The “FAITH” group of words
deriving from a * πιτ
stem is interesting for several reasons whether you are a #biblical or# classical scholar or student.
Faith trust confidence and persuasion
are all related in Greek deriving from a *pVdental stem
πει(σ) πειθ
ποιθ πιστ
Cognate
with Latin #Fides and English #faith which also comes from latin via ME
feith OF feid also the origin of Modern French Foi .
Apart
from the semantics issues of a wide group of words generated from one
stem there's the sound changes aspects as this group also
demonstrates the alternates of o / e and the dentals s t and the
aspirated dental th
that later became a
fricative.
We
have πείθω
and πείθομαι and
the related verbs πιστεύω and πιστόω along with the
adjective πιστός and that adjective used to rebuke the
Disciples ὀλιγοπιστίαν and faith itself, πιστις.
Back
to semantics Faith is an action and a relationship as well as virtue.
One
might obey rely upon trust believe or be persuaded because something
or one is also allegedly and hopefully faithful credible and
trustworthy.
Seeing
πείθ- or πιστ- start a word is like a signpost helping one
establish a possible meaning even if its a verb form or rare variant
you are less familiar with.
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