2001 Translation

Sounds Like: PEE-oos

Translations: pious, dutiful, devout, religious, good, kind, affectionate, patriotic

From the root: PIUS

Part of Speech: Adjective

Explanation: Pius is an adjective meaning 'pious,' 'dutiful,' or 'devout.' It describes someone who fulfills their obligations to the gods, their family, and their country. It can also mean 'good,' 'kind,' or 'affectionate.' It is often used to describe a person's character or actions in relation to their moral and religious duties.

Inflection: Masculine, Nominative, Singular

Instances

Josephus' Against Apion

• Book One — 7:82, 8:101
• Book Two — 7:82, 8:101

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, PIUS.

These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.

• PIISSIMUS — most pious, very pious, most devout, very devout, most dutiful, very dutiful
• PIUM — pious, dutiful, devout, religious, good, kind, just, holy

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