πίστις, -ews, 9, (πείθω [q-v-]), fr. [Hes., Theogn., Pind. ], Aeschyl., Hdt. down; Sept. for 93308, several times for Ax and IDR; faith; i.e. 1. conviction of the truth of anything, belief, (Plat., Polyb., Joseph., Plut.; θαυμάσια καὶ μείζω πίστεως, Diod. 1, 86); in the N. T. of a conviction or belief respecting man’s relationship to God and divine things, generally with the included idea of trust and holy fervor born of faith and conjoined with τὸς: Heb. xi. 1 (where πίστις is called ἐλπιζομένων trdcraces, πραγμάτων ἔλεγχος οὐ βλεπομένων) ; Opp. to εἶδος, 2 Co. vy. 7; joined with ἀγάπη and ἐλπίς, 1 Co. xiii. 13. a. when it relates to God, πίστις is the conviction that God exists and is the creator and ruler of all things, the provider and bestower of eternal salvation through Christ: Heb. xi. 6; xii. 2; xiii. 7; πίστις ἐπὶ θεόν, Heb. vi. 1; ἡ πίστις ὑμῶν ἡ πρὸς τὸν θεόν, by which ye turned to God, 1 ΤῊ. i. 8; τὴν π. ὑμῶν x. ἐλπίδα eis θεόν, directed unto God, 1 Pet. i. 21; with a gen. of the object [faith in] (τῶν θεῶν, Eur. Med. 414; τοῦ θεοῦ, Joseph. c. Ap. 2, 16, 5; ef. Grimm, Exgt. Hdbch.on Sap. vi. 17 sq. Ρ. 132; [ef. Meyer on Ro. iii. 22; also Mey., Ellic., Bp. Lghtft. on Col. as below; W. 186 (175)]): ἡ π. τῆς ἐνεργείας τοῦ θεοῦ τοῦ ἐγείραντος αὐτὸν (Christ) éx~ra@v νεκρῶν, Col. ii. 12; διὰ πίστεως, by the help of faith, Heb. xi. 33, 39; κατὰ πίστιν, i.q. πιστεύοντες, Heb. xi. 13; πίστει, dat. of means or of mode by faith or by believing, prompied, actuated, by faith, Heb. xi. 3 sq. 7-9, 17, 20-24, 27-29, 31; dat. of cause, because of faith, Heb. xi. 5, 11, 30. b. in reference to Christ, it denotes @ strong and welcome conviction or belief that Jesus is the Messiah, through whom we obtain eternal salvation in the kingdom of Gad (on this see more at length in πιστεύω, 1 Ὁ. y.): a. univ.: w. gen. of the object (see above, in a.), Ἰησοῦ Χριστοῦ, Ro. iii. 22; Gal. ii. 16; iii. 22; Eph. iii. 12; Ἰησοῦ, Rev. xiv. 12; Χριστοῦ, Phil. iii. 9; τοῦ υἱοῦ τοῦ θεοῦ, Cal. ii. 20; τοῦ κυρίου ἡμῶν ᾿Ιησοῦ Χριστοῦ, Jas. ii. 1; μοῦ (i. 6. in Christ), Rev. ii. 13, (certainly we must reject the interpretation, faith in God of which Jesus Christ is the author, advocated by Van Hengel, Ep. ad Rom. i. p. 314 sqq., and H. P. Berlage, Disquisitio de formulae Paulinae πίστις ᾿Ιησοῦ Χριστοῦ significatione. Lugd. Bat. 1856) ; τοῦ εὐαγγελίου, Phil. i. 27; ἀληθείας, 2 Th. ii. 13. with Prepositions: εἰς (toward [οἵ. εἰς, B. I]. 