A. true, οὐκ ἔσθ᾽ ὅδε μῦθος ἐ. Od.23.62; “ἐ. ἄγγελος ἐλθών”
~~~ Il.22.438; “ἐτήτυμα μυθησαίμην” Hes.Op.10; τοῦτ᾽ ἀγόρευσον
~~~ ἐτήτυμον tell me this true, Od.1.174; c. inf., is this true, that . . ?
~~~ A.Pers.737 (troch.); “εἰ λέγεις ἐτήτυμα” S.Ph.1290; τὸ δ᾽ ἐ. but
~~~ the truth is . . , Ar.Pax119.

.2. of persons, truthful, οὐ ψευδόμαντις . . , ἀλλ᾽ ἐ. E.Or.1667;
~~~ “ἐ. στόμα” Id.IT1085.

.3. genuine, real, κείνῳ δ᾽ οὐκέτι νόστος ἐ. for him there remains
~~~ no true, real return, Od.3.241; ἀλάθεια, κλέος, Pi.O.10(11).54;
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II. as Adv., in neut. ἐτήτυμον, truly, really, Od.4.157, Il.13.111,
~~~ 18.128, Archil.62 : regul. Adv. -μως A.Ag.167 (lyr.), 682 (lyr.);
~~~ ὡς ἐ. S.El.1452.

A. truth, Call.Aet.3.1.76, AP9.771 (Jul.), Max.462, Orph.Fr.280.7.