πίστις

Ancient Greek

noun
Definitions
  • 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

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ-, *bʰéydʰtis affix from Ancient Greek πείθω (persuade, I persuade, convince, trust, obey) root from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ- (persuade, trust, command, confide with, agree, take trust, be convinced, encourage, constrain).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰeydʰ-

Gloss

persuade, trust, command, confide with, agree, take trust, be convinced, encourage, constrain

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