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How do you use Pistis in a sentence? See 4 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Pistis in a sentence

Pistis meaning

A goddess personifying trust, faith and trustworthiness, corresponding to Roman Fides.

Using Pistis

  • The main meaning on this page is: A goddess personifying trust, faith and trustworthiness, corresponding to Roman Fides.
  • In the example corpus, pistis often appears in combinations such as: pistis sophia.

Context around Pistis

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 34.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

matthew 1×

Often after:

sophia 3×

Sentence patterns with Pistis

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

9 in pistis sophia yaldabaoth 1× and matthew pistis sophia 1 1× crowned by pistis a goddess 1× pistis sophia presents 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

at the end 1× hipp ref vi 1× pistis sophia presents 1× the three witnesses 1×

Common sentence endings:

from his disciples 1× other canonical three 1× pp 257 382 1× the roman fold 1×

Words around Pistis

Just before it in the word index:

pistils 4 pistillate 5 pistil 9 pistes 9 pisters 2 piste 27

Just after it in the word index:

pistoia 2 pistol 667 pistola 4 pistole 2 pistoleros 2 pistoles 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 6 aaah 6 aaargh 6 aacl 6 aadhi 6 aak 6

Corpus analysis for Pistis

  • In this selection, "pistis" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 34.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, matthew and sophia stand out and add context to how "pistis" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 9 in pistis sophia yaldabaoth and and matthew pistis sophia 1. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "pistis" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with pistis

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Pistis Sophia presents a long dialog with Jesus in the form of his answers to questions from his disciples. (19 words)

At the end of the war, perhaps to allay fears about its loyalty, Locris minted coins depicting a seated Rome being crowned by 'Pistis', a goddess personifying good faith and loyalty, and returned to the Roman fold. (37 words)

Hipp. Ref. vi. 9. In Pistis Sophia Yaldabaoth has already sunk from his high estate and resides in Chaos, where, with his forty-nine demons, he tortures wicked souls in boiling rivers of pitch, and with other punishments (pp. 257, 382). (41 words)

Longer example sentences

The three witnesses are Philip and Thomas and Matthew" :—Pistis Sophia 1:43 An early, non-Gnostic tradition may lie behind this statement, which also emphasizes the primacy of the Gospel of Matthew in its Aramaic form, over the other canonical three. (42 words)

Hipp. Ref. vi. 9. In Pistis Sophia Yaldabaoth has already sunk from his high estate and resides in Chaos, where, with his forty-nine demons, he tortures wicked souls in boiling rivers of pitch, and with other punishments (pp. 257, 382). (41 words)

At the end of the war, perhaps to allay fears about its loyalty, Locris minted coins depicting a seated Rome being crowned by 'Pistis', a goddess personifying good faith and loyalty, and returned to the Roman fold. (37 words)

Example sentences (4)

At the end of the war, perhaps to allay fears about its loyalty, Locris minted coins depicting a seated Rome being crowned by 'Pistis', a goddess personifying good faith and loyalty, and returned to the Roman fold.

Hipp. Ref. vi. 9. In Pistis Sophia Yaldabaoth has already sunk from his high estate and resides in Chaos, where, with his forty-nine demons, he tortures wicked souls in boiling rivers of pitch, and with other punishments (pp. 257, 382).

Pistis Sophia presents a long dialog with Jesus in the form of his answers to questions from his disciples.

The three witnesses are Philip and Thomas and Matthew" :—Pistis Sophia 1:43 An early, non-Gnostic tradition may lie behind this statement, which also emphasizes the primacy of the Gospel of Matthew in its Aramaic form, over the other canonical three.

Common combinations with pistis

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "pistis" in a sentence?
An example: "At the end of the war, perhaps to allay fears about its loyalty, Locris minted coins depicting a seated Rome being crowned by 'Pistis', a goddess personifying good faith and loyalty, and returned to the Roman fold." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "pistis" from authentic English texts.
What does "pistis" mean?
Pistis means: A goddess personifying trust, faith and trustworthiness, corresponding to Roman Fides.
How many example sentences with "pistis" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "pistis", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.