"πίστις" meaning in Ancient Greek

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Noun

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 (peîsis). 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 (peîsis) Head templates: {{grc-noun|πῐ́στεως|f|third|gen2=πῐ́στῐος|head=πῐ́στῐς}} πῐ́στῐς • (pístis) 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], pístis [romanization], πῐ́στεως [genitive], πῐ́στῐος [genitive], Attic declension-3 [table-tags], ἡ πῐ́στῐς [nominative, singular], τὼ πῐ́στει [dual, nominative], αἱ πῐ́στεις [nominative, plural], τῆς πῐ́στεως [genitive, singular], τοῖν πῐστέοιν [dual, genitive], τῶν πῐ́στεων [genitive, plural], τῇ πῐ́στει [dative, singular], τοῖν πῐστέοιν [dative, dual], ταῖς πῐ́στεσῐ [dative, plural], πῐ́στεσῐν [dative, plural], taîs pístesi [dative, plural], taîs pístesin [dative, plural], τὴν πῐ́στῐν [accusative, singular], τὼ πῐ́στει [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς πῐ́στεις [accusative, plural], πῐ́στῐ [singular, vocative], πῐ́στει [dual, vocative], πῐ́στεις [plural, vocative], declension-3 [table-tags], ἡ πῐ́στῐς [nominative, singular], τὼ πῐ́στῐε [dual, nominative], αἱ πῐ́στῐες [nominative, plural], τῆς πῐ́στῐος [genitive, singular], τοῖν πῐστῐ́οιν [dual, genitive], τῶν πῐστῐ́ων [genitive, plural], τῇ πῐ́στῑ [dative, singular], τοῖν πῐστῐ́οιν [dative, dual], τῇσῐ [dative, plural], τῇσῐν πῐ́στῐσῐ [dative, plural], πῐ́στῐσῐν [dative, plural], têisi pístisi [dative, plural], têisi pístisin [dative, plural], têisini [dative, plural], têisinin [dative, plural], τὴν πῐ́στῐν [accusative, singular], τὼ πῐ́στῐε [accusative, dual], τᾱ̀ς πῐ́στῑς [accusative, plural], πῐ́στῐᾰς [accusative, plural], πῐ́στῐ [singular, vocative], πῐ́στῐε [dual, vocative], πῐ́στῐες [plural, vocative]
  1. trust in others, faith Categories (topical): Religion
    Sense id: en-πίστις-grc-noun-GaegobI1 Disambiguation of Religion: 34 28 24 0 0 11 3 0
  2. belief in a higher power, faith Categories (topical): Christianity, Ethics, Religion
    Sense id: en-πίστις-grc-noun-hdibOlgm Disambiguation of Christianity: 7 37 25 1 10 5 3 9 Disambiguation of Ethics: 7 20 20 9 7 24 7 7 Disambiguation of Religion: 34 28 24 0 0 11 3 0 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 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header: 3 33 22 4 13 7 5 14 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension: 12 23 13 14 10 11 6 10 Disambiguation of Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -σις: 6 28 17 8 13 10 5 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 37 26 1 12 4 2 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 39 25 1 13 2 2 16
  3. the state of being persuaded of something: belief, confidence, assurance Categories (topical): Emotions, Ethics, Religion, Thinking
    Sense id: en-πίστις-grc-noun-2uOI4veA Disambiguation of Emotions: 1 29 42 1 10 2 2 12 Disambiguation of Ethics: 7 20 20 9 7 24 7 7 Disambiguation of Religion: 34 28 24 0 0 11 3 0 Disambiguation of Thinking: 12 13 35 4 4 11 10 12
  4. trust in a commercial sense: credit
    Sense id: en-πίστις-grc-noun-sgKYOt3t
  5. faithfulness, honesty, trustworthiness, fidelity
    Sense id: en-πίστις-grc-noun-0JJrWD3L
  6. that which gives assurance: treaty, oath, guarantee Categories (topical): Ethics, Religion
    Sense id: en-πίστις-grc-noun-A5FQhQZm Disambiguation of Ethics: 7 20 20 9 7 24 7 7 Disambiguation of Religion: 34 28 24 0 0 11 3 0
  7. means of persuasion: argument, proof
    Sense id: en-πίστις-grc-noun-7axULzoZ
  8. that which is entrusted
    Sense id: en-πίστις-grc-noun-zlgT8fVR
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: πῐστεύω (pisteúō)
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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
      "roman": "pisteúō",
      "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 (peîsis)",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Indo-European *bʰéydʰtis, equivalent to πείθω (peíthō, “I persuade”) + -τις (-tis). Compare the later formation, πεῖσῐς (peîsis).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "πῐ́στῐς",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pístis",
      "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 pístis",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ πῐ́στει",
      "roman": "tṑ pístei",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αἱ πῐ́στεις",
      "roman": "hai písteis",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῆς πῐ́στεως",
      "roman": "tês písteōs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν πῐστέοιν",
      "roman": "toîn pistéoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν πῐ́στεων",
      "roman": "tôn písteōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ πῐ́στει",
      "roman": "têi pístei",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν πῐστέοιν",
      "roman": "toîn pistéoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ταῖς πῐ́στεσῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῐ́στεσῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taîs pístesi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taîs pístesin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν πῐ́στῐν",
      "roman": "tḕn pístin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ πῐ́στει",
      "roman": "tṑ pístei",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾱ̀ς πῐ́στεις",
      "roman": "tā̀s písteis",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῐ́στῐ",
      "roman": "písti",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῐ́στει",
      "roman": "pístei",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῐ́στεις",
      "roman": "písteis",
      "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 pístis",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ πῐ́στῐε",
