ἐπαληθεύω

A. prove true, substantiate, verify, τὴν αἰτίαν, τὸν λόγον, Th. 4.85,8.52; ἔργοις τὴν προσηγορίαν J. BJ 7.8.1:—Pass., D.H. 1.58.

2. prove one's right to, τοὔνομα, τὴν πρόσρησιν, Ph. 2.6, 263.

II. intr., to be true, genuine, ἐπαληθεῦον καὶ παγίως ἐνιδρυμένον ib.311, cf. Dam. Pr. 31 bis, Sch.Pi. O. 10.17.

2. ἐ. τῷ ὀνόματι use the name correctly, Plot. 5.9.5; assert truly, Dexipp. in Cat. 50.24 (Pass.); but οὐ γὰρ ‐εύει τῷ ἐξῃρημένῳ τὸ οἰκεῖον ὄνομα κατ’ ἀκρίβειαν the transcendent is not strictly entitled to its own name, Dam. Pr. 7.