2 a.]) τὸν κύριον ἡμῶν Ἰησοῦν, Acts xx. 21; εἰς Χριστόν, Acts xxiv. 24; XXxVi. 18; ἡ εἰς Χριστὸν πίστις ὑμῶν, Col. ii. 5; [πίστιν ἔχειν εἰς ἐμέ, Mk. ix. 42 ΤῊ mrg.]; πρὸς τὸν κύρ. Philem. 5 [L Tr WH εἰς] ([see πρός, I. 1¢.; cf. Bp. Lghtft. ad loc.]; unless here we prefer to render πίστεν fidelity [see 2, below]; cf. Meyer ad loc. and W. § 50, 2); π. ἡ ἐν Xp. Ἰησοῦ, reposed in Christ Jesus, 1 Tim. iii. 13; 2 Tim. iii. 15; ἡ π. ὑμῶν ἐν Xp. Ino. Col. i. 4; ἡ κατά τινα (see κατά, II. 1 6.) πίστις ἐν τῷ κυρίῳ, Eph.i. 15; ἐν τῷ αἵματι αὐτοῦ, Ro. iii. 25 [yet cf. Meyer]. πίστις [cf. W. 120 (114)] and ἡ πίστις simply: Lk. xviii. 8; Acts xiii. 8; xiv. 22, 27; xv. 9; xvii. 31; Ro. [iii. 27 (on which see νόμος, 3)], 31; iv. 14; v.2 [L Tr WH br. τῇ πίστει]: ix. 32; x. 8,17; xii. 3,6; 1 Co. [xii. 9 (here of a charism)]; xvi. 13; 2 Co. iv. 13; [viii. 7]; x. 15; Gal. iii. 14, 23, 25 sq-; ν΄ 5; vi.10; Eph. ii. 8; iii.17; iv.5; vi.16; 2 Th. i. 4; 1 Tim. i. 2,4 (on the latter pass. see οἰκονομία), 19; ii. 7 (on which see ἀλήθεια. I. 2 c.); iii. 93 iv. 1, 6; v. 85 vi. 10,12,21; 2 Tim.i. 5; ἢ. 18; iii. 8,103 iv. 7; Tit. i. 1, 4, 13; ii. 25 ili. 15; Jas. ii. 5; 1 Pet.i.5; 2 Pet. i. 1,5. with a gen. of the subject: Lk. xxii. 32; Ro. i. 8, 12; 1 Co. ii. 5; xv. 14,17; 2 Co. i. 24; Phil. i. 25; ii. 17; 1 Th. iii. 2, 5-7, 10; 2 Th. i. 3; iii. 2; Philem. 6; Jas. i. 3; 1 Pet.i.7, 9 [here WH om. gen.]; 1 Jn. v. 4; | Rev. xiii. 10; πλήρης πίστεως x. πνεύματος, Acts vi. 5: πνεύματος K. πίστεως. Acts xi. 24; πίστεως x. δυνάμεως, Acts vi. 8 Rec.; τῇ πίστει ἑστηκέναι, Ro. xi. 20; 2 Co. i. 24; ἐν τῇ πίστει στήκειν, 1 Co. xvi. 133; εἶναι, 2 Co. xiii. 5; μένειν, 1 Tim. ii. 15; ἐμμένειν τῇ π. Acts xiv. 22; ἐπιμένειν, Col. i. 23; στερεὸς τῇ π. 1 Pet. ν. 9; στερεοῦμαι τῇ π. Acts xvi. 5; βεβαιοῦμαι ἐν [LT Tr WH om. ἐν] τῇ π. Col. ii. 7. Since faith is a power that seizes upon the soul, one who yields himself to it is said ὑπακούειν τῇ πίστει, Acts vi. 7; hence ὑπακοὴ τῆς πίστεως, obedience rendered to faith [W. 186 (175)], Ro. i. 5; xvi. 26; ὁ ἐκ πίστεως sc. ὦν, depending on faith, i.q.6 πιστεύων [see ἐκ, 11. 