Hey Friend,

Thanks for checking in with your comments.

The word πίστις of course refers to faith, belief, conviction. It is only tangentially related to the issue of state legitimacy, and I think in most cases it is reasonably well translated. The word is related to πείθω, which I do cover in the post.

Your other word, νοῦς, or "mind," may be a little more difficult to pin down. Both are very widely used in Scripture, but in neither case have I yet seen a strong connection to the validity of the state.

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