ἀληθεύω

aletheuo

speak truth

Appears 8 times across Plato's dialogues.

Frequency by work

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Republic 3
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Book III 2
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413a6
413a7
Book IX 1
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589c3
Alcibiades I 1
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122a3
Apology 1
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34b5
Cratylus 1
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431b2
Laws 1
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Book X 1
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885e7
Theaetetus 1
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202c1

Dictionary (LSJ)

ἀληθεύω, fut. -εύσω X. Mem. 1.1.5, al.:—A. speak truth, A. Th. 562, Hp. Prog. 15, Pl. R. 589c; περί τι Id. Tht. 202b: with neut. Adj., ἀ. πάντα speak truth in all things, Batr. 14; πολλὰ ἀ. X. An. 4.4.15; τὰς δέκα ἡμέρας ἠλήθευσε he rightly foretold . . , ib.5.6.18; ἀ. τοὺς ἐπαίνους prove their praises true, Luc. Ind. 20; τοὔνομα ‘make good’, Them. Or. 1.4c. 2. of things, to be, prove true, σημεῖα Hp. Prog. 25:—Pass., to be fulfilled, of conditions, ἐπὶ τούτοις -ομένοις X. Cyr. 4.6.10, freq. in Arist.:—Act. of reasoners, arrive at truth, Id. Metaph. 1062a25:—Pass., ὁ λόγος -εύεται is in accordance with truth, Top. 132b4, al.; ἀληθεύεσθαι κατά τινος to be truly predicated of . . , ib.132a31, al.: fut. Med. in same sense, EN 1100a35, al.

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