7], Ro. iii. 26; plur., Gal. iii. 7,9; ὁ ἐκ πίστεως ᾿Αβραάμ, he who has the same faith as Abraham, Ro. iv. 16; ἐκ πίστεως εἶναι, to be related, akin to, faith [cf. ἐκ, τι. 5.1, Gal. iii. 12. δίκαιος ἐκ πίστεως, Ro. i. 17; Gal. iii. 11; δικαιοσύνη ἡ ἐκ πίστ. Ro. ix. 30; ἡ ἐκ πίστ. Sex. Ro. x. 6; δικαιοσ. ἐκ πίστεως εἰς πίστιν, Springing from faith (and availing) to (arouse) faith (in those who as yet have it not), Ro. i. 17; δικαιοσύνη ἡ διὰ πίστεως Χριστοῦ; . - - ἡ ἐκ θεοῦ dix. ἐπὶ τῇ πίστει, Phil. iii. 9; pass. δικαιοῦσθαι πίστει, Ro. iii. 28; δικαιοῦν τινα διὰ πίστεως Χριστοῦ, Gal. ii. 16; διὰ τ. πίστεως, Ro. iii. 30; dix. τινα ἐκ πίστεως, ibid.; Gal. iii. 8; pass., Ro. v.1; Gal. iii. 24; εὐαγγελίζομαι τὴν πίστιν, to proclaim the glad tidings of faith in Christ, Gal. i. 23; ἀκοὴ πίστεως, instruction concerning the necessity of faith [see ἀκοή, 3 a.], Gal. iii. 2,5; ἡ πίστις is joined with ἡ ἀγάπη: 1 Th. iii. 6; v. 8; 1 Tim. 14... 10: iv. 12; vi.11; 2 Tim. ii. 22; with a subj. gen. Rev. ii. 19; πίστις δι ἀγάπης ἐνεργουμένη, Gal. v. 6; ἀγάπη μετὰ πίστεως, Eph. vi. 23; ἀγάπη ἐκ πίστεως ἀνυποκρίτου, 1 Tim. i. 5; πίστις καὶ ἀγάπη ἡ ev Χριστῷ ᾿Ιησοῦ, 2 Tim. 1. 18 : φιλεῖν τινα ἐν πίστει, Tit. iii. 15 (where see De Wette); ἔργον πίστεως (cf. ἔργον, 3 p. 248> near bot.), 1 Th. i. 8; 2 Th.i. 11. B. in an ethical sense, persuasion or conviction (which springs from faith in Christ as the sole author of salvation; οἵ. πιστεύω, 1 b. y. fin.) concerning things lawful for a Christian: Ro. xiv. 1,23; πίστιν ἔχειν, ibid. 22. ο. univ. the religious belief of Christians ; a. subjectively : Eph. iv. 13, where ef. Meyer; in the sense of a mere acknowledgment of divine things and of the claims of Christianity, Jas. ii. 14. 17 sq. 20, 22, 24, 26. B. objectively, the substance of Christian faith or what is believed by Christians : ἡ παραδοθεῖσα π. Jude 3 ; ἡ ἁγιωτάτη ὑμῶν πίστις, ib. 20. There are some who think this meaning of the word is to be recognized also in 1 Tim. i.4,19; ii.7; iii. 9; iv. 1,65; v.8; vi- 10, 21, (cf. Pfleiderer, Paulinismus p. 468 [Eng. trans. ii. p. 200]); but Weiss (Bibl. Theol. ἃ. N. T. § 107 a. note) correctly objects, “" πίστις is rather the form in which the truth (as the substance of right doctrine) is subjectively appropriated”; [ef. Meyer on Ro. i. 5 (and Prof. Dwight’s additional note); Ellicott on Gal. i. 23; Bp. Lghtft. on Gal. p. 157]. d. with the predominant idea of trust (or confidence) whether in God orin Christ, springing from faith in the same: Mt. viii. 10; xv. 28; Lk. vii. 9, 50; xvii. 5; Heb. ix. 28 Lchm. ed. ster.; x. 22; Jas. TiFTOS i. 6; with a gen. of the subject: Mt. ix. 2, 22, 29; xv. 