πιστός

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Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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From πιθ- (pith-) (zero-grade of the root of πείθω (peíthō, to persuade; to trust)) +‎ -τος (-tos, verbal adjective suffix).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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πῐστός (pistósm (feminine πῐστή, neuter πῐστόν); first/second declension

  1. (passive voice) faithful, trusty
  2. (active voice)
    1. faithful, believing
    2. obedient, loyal

Inflection

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Derived terms

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References

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Greek

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Etymology

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From Ancient Greek πιστός.

Adjective

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πιστός (pistósm (feminine πιστή, neuter πιστό)

  1. faithful, true
    ένας πιστός φίλος (a faithful friend)
  2. perfect
    ένα πιστό αντίγραφο (a perfect copy)

Declension

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Noun

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πιστός (pistósm (plural πιστοί, feminine πιστή)

  1. (religion) believer (usually in the plural)

Declension

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