πίστις
Ancient Greek
Etymology
From πείθομαι "I am persuaded", passive form of πείθω "I persuade"
Pronunciation
- (5th BC Attic): IPA: /pístis/
- (1st BC Egyptian): IPA: /pístis/
- (4th AD Koine): IPA: /pístis/
- (10th AD Byzantine): IPA: /pístis/
- (15th AD Constantinopolitan): IPA: /pístis/
Noun
πίστις (genitive πίστεως) f, third declension; (pistis)
- trust in others, faith
- belief in a higher power, faith
- the state of being persuaded of something: belief, confidence, assurance
- trust in a commercial sense: credit
- faithfulness, honesty, trustworthiness, fidelity
- that which gives assurance: treaty, oath, guarantee
- means of persuasion: argument, proof
- that which is entrusted
Inflection
Third declension of πίστῐς, πίστεως
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ἡ πίστῐς | τὼ πίστει | αἱ πίστεις |
| Genitive | τῆς πίστεως | τοῖν πιστέοιν | τῶν πίστεων |
| Dative | τῇ πίστει | τοῖν πιστέοιν | ταῖς πίστεσῐ(ν) |
| Accusative | τὴν πίστῐν | τὼ πίστει | τὰς πίστεις |
| Vocative | πίστῐ | πίστει | πίστεις |
| Case / # | Singular | Dual | Plural |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ἡ πίστῐς | τὼ πίστιε | αἱ πίστιες |
| Genitive | τῆς πίστιος | τοῖν πιστίοιν | τῶν πιστίων |
| Dative | τῇ πίστῑ, πίστει | τοῖν πιστίοιν | ταῖς πίστῐσῐ(ν), πιστίεσῐ(ν), πίστεσῐ(ν) |
| Accusative | τὴν πίστῐν | τὼ πίστιε | τὰς πίστῑς, πίστιᾰς |
| Vocative | πίστῐ | πίστιε | πίστιες |
Descendants
- Greek: πίστη (písti)
See also
References
- LSJ
- BDAG
- Strong’s concordance number: G4102