πιστός, ή, όν,
(πείθω):
B passive,
to be trusted or
believed:
B.I of persons,
faithful, trusty, ἑταῖρος [
Refs 8th c.BC+]:
comparative -ότερος [
Refs 5th c.BC+]:
superlative πιστότατος [
Refs 8th c.BC+] a
trusted friend of P., Ergias cited in [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; οἱ πιστοί, in Persia,
trusty councillors, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; τάδε Περσῶν πιστὰ καλεῖται [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
B.I.2 trustworthy, worthy of credit, [
Refs 5th c.BC+].
adverb, - τῶς καὶ ἀδόλως [
Refs]
B.I.3 genuine, π. Ἀταλάντης γόνος [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; Θηρικλέους π. τέκνον, of a cup, [
Refs 5th c.BC+];
unmistakable, νόσοι πονηραὶ καὶ π. [
LXX]
B.II of things,
trustworthy, sure, ὅρκια π. [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; τέκμαρ τῶνδε, τεκμήρια, μαντεῖα, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὐκέτι πιστὰ γυναιξίν no longer
can one trust women, [
Refs 8th c.BC+]; οὐκ ἔχοντες τὴν ἐλπίδα.. πιστὴν ἔτι no longer having such hope
as could be relied on, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὑπόληψις ἡ πιστοτάτη, of knowledge, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
B.II.2 deserving belief, credible, π. καὶ οἰκότα [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; πιθανὸν καὶ π. [
Refs]
B.III πιστόν, τό, as
substantive,
pledge, security, warrant, τὸ π. τῆς ἀληθείας [
Refs 5th c.BC+] its
honesty, [
Refs]; τὸ π. ἔχοντες.. κἂν περιγενέσθαι feeling
confidence that.., [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; πιστὰ θεῶν, of oaths, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐδώκαμεν καὶ ἐλάβομεν πιστά we gave and received
pledges, with
future infinitive, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
B active,
believing, relying on, τινι [
Refs 6th c.BC+];
trustful, τῆς ἐλευθερίας τὸ π. [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
B.2 obedient, loyal, τὴν τῶν Ἀθηναίων χώραν οἰκείαν καὶ π. ποιήσασθαι [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
B.3 faithful, believing, [
NT]
C adverb πιστῶς
with good faith, μὴ π. καταμαρτυρηθείς [
Refs 5th c.BC+];
loyally, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]:
comparative -οτέρως [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
C.2 persuasively, in
comparative, πιστότερον ἢ ἀληθέστερον [
Refs 5th c.BC+];
credibly, demonstrably, [
Refs 5th c.BC+];
unmistakably, κριθῆναι [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]
C.3 with disposition to believe, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]:
comparative, πιστότερον πρὸς ἐκείνους ἢ πρὸς ὑμᾶς αὐτοὺς διακείμενοι [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
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