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Noun [Ancient Greek]

IPA: /pís.tis/, /ˈpis.tis/, /ˈpis.tis/, /pís.tis/ (note: 5ᵗʰ BCE Attic), /ˈpis.tis/ (note: 1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian), /ˈpis.tis/ (note: 4ᵗʰ CE Koine), /ˈpis.tis/ (note: 10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine), /ˈpis.tis/ (note: 15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan)
Etymology: From Proto-Indo-European *bʰéydʰtis, equivalent to πείθω (peíthō, “I persuade”) + -τις (-tis). Compare the later formation, πεῖσῐς (peîsĭs). Etymology templates: {{root|grc|ine-pro|*bʰeydʰ-}}, {{inh|grc|ine-pro|*bʰeydʰ-|*bʰéydʰtis}} Proto-Indo-European *bʰéydʰtis, {{af|grc|πείθω|-σις|alt2=-τις|t1=I persuade}} πείθω (peíthō, “I persuade”) + -τις (-tis), {{doublet|grc|πεῖσῐς|notext=1}} πεῖσῐς (peîsĭs) Head templates: {{grc-noun|πῐ́στεως|f|third|gen2=πῐ́στῐος|head=πῐ́στῐς}} πῐ́στῐς • (pĭ́stĭs) f (genitive πῐ́στεως or πῐ́στῐος); third declension Inflection templates: {{grc-decl|πῐ́στῐς|εως|form=F}}, {{grc-decl|πῐ́στῐς|ῐος|dial=ion|form=F}} Forms: πῐ́στῐς [canonical], pĭ́stĭs [romanization], πῐ́στεως [genitive], πῐ́στῐος [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], ἡ πῐ́στῐς [nominative, singular], πῐ́στει [dual, nominative], αἱ πῐ́στεις [nominative, plural], τῆς πῐ́στεως [genitive, singular], πῐστέοιν [dual, genitive], πῐ́στεων [genitive, plural], τῇ πῐ́στει [dative, singular], πῐστέοιν [dative, dual], ταῖς πῐ́στεσῐ [dative, plural], πῐ́στεσῐν [dative, plural], taîs pĭ́stesĭ [dative, plural], taîs pĭ́stesĭn [dative, plural], τὴν πῐ́στῐν [accusative, singular], πῐ́στει [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς πῐ́στεις [accusative, plural], πῐ́στῐ [singular, vocative], πῐ́στει [dual, vocative], πῐ́στεις [plural, vocative], declension-3 [table-tags], ἡ πῐ́στῐς [nominative, singular], πῐ́στῐε [dual, nominative], αἱ πῐ́στῐες [nominative, plural], τῆς πῐ́στῐος [genitive, singular], πῐστῐ́οιν [dual, genitive], πῐστῐ́ων [genitive, plural], τῇ πῐ́στῑ [dative, singular], πῐστῐ́οιν [dative, dual], τῇσῐ [dative, plural], τῇσῐν πῐ́στῐσῐ [dative, plural], πῐ́στῐσῐν [dative, plural], têisĭ pĭ́stĭsĭ [dative, plural], têisĭ pĭ́stĭsĭn [dative, plural], têisĭnĭ [dative, plural], têisĭnĭn [dative, plural], τὴν πῐ́στῐν [accusative, singular], πῐ́στῐε [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς πῐ́στῑς [accusative, plural], πῐ́στῐᾰς [accusative, plural], πῐ́στῐ [singular, vocative], πῐ́στῐε [dual, vocative], πῐ́στῐες [plural, vocative]
  1. trust in others, faith
    Sense id: en-πίστις-grc-noun-GaegobI1 Categories (other): Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension, Thinking Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension: 16 21 10 19 10 8 8 9 Disambiguation of Thinking: 17 16 12 5 5 15 13 17
  2. belief in a higher power, faith
    Sense id: en-πίστις-grc-noun-hdibOlgm Categories (other): Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header, Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension, Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -σις, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Christianity, Ethics, Religion, Thinking Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 5 30 20 7 13 5 6 14 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension: 16 21 10 19 10 8 8 9 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -σις: 8 27 15 10 14 8 7 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 39 25 1 13 2 2 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 39 26 1 13 2 2 17 Disambiguation of Christianity: 17 29 15 7 8 10 7 8 Disambiguation of Ethics: 11 20 13 13 11 11 11 11 Disambiguation of Religion: 22 55 15 0 0 7 0 0 Disambiguation of Thinking: 17 16 12 5 5 15 13 17
  3. the state of being persuaded of something: belief, confidence, assurance
    Sense id: en-πίστις-grc-noun-2uOI4veA Categories (other): Emotions, Thinking Disambiguation of Emotions: 2 30 39 2 11 2 2 12 Disambiguation of Thinking: 17 16 12 5 5 15 13 17
  4. trust in a commercial sense: credit
    Sense id: en-πίστις-grc-noun-sgKYOt3t Categories (other): Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension: 16 21 10 19 10 8 8 9
  5. faithfulness, honesty, trustworthiness, fidelity
    Sense id: en-πίστις-grc-noun-0JJrWD3L
  6. that which gives assurance: treaty, oath, guarantee
    Sense id: en-πίστις-grc-noun-A5FQhQZm Categories (other): Thinking Disambiguation of Thinking: 17 16 12 5 5 15 13 17
  7. means of persuasion: argument, proof
    Sense id: en-πίστις-grc-noun-7axULzoZ Categories (other): Thinking Disambiguation of Thinking: 17 16 12 5 5 15 13 17
  8. that which is entrusted
    Sense id: en-πίστις-grc-noun-zlgT8fVR Categories (other): Thinking Disambiguation of Thinking: 17 16 12 5 5 15 13 17
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: πῐστεύω (pĭsteúō)
{
  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "pĭsteúō",
      "word": "πῐστεύω"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "πίστη"
          },
          "expansion": "Greek: πίστη (písti)\n→ Aromanian: pisti",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: πίστη (písti)\n→ Aromanian: pisti"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*bʰeydʰ-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*bʰeydʰ-",
        "4": "*bʰéydʰtis"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *bʰéydʰtis",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "πείθω",
        "3": "-σις",
        "alt2": "-τις",
        "t1": "I persuade"
      },
      "expansion": "πείθω (peíthō, “I persuade”) + -τις (-tis)",
      "name": "af"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "πεῖσῐς",
        "notext": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "πεῖσῐς (peîsĭs)",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Indo-European *bʰéydʰtis, equivalent to πείθω (peíthō, “I persuade”) + -τις (-tis). Compare the later formation, πεῖσῐς (peîsĭs).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "πῐ́στῐς",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pĭ́stĭs",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῐ́στεως",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῐ́στῐος",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-3",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Third declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἡ πῐ́στῐς",
