pístis

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰéydʰtis, equivalent to πείθω (peíthō, “I persuade”) +‎ -τις (-tis). Compare the later formation, πεῖσῐς (peîsis).

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /pís.tis/ → /ˈpis.tis/ → /ˈpis.tis/

Noun

πῐ́στῐς • (pístis) f (genitive πῐ́στεως or πῐ́στῐος); third declension

1. trust in others, faith
2. belief in a higher power, faith
3. the state of being persuaded of something: belief, confidence, assurance
4. trust in a commercial sense: credit
5. faithfulness, honesty, trustworthiness, fidelity
6. that which gives assurance: treaty, oath, guarantee
7. means of persuasion: argument, proof
8. that which is entrusted