      "roman": "tṑ pístie",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αἱ πῐ́στῐες",
      "roman": "hai písties",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῆς πῐ́στῐος",
      "roman": "tês pístios",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν πῐστῐ́οιν",
      "roman": "toîn pistíoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν πῐστῐ́ων",
      "roman": "tôn pistíōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ πῐ́στῑ",
      "roman": "têi pístī",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν πῐστῐ́οιν",
      "roman": "toîn pistíoin",
      "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": "têisi pístisi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "têisi pístisin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "têisini",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "têisinin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν πῐ́στῐν",
      "roman": "tḕn pístin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ πῐ́στῐε",
      "roman": "tṑ pístie",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾱ̀ς πῐ́στῑς",
      "roman": "tā̀s pístīs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῐ́στῐᾰς",
      "roman": "pístias",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῐ́στῐ",
      "roman": "písti",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῐ́στῐε",
      "roman": "pístie",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῐ́στῐες",
      "roman": "písties",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "πῐ́στεως",
        "2": "f",
        "3": "third",
        "gen2": "πῐ́στῐος",
        "head": "πῐ́στῐς"
      },
      "expansion": "πῐ́στῐς • (pístis) 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": "34 28 24 0 0 11 3 0",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Religion",
          "orig": "grc:Religion",
          "parents": [
            "Culture",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "trust in others, faith"
      ],
      "id": "en-πίστις-grc-noun-GaegobI1",
      "links": [
        [
          "trust",
          "trust"
        ],
        [
          "faith",
          "faith"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "3 33 22 4 13 7 5 14",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "12 23 13 14 10 11 6 10",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek feminine nouns in the third declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "6 28 17 8 13 10 5 12",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Ancient Greek terms suffixed with -σις",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 37 26 1 12 4 2 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "2 39 25 1 13 2 2 16",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 37 25 1 10 5 3 9",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Christianity",
          "orig": "grc:Christianity",
          "parents": [
            "Abrahamism",
            "Religion",
            "Culture",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 20 20 9 7 24 7 7",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Ethics",
          "orig": "grc:Ethics",
          "parents": [
            "Philosophy",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "34 28 24 0 0 11 3 0",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Religion",
          "orig": "grc:Religion",
          "parents": [
            "Culture",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "belief in a higher power, faith"
      ],
      "id": "en-πίστις-grc-noun-hdibOlgm",
      "links": [
        [
          "faith",
          "faith"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "1 29 42 1 10 2 2 12",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Emotions",
          "orig": "grc:Emotions",
          "parents": [
            "Mind",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "7 20 20 9 7 24 7 7",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Ethics",
          "orig": "grc:Ethics",
          "parents": [
            "Philosophy",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "34 28 24 0 0 11 3 0",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Religion",
          "orig": "grc:Religion",
          "parents": [
            "Culture",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "12 13 35 4 4 11 10 12",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Thinking",
          "orig": "grc:Thinking",
          "parents": [
            "Mind",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "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"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "trust in a commercial sense: credit"
      ],
      "id": "en-πίστις-grc-noun-sgKYOt3t",
      "links": [
        [
          "credit",
          "credit"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "faithfulness, honesty, trustworthiness, fidelity"
      ],
      "id": "en-πίστις-grc-noun-0JJrWD3L",
      "links": [
        [
          "faithfulness",
          "faithfulness"
        ],
        [
          "honesty",
          "honesty"
        ],
        [
          "trustworthiness",
          "trustworthiness"
        ],
        [
          "fidelity",
          "fidelity"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "7 20 20 9 7 24 7 7",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Ethics",
          "orig": "grc:Ethics",
          "parents": [
            "Philosophy",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "34 28 24 0 0 11 3 0",
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "grc",
          "name": "Religion",
          "orig": "grc:Religion",
          "parents": [
            "Culture",
            "Society",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "that which gives assurance: treaty, oath, guarantee"
      ],
      "id": "en-πίστις-grc-noun-A5FQhQZm",