28; Mk. ii. 5; v.34; x.52; [Lk. v. 20]; viii. 25,48; xvii. 19; xviii 42; w. agen. of the object in which trust is placed: rod ὀνόματος αὐτοῦ, Acts iii. 16; πίστιν ἔχειν, (Mt. xvii. 20]; xxi. 21; Mk. iv. 40; Lk. xvii. 6; πᾶσαν τὴν πίστιν, (‘all the faith’ that can be thought of), 1 Co. xiii. 2; ἔχειν πίστιν θεοῦ, to trust in God, Mk. xi. 22; ἔχειν πίστιν τοῦ σωθῆναι, to be healed (see Fritzsche on Mt. p. 843 sq.; [ef. W.§ 44, 4a.; B. 268 (230) ]), Acts xiv. 9; ἡ δὲ αὐτοῦ π.. awakened through him, Acts iii. 16; εὐχὴ τῆς πίστεως, that proceeds from faith, Jas. v.15; of trust in the promises of God, Ro. iv. 9, 16, 19 sq.; Heb. iv. 2; vi. 12; x. 38sq.; w. agen. of the subject, Ro. iv. 5, 12; πίστις ἐπὶ θεόν, faith which relies on God who grants the forgiveness of sins to the penitent [see ἐπί, C. 1. 2 g. a.], Heb. vi. 1; δικαιοσύνη τῆς πίστεως [οἵ. W. 186 (175) ], Ro. iv. 11, 13; ἡ κατὰ πίστιν δικαιοσύνη, Heb. xi. 7. 2 fidelity, faithfulness, i. e. the character of one who can be relied on: Mt. xxiii. 23; Gal. v. 22; Philem. 5 (Ὁ see above in b. a.); Tit. ii. 10. οἵ one whokeeps his promises: ἡ πίστις τοῦ θεοῦ, subj. gen., Ro. 111. 3. objectively, plighted faith (often so in Attic writ. fr. Aeschyl. down): ἀθετεῖν (see ἀθετέω, a.) τὴν πίστιν, 1 Tim. v. 12. Cf. especially Koolhaas, Diss. philol. I. et II. de vario usu et constructione vocum πίστις, πιστός et πιστεύειν in N. T. (Traj. ad Rhen. 1733, 4to.); Dav. Schulz, Was heisst Glauben, etc. (Leipz. 1830), p. 62 sqq.; Riickert, Com. iib. ἃ. Rom., 2d ed., i. p. 51 sqq.; Lutz, Bibl. Dogmatik, p. 312 sqq. ; Huther, Ueber ζωή τι. πιστεύειν im N. T., in the Jahrbb. f. deutsch. Theol. for 1872, pp. 1-33; [Bp. Lghtft. Com. on Gal. p. 154 sqq.]. On Paul’s conception of πίστις, ef. Lipsius, Paulin. Rechtfertigungslehre, p. 94 sqq. ; Weiss, Bibl. Theol. ἃ. N. T., 8.82 ο. ἃ. (cf. the index s. v. Glaube) ; Pfleiderer, Paulinismus, p. 162 sqq. [ Enc. trans. i. p- 161 sqq.; Schnedermann, De fidei notione ethica Paulina. (Lips. 1880)]. On the idea of faith in the Ep. to the Hebrews see Riehm, Lehrbegr. des Hebr.-Br. p. 700 sqq-; Weiss, as above §125b.c. On John’s conception, see Reuss, die Johann. Theol. § 10 in the Beitrage zu d. theol. Wissensch. i. p. 56 sqq. [ef. his Histoire de la Théol. Chrétienne, ete., 3me éd., ii. p. 508 544. (Eng. trans. i. 455 sqq.)]; Weiss, as above 8 149, and the same author’s Johann. Lehrbecriff, p. 18 sqq.