      "roman": "hē pĭ́stĭs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῐ́στει",
      "roman": "pĭ́stei",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αἱ πῐ́στεις",
      "roman": "hai pĭ́steis",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῆς πῐ́στεως",
      "roman": "tês pĭ́steōs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῐστέοιν",
      "roman": "pĭstéoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῐ́στεων",
      "roman": "pĭ́steōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ πῐ́στει",
      "roman": "têi pĭ́stei",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῐστέοιν",
      "roman": "pĭstéoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ταῖς πῐ́στεσῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῐ́στεσῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taîs pĭ́stesĭ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taîs pĭ́stesĭn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν πῐ́στῐν",
      "roman": "tḕn pĭ́stĭn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῐ́στει",
      "roman": "pĭ́stei",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾱ̀ς πῐ́στεις",
      "roman": "tā̀s pĭ́steis",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῐ́στῐ",
      "roman": "pĭ́stĭ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῐ́στει",
      "roman": "pĭ́stei",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῐ́στεις",
      "roman": "pĭ́steis",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "declension-3",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Third declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἡ πῐ́στῐς",
      "roman": "hē pĭ́stĭs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῐ́στῐε",
      "roman": "pĭ́stĭe",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αἱ πῐ́στῐες",
      "roman": "hai pĭ́stĭes",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῆς πῐ́στῐος",
      "roman": "tês pĭ́stĭos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῐστῐ́οιν",
      "roman": "pĭstĭ́oin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῐστῐ́ων",
      "roman": "pĭstĭ́ōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ πῐ́στῑ",
      "roman": "têi pĭ́stī",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῐστῐ́οιν",
      "roman": "pĭstĭ́oin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇσῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇσῐν πῐ́στῐσῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῐ́στῐσῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "têisĭ pĭ́stĭsĭ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "têisĭ pĭ́stĭsĭn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "têisĭnĭ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "têisĭnĭn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν πῐ́στῐν",
      "roman": "tḕn pĭ́stĭn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῐ́στῐε",
      "roman": "pĭ́stĭe",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾱ̀ς πῐ́στῑς",
      "roman": "tā̀s pĭ́stīs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῐ́στῐᾰς",
      "roman": "pĭ́stĭăs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῐ́στῐ",
      "roman": "pĭ́stĭ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῐ́στῐε",
      "roman": "pĭ́stĭe",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῐ́στῐες",
      "roman": "pĭ́stĭes",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "πῐ́στεως",
        "2": "f",
        "3": "third",
        "gen2": "πῐ́στῐος",
        "head": "πῐ́στῐς"
      },
      "expansion": "πῐ́στῐς • (pĭ́stĭs) f (genitive πῐ́στεως or πῐ́στῐος); third declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "πῐ́στῐς",
        "2": "εως",
        "form": "F"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "πῐ́στῐς",
        "2": "ῐος",
        "dial": "ion",
        "form": "F"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "16 21 10 19 10 8 8 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "17 16 12 5 5 15 13 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Thinking",
          "orig": "grc:Thinking",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "trust in others, faith"
      ],
      "id": "en-πίστις-grc-noun-GaegobI1",
      "links": [
        [
          "trust",
          "trust"
        ],
        [
          "faith",
          "faith"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "5 30 20 7 13 5 6 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "16 21 10 19 10 8 8 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 27 15 10 14 8 7 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -σις",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 39 25 1 13 2 2 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 39 26 1 13 2 2 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "17 29 15 7 8 10 7 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Christianity",
          "orig": "grc:Christianity",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "11 20 13 13 11 11 11 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Ethics",
          "orig": "grc:Ethics",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "22 55 15 0 0 7 0 0",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Religion",
          "orig": "grc:Religion",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "17 16 12 5 5 15 13 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Thinking",
          "orig": "grc:Thinking",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "belief in a higher power, faith"
      ],
      "id": "en-πίστις-grc-noun-hdibOlgm",
      "links": [
        [
          "faith",
          "faith"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "2 30 39 2 11 2 2 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Emotions",
          "orig": "grc:Emotions",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "17 16 12 5 5 15 13 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Thinking",