      "links": [
        [
          "treaty",
          "treaty"
        ],
        [
          "oath",
          "oath"
        ],
        [
          "guarantee",
          "guarantee"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "means of persuasion: argument, proof"
      ],
      "id": "en-πίστις-grc-noun-7axULzoZ",
      "links": [
        [
          "argument",
          "argument"
        ],
        [
          "proof",
          "proof"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "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"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "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": "pisteúō",
      "word": "πῐστεύω"
    }
  ],
  "descendants": [
    {
      "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"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "ine-pro",
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      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "ine-pro",
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "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 (peîsis)",
      "name": "doublet"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Indo-European *bʰéydʰtis, equivalent to πείθω (peíthō, “I persuade”) + -τις (-tis). Compare the later formation, πεῖσῐς (peîsis).",
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      "form": "πῐ́στῐς",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "pístis",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῐ́στεως",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῐ́στῐος",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
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    },
    {
      "form": "Attic declension-3",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "grc-decl",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
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    },
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      "form": "Third declension",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "class"
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    },
    {
      "form": "ἡ πῐ́στῐς",
      "roman": "hē pístis",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ πῐ́στει",
      "roman": "tṑ pístei",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αἱ πῐ́στεις",
      "roman": "hai písteis",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῆς πῐ́στεως",
      "roman": "tês písteōs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν πῐστέοιν",
      "roman": "toîn pistéoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν πῐ́στεων",
      "roman": "tôn písteōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ πῐ́στει",
      "roman": "têi pístei",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν πῐστέοιν",
      "roman": "toîn pistéoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ταῖς πῐ́στεσῐ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῐ́στεσῐν",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taîs pístesi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "taîs pístesin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν πῐ́στῐν",
      "roman": "tḕn pístin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ πῐ́στει",
      "roman": "tṑ pístei",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾱ̀ς πῐ́στεις",
      "roman": "tā̀s písteis",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῐ́στῐ",
      "roman": "písti",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῐ́στει",
      "roman": "pístei",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῐ́στεις",
      "roman": "písteis",
      "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 pístis",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ πῐ́στῐε",
      "roman": "tṑ pístie",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "nominative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "αἱ πῐ́στῐες",
      "roman": "hai písties",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῆς πῐ́στῐος",
      "roman": "tês pístios",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν πῐστῐ́οιν",
      "roman": "toîn pistíoin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῶν πῐστῐ́ων",
      "roman": "tôn pistíōn",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τῇ πῐ́στῑ",
      "roman": "têi pístī",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τοῖν πῐστῐ́οιν",
      "roman": "toîn pistíoin",
      "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": "têisi pístisi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "têisi pístisin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "têisini",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "têisinin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὴν πῐ́στῐν",
      "roman": "tḕn pístin",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τὼ πῐ́στῐε",
      "roman": "tṑ pístie",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "dual"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "τᾱ̀ς πῐ́στῑς",
      "roman": "tā̀s pístīs",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῐ́στῐᾰς",
      "roman": "pístias",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῐ́στῐ",
      "roman": "písti",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῐ́στῐε",
      "roman": "pístie",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "dual",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "πῐ́στῐες",
      "roman": "písties",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "πῐ́στεως",
        "2": "f",
        "3": "third",
        "gen2": "πῐ́στῐος",
        "head": "πῐ́στῐς"
      },
      "expansion": "πῐ́στῐς • (pístis) 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": [
    {
      "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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