Δόκησις ἀληθείας
grasp of truth
Translated by David Whitehead12 May 2003Vetting: high3 revisions
Translation
A roundabout way of saying 'truth' in Thucydides.
Greek original · Adler’s text
Δόκησις ἀληθείας· περιφραστικῶς ἡ ἀλήθεια παρὰ Θουκυδίδῃ.
Betacode
*do/khsis a)lhqei/as: perifrastikw=s h( a)lh/qeia para\ *qoukudi/dh|.
Notes
- Thucydides 2.35.2 (Pericles' Funeral Speech), with comment from the scholia there.
Fordo/khsis see also delta 1323.