          "orig": "grc:Thinking",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the state of being persuaded of something: belief, confidence, assurance"
      ],
      "id": "en-πίστις-grc-noun-2uOI4veA",
      "links": [
        [
          "belief",
          "belief"
        ],
        [
          "confidence",
          "confidence"
        ],
        [
          "assurance",
          "assurance"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "16 21 10 19 10 8 8 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "trust in a commercial sense: credit"
      ],
      "id": "en-πίστις-grc-noun-sgKYOt3t",
      "links": [
        [
          "credit",
          "credit"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "faithfulness, honesty, trustworthiness, fidelity"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "faithfulness",
          "faithfulness"
        ],
        [
          "honesty",
          "honesty"
        ],
        [
          "trustworthiness",
          "trustworthiness"
        ],
        [
          "fidelity",
          "fidelity"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "17 16 12 5 5 15 13 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Thinking",
          "orig": "grc:Thinking",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "that which gives assurance: treaty, oath, guarantee"
      ],
      "id": "en-πίστις-grc-noun-A5FQhQZm",
      "links": [
        [
          "treaty",
          "treaty"
        ],
        [
          "oath",
          "oath"
        ],
        [
          "guarantee",
          "guarantee"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "17 16 12 5 5 15 13 17",
          "kind": "other",
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          "name": "Thinking",
          "orig": "grc:Thinking",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "means of persuasion: argument, proof"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "argument",
          "argument"
        ],
        [
          "proof",
          "proof"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "17 16 12 5 5 15 13 17",
          "kind": "other",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Thinking",
          "orig": "grc:Thinking",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "that which is entrusted"
      ],
      "id": "en-πίστις-grc-noun-zlgT8fVR"
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/pís.tis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpis.tis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpis.tis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pís.tis/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpis.tis/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpis.tis/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpis.tis/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpis.tis/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "πίστις"
}
{
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    "Ancient Greek 2-syllable words",
    "Ancient Greek doublets",
    "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
    "Ancient Greek feminine nouns",
    "Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension",
    "Ancient Greek lemmas",
    "Ancient Greek nouns",
    "Ancient Greek paroxytone terms",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Ancient Greek terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰeydʰ-",
    "Ancient Greek terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -σις",
    "Ancient Greek terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Ancient Greek third-declension nouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "grc:Christianity",
    "grc:Emotions",
    "grc:Ethics",
    "grc:Religion",
    "grc:Thinking"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "pĭsteúō",
      "word": "πῐστεύω"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "el",
            "2": "πίστη"
          },
          "expansion": "Greek: πίστη (písti)\n→ Aromanian: pisti",
          "name": "desctree"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Greek: πίστη (písti)\n→ Aromanian: pisti"
    }
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "ine-pro",
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      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
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    {
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        "2": "ine-pro",
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "πείθω",
        "3": "-σις",
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        "t1": "I persuade"
      },
      "expansion": "πείθω (peíthō, “I persuade”) + -τις (-tis)",
      "name": "af"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "πεῖσῐς",
        "notext": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "πεῖσῐς (peîsĭs)",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Indo-European *bʰéydʰtis, equivalent to πείθω (peíthō, “I persuade”) + -τις (-tis). Compare the later formation, πεῖσῐς (peîsĭs).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "πῐ́στῐς",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pĭ́stĭs",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῐ́στεως",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῐ́στῐος",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-3",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Third declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἡ πῐ́στῐς",
      "roman": "hē pĭ́stĭs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῐ́στει",
      "roman": "pĭ́stei",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αἱ πῐ́στεις",
      "roman": "hai pĭ́steis",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῆς πῐ́στεως",
      "roman": "tês pĭ́steōs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῐστέοιν",
      "roman": "pĭstéoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῐ́στεων",
      "roman": "pĭ́steōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ πῐ́στει",