πίστις pistis 243x

faith, belief, firm persuasion, 2 Cor. 5:7; Heb. 11:1; assurance, firm conviction, Rom. 14:23; ground of belief, guarantee, assurance, Acts 17:31; good faith, honesty, integrity, Mt. 23:23; Gal. 5:22; Tit. 2:10; faithfulness, truthfulness, Rom. 3:3; in NT faith in God and Christ, Mt. 8:10; Acts 3:16, et al. freq.; ἡ πίστις, the matter of Gospel faith, Acts 6:7; Jude 3

πίστις, -εως, ἡ

(< πείθω), [in LXX chiefly for אֱמוּנָה;]

in active sense, faith, belief, trust, confidence, in NT always of religious faith in God or Christ or spiritual things: Mt 8:10, Lk 5:20, Ac 14:9, Ro 1:8, I Co 2:5, II Co 1:24, I Ti 1:5, al.; c. gen. obj., Mk 11:22, Ac 3:16, Ro 3:22, Ga 2:16, Eph 3:12, Ja 2:1, al.; c. prep., ἐν, Ro 3:25, Ga 3:26, Eph 1:15, Col 1:24, I Ti 1:14 3:13, II Ti 1:13 3:15, II Pe 1:1; εἰς, Ac 20:21 24:24 26:18, Col 2:5, I Pe 1:21; πρός, I Th 1:8, Phm 5; ἐπί, c. acc., He 6:1; ἐν τῇ π. στήκειν (εἶναι, μένειν), I Co 16:13, I Co 13:5, I Ti 2:15; ὑπακοὴ τῆς π., Ro 1:5 16:26; ὁ ἐκ π., Ro 3:26 4:16, Ga 3:12; διὰ (τῆς) π., Ro 3:30, Ga 2:16, Phl 3:9. By meton., objectively, that which is the object or content of belief, the faith: Ac 6:7 14:22, Ga 1:23 3:23 6:10, Phl 1:25, 27, Ju 3, 20, and perh. also Ac 13:8 16:5, Ro 1:5 and 16:26 (v. supr.), I Co 16:13, Col 1:23, II Th 3:2 (Lft., Notes, 125), I Ti 1:19 3:9 4:1, 6 5:8 6:10, 12, II Ti 3:8 4:7, Tit 1:4, 13 3:15, I Pe 5:9.

In passive sense, fidelity, faithfulness: Mt 23:23, Ga 5:22; ἡ π. τοῦ θεοῦ, Ro 3:3;

objectively, plighted faith, a pledge of fidelity: I Ti 5:12. (On the various shades of meaning in which the word is used in NT, v. esp. ICC on Ro 1:17, pp. 31 ff.; Lft., Ga., 154 ff.; Stevens, Th. NT, 422, 515 ff.; DB, i, 830 ff.; Cremer, s.v.)

