ἀληθῆ

Ancient Greek

Pronunciation

(5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /a.lɛː.tʰɛ̂ː/
(1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /a.le̝ˈtʰe̝/
(4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /a.liˈθi/
(10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /a.liˈθi/
(15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /a.liˈθi/

Adjective

ἀληθῆ • (alēthê)

inflection of ἀληθής (alēthḗs):
1. masculine/feminine accusative singular
2. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative plural

Adverb

ἀληθῆ • (alēthê)

(in answer to a question) that's right
- 366 BCE – 348 BCE, Plato, Theaetetus 143a:
  Εὐκλείδης […] ὥστε μοι σχεδόν τι πᾶς ὁ λόγος γέγραπται.
  Τερψίων ἀληθῆ· ἤκουσά σου καὶ πρότερον […] .
  Eukleídēs […] hṓste moi skhedón ti pâs ho lógos gégraptai.
  Terpsíōn alēthê; ḗkousá sou kaì próteron […] .
  Eucleides: So I have pretty much the whole conversation written down.
  Terpsion: That's right. I've heard you [say so] before.

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