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ἀληθινος

First/Second declension Adjective; 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: ἀληθινος ἀληθινή ἀληθινόν

Structure: ἀληθιν (Stem) + ος (Ending)

Etym.: a)lhqh/s

Sense

  1. (of persons) truthful, trustworthy
  2. (of things) real and true, genuine

Examples

  • ἐν δὲ πράξεσιν ἀληθιναῖσ καὶ πολιτείᾳ τὸν πλούσιον καὶ ἔνδοξον ὀλιγωρεῖν καὶ καταφρονεῖν ἄρχοντοσ; (Plutarch, Praecepta gerendae reipublicae, chapter, section 21 3:1)
  • διημαρτηκότων δὲ πάντων τῶν τὸν μῦθον τοῦτον πεπλακότων καὶ διὰ τῶν ἀποτελεσμάτων ἐν τοῖσ ὕστερον χρόνοισ ἐλεγχομένων, προσεκτέον ταῖσ ἀληθιναῖσ ἱστορίαισ· (Diodorus Siculus, Bibliotheca Historica, book 5, chapter 23 5:1)
  • διὸ καὶ ταῖσ μὲν ἀληθιναῖσ αἰτίαισ οὐκ ἐχρῆτο, κατέφευγε δ’ εἰσ προφάσεισ ἀλόγουσ· (Polybius, Histories, book 3, chapter 15 9:2)

Synonyms

  1. truthful

  2. real and true

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Source: Ancient Greek entries from Wiktionary

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