πίστις. In accordance with its common NT usage, πίστις is used of ‘faith,’’ ‘‘ confidence” in a person in such passages as P Strass I. 4138 (c. A.D. 250), when in a legal process a witness is charged—as πρεσβύτης Kal πίστεως ἄξιος εἰπὲ ἃ οἶδας ἐν τῷ πρά[γματ]ι, and P Oxy XIV. τό27} (a.D. 342) διὰ τὴν περὶ ἡμᾶς μετριότητα καὶ πίστις (/. πίστιν), ‘owing to your clemency to us and confidence in us’’ (Edd.). In P Lond 233! (a.D. 345) (ΞΞ 11. p. 273, Chrest. I. p. 68) the editor translates τῇ σῇ πίστ(ε)ν as apparently = ‘‘at your discretion” or ‘“‘on your own credit.” P Tebt II. 418% (iii/A.D.) shows 5. ἀπολάβῃς παρ᾽ ἐμοῦ καλῇ πίστει, “‘receive it back from me in good faith’’ (Edd.): cf. P Oxy 1. 711: 11. (a.p. 303) νομίζουσα τούτους τὴν καλήν μοι πίστειν ἀποσώζειν, ‘thinking that they would preserve my good name” (Edd.). With the conjunction of πίστις and ἀλήθεια in τ Tim 27 cf. P Oxy I. 704f (iii/a.D.) πᾶσα κυ[ρί]α ἔνγραφος συναλλαγὴ πίστιν kal ἀλήθειαν ἔ]χει, “ every valid written contract is credited and accepted ’’ (Edd.), and P Flor I. 32 (4) (a.. 298) ἐξόμνυμι . . » ἐξ ἀληθείας καὶ πίστεως τὴν ἀπογραφὴν πεποιῆσθαι : with 1 Tim 512 cf. Ο74 App. (Wiinsch, praef. p. xv) ὑποκατέχετε ὑμεῖς αὐτὴν ταῖς ἐσχάταις τιμωρίαις ὅτι πρώτη ἠθέτησεν τὴν πίστιν πρὸς Φήλικα τὸν ἑαυτῆς ἄνδρα (cited by Parry ad 1) : with 2 Tim 4’ cf. Brit. Mus. Inserr. Part III. No. 587 6.5 (ii/a.p.) ὅτι τὴν πίστιν ἐτήρησα, and OG/S 339% (c. B.C. 120) προχειρισαμένου τοὺς τὴν πίστιν εὐσεβῶς τε Kal δικαίως τηρήσοντας : and with ἡ πίστις used of ‘‘the (Christian) faith’’ (Ac 67, a/.), cf. Sy/l 451 (=*932) (ii/i B.C.) ἀξίως ἀνεστράφησαν αὐτῶν τε Kal τᾶς ἐνχειρασθείσας αὐτοῖς πίστεως. The passive sense “" fidelity,”’ ‘‘ faithfulness,” which is found in the LXX, and occasionally in the NT (Mt 2333, Gal 52), is common in our sources. See e.g. the illiterate P Fay 1225 (c, A.D. 100) ἐάν τινα εὕρῃς κατὰ παρόϊντας] ἔχοντα πείστην πολλήν, “1 you find anyone quite trustworthy among those with you” (Edd.), P Oxy IIT. 494° (A.D. 156) εὐνοούσῃ μοι kal πᾶσαν πίστιν μοι ἐνδεικνυμένῃ, ‘‘ being well-disposed and showing entire faithfulness towards me’’ (Edd.), BGU I. 326%} (a clause in a Will— A.D. 194) TY τε πίστι [αἸὐτῆς παρακατατίθομαι (cf. the Lat. formula ezus fidei committo), and P Tebt 11. 32610 (c. Α.Ὁ. 266) εὐνοίᾳ kal πίστι kal τῇ Tod γένους οἰκειότητι, “owing to his kindness, fidelity, and ties of kinship” (Edd. ). For the sense of ‘‘ guarantee,” ‘‘ pledge,” as in Ac 17%}, cf. the mantic P Ryl I. 28187 (iv/a.p.) ποὺς ἀριστερὸς ἐὰν ἄλληται, σημαίνι αὐτὸν ἐπὶ λόγῳ καὶ πίστι πλανηθῆναίι, “if the left foot quiver, it signifies that a man will be deceived over a promise and pledge ” (Edd.). Πίστις = ‘“‘bond” or ‘‘mortgage” is found in such passages as P Tebt I. 145 (B.c. 114) ἀναγραψάμενος αὐτοῦ τὰ ὑπάρχοντα συντάξαι θεῖναι ἐν πίστει, “‘ making a list of his property and arranging for it to be placed in bond,” , TAavaw P Reinach 18!° (B.c. 108) ἐθέμην αὐτῶι ἐν πίστει καθ᾽ ὧν ἔχω ψιλῶν τόϊπ]ων συγγραφὴν ὑποθήκης, and P Oxy III. 4867 (A.D. 131) λαβοῦσα τὸν καθήκοντα τῆς ὠνῆς δημόσι[ον χρημα]τισμόν, ἔλεγεν ἐν πίστει με ἔχειν αὐτά, ‘although I had received the regular official contract of the sale, he said that I held this land on mortgage.’’ The phrase ὠνὴ ἐν πίστει is discussed in Philologus \xili. (N.F. xvii.), 1904, p- 498 ff. See also the references in Preisigke Fachworter 5.v. πίστις, and for NT usage Burton Ga/atians (in (CC), p. 478 ff.

