ΦΙΛΑΛΗΘΗ, φιλαληθη
PHILALĒTHĒ, philalēthē
Sounds Like: fee-lah-LAY-thay
Translations: truth-loving, truthful, fond of truth, a lover of truth
From the root: ΦΙΛΑΛΗΘΗΣ
Part of Speech: Adjective
Explanation: This is a compound adjective formed from φίλος (philos), meaning 'loving' or 'dear', and ἀλήθεια (alētheia), meaning 'truth'. It describes someone who loves truth, is devoted to truth, or is truthful in character. It can be used to describe a person who seeks out and adheres to truth.
Inflection: Singular, Feminine, Nominative or Accusative
Strong’s number: G5359 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Justin Martyr
- Second Apology of Justin Martyr — 0:2
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΦΙΛΑΛΗΘΗΣ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΦΙΛΑΛΗΘΕΙΣ — lovers of truth, truth-loving, truthful
- ΦΙΛΑΛΗΘΩΣ — truthfully, sincerely, genuinely, truly
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