      "roman": "têi pĭ́stei",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῐστέοιν",
      "roman": "pĭstéoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ταῖς πῐ́στεσῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῐ́στεσῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taîs pĭ́stesĭ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taîs pĭ́stesĭn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν πῐ́στῐν",
      "roman": "tḕn pĭ́stĭn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῐ́στει",
      "roman": "pĭ́stei",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾱ̀ς πῐ́στεις",
      "roman": "tā̀s pĭ́steis",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῐ́στῐ",
      "roman": "pĭ́stĭ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῐ́στει",
      "roman": "pĭ́stei",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῐ́στεις",
      "roman": "pĭ́steis",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "declension-3",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Third declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ἡ πῐ́στῐς",
      "roman": "hē pĭ́stĭs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῐ́στῐε",
      "roman": "pĭ́stĭe",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αἱ πῐ́στῐες",
      "roman": "hai pĭ́stĭes",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῆς πῐ́στῐος",
      "roman": "tês pĭ́stĭos",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῐστῐ́οιν",
      "roman": "pĭstĭ́oin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῐστῐ́ων",
      "roman": "pĭstĭ́ōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ πῐ́στῑ",
      "roman": "têi pĭ́stī",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῐστῐ́οιν",
      "roman": "pĭstĭ́oin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇσῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇσῐν πῐ́στῐσῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῐ́στῐσῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "têisĭ pĭ́stĭsĭ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "têisĭ pĭ́stĭsĭn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "têisĭnĭ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "têisĭnĭn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν πῐ́στῐν",
      "roman": "tḕn pĭ́stĭn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῐ́στῐε",
      "roman": "pĭ́stĭe",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾱ̀ς πῐ́στῑς",
      "roman": "tā̀s pĭ́stīs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῐ́στῐᾰς",
      "roman": "pĭ́stĭăs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῐ́στῐ",
      "roman": "pĭ́stĭ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῐ́στῐε",
      "roman": "pĭ́stĭe",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῐ́στῐες",
      "roman": "pĭ́stĭes",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "πῐ́στεως",
        "2": "f",
        "3": "third",
        "gen2": "πῐ́στῐος",
        "head": "πῐ́στῐς"
      },
      "expansion": "πῐ́στῐς • (pĭ́stĭs) f (genitive πῐ́στεως or πῐ́στῐος); third declension",
      "name": "grc-noun"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "πῐ́στῐς",
        "2": "εως",
        "form": "F"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "πῐ́στῐς",
        "2": "ῐος",
        "dial": "ion",
        "form": "F"
      },
      "name": "grc-decl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Ancient Greek",
  "lang_code": "grc",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "trust in others, faith"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "trust",
          "trust"
        ],
        [
          "faith",
          "faith"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "belief in a higher power, faith"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "faith",
          "faith"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the state of being persuaded of something: belief, confidence, assurance"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "belief",
          "belief"
        ],
        [
          "confidence",
          "confidence"
        ],
        [
          "assurance",
          "assurance"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "trust in a commercial sense: credit"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "credit",
          "credit"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "faithfulness, honesty, trustworthiness, fidelity"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "faithfulness",
          "faithfulness"
        ],
        [
          "honesty",
          "honesty"
        ],
        [
          "trustworthiness",
          "trustworthiness"
        ],
        [
          "fidelity",
          "fidelity"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "that which gives assurance: treaty, oath, guarantee"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "treaty",
          "treaty"
        ],
        [
          "oath",
          "oath"
        ],
        [
          "guarantee",
          "guarantee"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "means of persuasion: argument, proof"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "argument",
          "argument"
        ],
        [
          "proof",
          "proof"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "that which is entrusted"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/pís.tis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpis.tis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpis.tis/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/pís.tis/",
      "note": "5ᵗʰ BCE Attic"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpis.tis/",
      "note": "1ˢᵗ CE Egyptian"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpis.tis/",
      "note": "4ᵗʰ CE Koine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpis.tis/",
      "note": "10ᵗʰ CE Byzantine"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpis.tis/",
      "note": "15ᵗʰ CE Constantinopolitan"
    }
  ],
  "word": "πίστις"
}

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