πίστις (pistis) — faith. πίστις, ἡ, genitive εως, Ionic dialect ιος [Refs 5th c.BC+]; dative πίστει, Ionic dialect πίστῑ [Refs 5th c.BC+]: (πείθομαι):—trust in others, faith, first in [Refs 8th c.BC+]: generally, persuasion of a thing, confidence, assurance, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἡ βεβαιοτάτη π., ἀταραξία καὶ π. βέβαιος, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; σωφροσύνης π. ἔχειν περί τινος to be persuaded of his probity, [Refs 4th c.BC+]

2. in subjective sense, good faith, trustworthiness, honesty, [Refs 6th c.BC+]

2. b of things, credence, credit, τὰν π. σμικρὰν παρ᾽ ἔμοιγ᾽ ἔχει [Refs 5th c.BC+]

2. c καλῇ π., = Latin bona fide, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; αἱ κατὰ πίστιν γεινόμεναι κληρονομίαι, = Latin hereditates fideicommissariae, [Refs]

3. in a commercial sense, credit, π. τοσούτων χρημάτων ἐστί τινι παρά τισι he has credit for so much money with them, [Refs 4th c.BC+], compare 44; εἰς πίστιν διδόναι [τί τινι] [Refs 2nd c.AD+]

3. b position of trust or trusteeship, ἐν πίστει κληρονόμος ἀπολειφθείς left in trust, as guardian, [Refs 1st c.AD+]

4. Theol., faith, opposed to sight and knowledge, [NT]

II. that which gives confidence: hence,

II.1. assurance, pledge of good faith, guarantee, οὐκ ἀνδρὸς ὅρκοι π. ἀλλ᾽ ὅρκων ἀνήρ [Refs 5th c.BC+]; δός μοι χερὸς σῆς π. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πίστιν καὶ ὅρκια ποιέεσθαι make a treaty by exchange of assurances and oaths, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ποιέεσθαι τὰς πίστῑς (Ionic dialect for πίστεις) [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πίστιν δοῦναι to give assurances, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἔδοσαν πίστιν καὶ ἔλαβον interchanged them, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. πρός τινας δοῦναι with infinitive, [Refs]; πίστι τε λαβεῖν (or καταλαβεῖν) καὶ ὁρκίοισί τινα bind by assurances and oaths, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πίστιν ἐπιθεῖναι or προσθεῖναι, [Refs 4th c.BC+]. an assurance against.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]

II.2. means of persuasion, argument, proof, φρὴν παρ᾽ ἡμέων (i.e. τῶν αἰσθήσεων) λαβοῦσα τὰς πίστεις [Refs 3rd c.AD+]; especially of proofs used by orators, [Refs 5th c.BC+], opposed to a demonstrative proof (ἀπόδειξις), π. ἔντεχνοι, ἄτεχνοι, [Refs]; ἡ τῶν λόγων π. (compare λόγος[Refs]

III. that which is entrusted, a trust, πίστιν ἐγχειρίζειν τινί [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; σὴ π. given in trust to thee, [Refs 1st c.AD+]

IV. political protection or suzerainty, Latin fides, Αἰτωλοὶ.. δόντες αὑτοὺς εἰς τὴν Ῥωμαίων π... τῷ τῆς π. ὀνόματι πλανηθέντες [Refs 2nd c.BC+]

IV.2. in Egypt, safe-conduct, safeguard, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]

