ἀληθής

Ancient Greek

Etymology

From α- (“not”) + λήθη (“forgetting”)/λήθω (“I escape notice, I am hidden”) – literally “not forgotten, not hidden”.

Adjective

ἀληθής m, ἀληθής f, ἀληθὲς n; third declension; (alēthēs)

1. true

Derived terms

• ἀλήθεια

Related terms

• λήθη

References

• ἀληθής in A Greek-English Lexicon by Liddell & Scott, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1940
• alethiology in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911