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Liddell-Scott-Jones Lexicon of Classical Greek
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Greek1: pistoô 2: tharsos 3: pistos 4: rhuma 5: tharsaleos
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pistis, hê, gen. eôs, Ion. ios Parm.8.12, Emp.114; dat. pistei, Ion. pisti_ Hdt. 3.74, au=Hdt. 9.106 : Ion. nom. and acc. pl. pisti_s v.l. in IDEM=Hdt. 3.8 ; dat. pistisi IDEM=Hdt. 4.172: (peithomai):--

  • trust in others, faith, first in Hes., pisties kai apistiai ôlesan andras ti=Hes. WD 372; pistei chrêmat' olessa, apistiêi d' esaôsa Thgn.831 ; p. ischein tini Soph. OC 950 ; tôi theôi pistin pherois IDEM=Soph. OT 1445, etc.: generally, persuasion of a thing, confidence, assurance, Pind. N. 8.44 (piston Sch.), etc.; hê bebaiotatê p., ataraxia kai p. bebaios, Epicur.Ep.1p.19, 2p.36U.; sôphrosunês p. echein peri tinos to be persuaded of his probity, Dem. 18.215 ; p. peri theôn echein Plu.2.1101c.

    2. in subjective sense, good faith, trustworthiness, honesty, Thgn.1137,     Aesch. Pers. 443, Hdt. 8.105 ; thnêiskei de p., blastanei d' apistia Soph. OC 611.

    3. in a commercial sense, credit, p. tosoutôn chrêmatôn esti tini para tisi he has credit for so much money with them,     Dem. 36.57, cf. au=Dem. 36.44=lr; eis pistin didonai [ti tini] IDEM=Dem. 32.16; ei hexô elpida pisteôs Astramps.Orac.68p.6H.

    4. Theol., faith, opp. sight and knowledge, 1 Ep.Cor.13.13, etc.

    II. that which gives confidence : hence,

    III. that which is entrusted, a trust, pistin encheirizein tini Plb.5.41.2, cf. au=Plb. 16.22.2, IG7.21.12 (Megara, ii B.C.), au=IG 7.21.5=lr (au=IG 7.21.1=lr).au=IG 26.6 (Amyclae, ii/i B.C.), BMus.Inscr.422.7 (Priene, ii B.C.); sê p. given in trust to thee, IG14.2012A23 (Sulp.Max.).

    IV. political protection or suzerainty, Lat. fides, Aitôloi . . dontes hautous eis tên Rhômaiôn p. . . tôi tês p. onomati planêthentes Plb.20.9.10, cf. au=Plb. 3.30.1 ; pantes eis tên [tês sunklêtou] p. endedemenoi IDEM=Plb.6.17.8.

    V. Pythag. name for ten, Theol.Ar.59, au=Theol.Ar. 60.

    VI. personified, = Lat.ti=Theol.Ar. Fides, Plu.Num.16, App. BC1.16, D.C.45.17 ; p. dêmosia, = Fides publica, D.H.2.75.