πίστις, ἡ,
genitive εως,
Ionic dialect ιος [
Refs 5th c.BC+];
dative πίστει,
Ionic dialect πίστῑ [
Refs 5th c.BC+]: (πείθομαι):—
trust in others,
faith, first in [
Refs 8th c.BC+]: generally,
persuasion of a thing,
confidence, assurance, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἡ βεβαιοτάτη π., ἀταραξία καὶ π. βέβαιος, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; σωφροσύνης π. ἔχειν περί τινος to be
persuaded of his probity, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]
2 in subjective sense,
good faith, trustworthiness, honesty, [
Refs 6th c.BC+]
2.b of things,
credence, credit, τὰν π. σμικρὰν παρ᾽ ἔμοιγ᾽ ἔχει [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
2.c καλῇ π., = Latin
bona fide, [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]; αἱ κατὰ πίστιν γεινόμεναι κληρονομίαι, = Latin
hereditates fideicommissariae, [
Refs]
3 in a commercial sense,
credit, π. τοσούτων χρημάτων ἐστί τινι παρά τισι he has
credit for so much money with them, [
Refs 4th c.BC+], compare 44; εἰς πίστιν διδόναι [τί τινι] [
Refs 2nd c.AD+]
3.b position of trust or
trusteeship, ἐν πίστει κληρονόμος ἀπολειφθείς left
in trust, as guardian, [
Refs 1st c.AD+]
4 Theol.,
faith, opposed to sight and knowledge, [
NT]
II that which gives confidence: hence,
II.1 assurance, pledge of good faith, guarantee, οὐκ ἀνδρὸς ὅρκοι π. ἀλλ᾽ ὅρκων ἀνήρ [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; δός μοι χερὸς σῆς π. [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; πίστιν καὶ ὅρκια ποιέεσθαι make a treaty by exchange of
assurances and oaths, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ποιέεσθαι τὰς πίστῑς (
Ionic dialect for πίστεις) [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; πίστιν δοῦναι to give
assurances, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἔδοσαν πίστιν καὶ ἔλαβον interchanged
them, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. πρός τινας δοῦναι with
infinitive, [
Refs]; πίστι τε λαβεῖν (or καταλαβεῖν) καὶ ὁρκίοισί τινα bind by
assurances and oaths, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; πίστιν ἐπιθεῖναι or προσθεῖναι, [
Refs 4th c.BC+].
an assurance against.., [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
II.2 means of persuasion, argument, proof, φρὴν παρ᾽ ἡμέων (i.e. τῶν αἰσθήσεων) λαβοῦσα τὰς πίστεις [
Refs 3rd c.AD+]; especially of proofs used by orators, [
Refs 5th c.BC+], opposed to a demonstrative proof (ἀπόδειξις), π. ἔντεχνοι, ἄτεχνοι, [
Refs]; ἡ τῶν λόγων π. (compare λόγος[
Refs]
III that which is entrusted, a trust, πίστιν ἐγχειρίζειν τινί [
Refs 2nd c.BC+]; σὴ π.
given in trust to thee, [
Refs 1st c.AD+]
IV political
protection or
suzerainty, Latin
fides, Αἰτωλοὶ.. δόντες αὑτοὺς εἰς τὴν Ῥωμαίων π... τῷ τῆς π. ὀνόματι πλανηθέντες [
Refs 2nd c.BC+]
IV.2 in Egypt,
safe-conduct, safeguard, [
Refs 2nd c.BC+]
V [
Refs 4th c.BC+] name for
ten, [
Refs]
VI personified, = Latin [
Refs 1st c.AD+]; π. δημοσία, =
Fides publica, [
Refs 1st c.BC+]
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