᾱθείᾱ (alātheíā) [Doric], ἀληθείη (alētheíē) [Epic], Ionic

Alternative forms

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    {
      "ipa": "/aˈli.θi.a/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "alā́theia",
      "word": "ᾰ̓λᾱ́θειᾰ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "alātheíā",
      "tags": [
        "Doric"
      ],
      "word": "ᾰ̓λᾱθείᾱ"
    },
    {
      "roman": "alētheíē",
      "tags": [
        "Epic"
      ],
      "word": "ἀληθείη"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ionic"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ἀλήθεια"
}

Download raw JSONL data for ἀλήθεια meaning in Ancient Greek (4.9kB)

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  "subsection": "noun",
  "title": "ἀλήθεια",
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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: Septuagint, plural form?",
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