[B-Greek] pistos etymology
George F Somsel
gfsomsel at yahoo.com
Sun Sep 21 14:46:42 EDT 2008
I know of no discussion of the etymology of πιστός [PISTOS] though that doesn't mean that it doesn't exist somewhere. It would seem that its significance has been rather stable through the history of the language. In Iliad 2.123-130 we find
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εἴ περ γάρ κ᾽ ἐθέλοιμενἈχαιοίτε Τρῶές τε ρκιαπιστὰ ταμόντες ἀριθμηθήμεναιἄμφω, φέστιοιὅσσοιἔασιν, μεῖςδ᾽ ἐςδεκάδας διακοσμηθεῖμεν Ἀχαιοί, νδραἕκαστοιἑλοίμεθαοἰνοχοεύειν, γώφημι πλέας ἔμμεναιυἷας Ἀχαιῶνὅ
125 Τρῶας μὲν λέξασθαι ἐ
ἡ
Τρώων δ᾽ ἄ
πολλαί κεν δεκάδες δευοίατο οἰνοχόοιο.
Τόσσον ἐ
130 Τρώων, οἳ ναίουσι κατὰ πτόλιν·
.EI PER YAR K' EQELOIMEN AXAIOI TE TRWES TEORKIA PISTA TAMONTES ARIQMHQHMENAI AMFW,125 TRWAS MEN LECASQAI EFESTIOI hOSSOI EASIN,hHMEIS D' ES DEKADAS DIAKOSMHQEIMEN AXAIOI,TRWWN D' ANDRA hEKASTOI hELOIMEQA OINOXOEUEIN,POLLAI KEN DEKADES DEUOIATO OINOXOOIO.TOSSON EGW FHMI PLEAS EMMENAI hUIAS AXAIWN130 TRWWN, hOI NAIOUSI KATA PTOLIN;.
Homer, Murray, A., & Jackson, J. J. (2008; 2008). The Iliad in Greek (Homer, Iliad 2.123). Logos Research Systems, Inc.
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Which A. T. Murray renders as
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For should we be minded, both Achaeans and Trojans, to swear a
solemn oath with sacrifice, and to number ourselves,
125 and should the Trojans be gathered together, even all they that have
dwellings in the city, and we Achaeans be marshalled by tens, and
choose, each company of us, a man of the Trojans to pour our wine,
then would many tens lack a cup-bearer; so far, I deem, do the sons
of the Achaeans outnumber the Trojans that dwell in the city.
Homer, & Murray, A. T. (2007). The Iliad. At head of title: Homer. The Loeb classical library (Homer, Iliad 2.122). Bellingham: Logos Research Systems, Inc.
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Πιστός [PISTOS] here is used to signify the trustworthy nature of the oath in ὅ
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george
gfsomsel
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----- Original Message ----
From: Jeff Miller <jeffm at springsofgrace.org>
To: b-greek at lists.ibiblio.org
Sent: Friday, September 19, 2008 3:39:17 PM
Subject: [B-Greek] pistos etymology
Where might I find a discussion or substantiated information on the
etymology of PISTOS?
Jeff Miller
ρκιαπιστὰ [ORKIA PISTA] (or as Murray translates "solemn oath." jeffm at springsofgrace.org
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