πεῖσις

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Etymology 1[edit]

From πείθω (peíthō, I persuade) +‎ -σῐς (-sis). Compare the inherited formation, πῐ́στῐς (pístis).

Noun[edit]

πεῖσῐς (peîsisf (genitive πείσεως); third declension

  1. persuasion
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  • Aramaic: פיסא

Etymology 2[edit]

From πάσχω (páskhō), πείσομαι (peísomai, I feel, suffer) +‎ -σῐς (-sis).

Noun[edit]

πεῖσῐς (peîsisf (genitive πείσεως); third declension

  1. affection, susceptibility
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