What is the word for truth and its meaning in Koine Greek?
Last Updated: 25.06.2025 00:05
αλὴθεια / Alithea.
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The Greek word for thief/robber/pirate is ληστής/listis which is derived from λανθάνω as well
What did someone say to you that instantly made you realize their life was in danger?
the word is composed of the privative prefix α- and λήθη/lethe which means “forgetfulness/stupor”. So the αλήθεια means “without fault/stupor/hiding”
a couple of points:
The word has remained the same into Modern Greek
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Nuda Veritas is the derivation of the term “Naked Truth”.
as a result Alitheia, the Goddess of Truth, was always depicted as a naked, unassuming and plain looking woman. The Latin equivalent was nuda Veritas. Truth has nothing to hide and didn’t need all the adornments of the other gods.
There is absolutely no relation to λίθος/lithos=stone. Notice the η vs ι.
What smell will you never forget?
The root verb is λανθάνω/lanthano=to escape notice/to make one forget/to lay hidden
A similarly derived word is ληθαργία/lethargia=toiling under forgetfulness/stupor….lethargy.