V. [Refs 4th c.BC+] name for ten, [Refs]

VI. personified, = Latin [Refs 1st c.AD+]; π. δημοσία, = Fides publica, [Refs 1st c.BC+]

πίστις (pistis) — faith: faithfulness. πίστις, ἡ, genitive εως, Ionic dialect ιος [Refs 5th c.BC+]; dative πίστει, Ionic dialect πίστῑ [Refs 5th c.BC+]: (πείθομαι):—trust in others, faith, first in [Refs 8th c.BC+]: generally, persuasion of a thing, confidence, assurance, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἡ βεβαιοτάτη π., ἀταραξία καὶ π. βέβαιος, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; σωφροσύνης π. ἔχειν περί τινος to be persuaded of his probity, [Refs 4th c.BC+]

2. in subjective sense, good faith, trustworthiness, honesty, [Refs 6th c.BC+]

2. b of things, credence, credit, τὰν π. σμικρὰν παρ᾽ ἔμοιγ᾽ ἔχει [Refs 5th c.BC+]

2. c καλῇ π., = Latin bona fide, [Refs 2nd c.AD+]; αἱ κατὰ πίστιν γεινόμεναι κληρονομίαι, = Latin hereditates fideicommissariae, [Refs]

3. in a commercial sense, credit, π. τοσούτων χρημάτων ἐστί τινι παρά τισι he has credit for so much money with them, [Refs 4th c.BC+], compare 44; εἰς πίστιν διδόναι [τί τινι] [Refs 2nd c.AD+]

3. b position of trust or trusteeship, ἐν πίστει κληρονόμος ἀπολειφθείς left in trust, as guardian, [Refs 1st c.AD+]

4. Theol., faith, opposed to sight and knowledge, [NT]

II. that which gives confidence: hence,

II.1. assurance, pledge of good faith, guarantee, οὐκ ἀνδρὸς ὅρκοι π. ἀλλ᾽ ὅρκων ἀνήρ [Refs 5th c.BC+]; δός μοι χερὸς σῆς π. [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πίστιν καὶ ὅρκια ποιέεσθαι make a treaty by exchange of assurances and oaths, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ποιέεσθαι τὰς πίστῑς (Ionic dialect for πίστεις) [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πίστιν δοῦναι to give assurances, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἔδοσαν πίστιν καὶ ἔλαβον interchanged them, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. πρός τινας δοῦναι with infinitive, [Refs]; πίστι τε λαβεῖν (or καταλαβεῖν) καὶ ὁρκίοισί τινα bind by assurances and oaths, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πίστιν ἐπιθεῖναι or προσθεῖναι, [Refs 4th c.BC+]. an assurance against.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]

II.2. means of persuasion, argument, proof, φρὴν παρ᾽ ἡμέων (i.e. τῶν αἰσθήσεων) λαβοῦσα τὰς πίστεις [Refs 3rd c.AD+]; especially of proofs used by orators, [Refs 5th c.BC+], opposed to a demonstrative proof (ἀπόδειξις), π. ἔντεχνοι, ἄτεχνοι, [Refs]; ἡ τῶν λόγων π. (compare λόγος[Refs]

III. that which is entrusted, a trust, πίστιν ἐγχειρίζειν τινί [Refs 2nd c.BC+]; σὴ π. given in trust to thee, [Refs 1st c.AD+]

IV. political protection or suzerainty, Latin fides, Αἰτωλοὶ.. δόντες αὑτοὺς εἰς τὴν Ῥωμαίων π... τῷ τῆς π. ὀνόματι πλανηθέντες [Refs 2nd c.BC+]

IV.2. in Egypt, safe-conduct, safeguard, [Refs 2nd c.BC+]

V. [Refs 4th c.BC+] name for ten, [Refs]

VI. personified, = Latin [Refs 1st c.AD+]; π. δημοσία, = Fides publica, [Refs 1st c.BC+]