What is the word for truth and its meaning in Koine Greek?
Last Updated: 19.06.2025 08:04
the word is composed of the privative prefix α- and λήθη/lethe which means “forgetfulness/stupor”. So the αλήθεια means “without fault/stupor/hiding”
There is absolutely no relation to λίθος/lithos=stone. Notice the η vs ι.
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.
What is truer than that which is true?
A similarly derived word is ληθαργία/lethargia=toiling under forgetfulness/stupor….lethargy.
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a couple of points:
Why do some people have loving parents and some do not?
The root verb is λανθάνω/lanthano=to escape notice/to make one forget/to lay hidden
The Greek word for thief/robber/pirate is ληστής/listis which is derived from λανθάνω as well
Nuda Veritas is the derivation of the term “Naked Truth”.
What’s the craziest thing you’ve heard pretending to be asleep?
αλὴθεια / Alithea.
The word has remained the same into Modern Greek