פִּיס, (פְּסֵי) ch. same 1) to distribute, v. פְּסַס. —2) to break, desecrate, v. infra.
Af. - אָפֵיס , (אַפֵּיס) to break, weaken; to desecrate. Targ. Y. II, Num. XV, 31 (h. text הפר). Targ. Hos. IV, 9 (ed. Wil. אֲפִיס Pe.). Ib. לַאֲפָסָא. Targ. Y. Lev. XIX, 8 (h. text חלל). Ib. XXI, 8 תַפְסִינֵיה (fr. פסי). Ib. 6 יַפְסוּן (ed. Vien., a. Y. II יִפְסוּן, Pe.). Targ. Job XV, 4 תָּפֵישׂ (ed. Wil. תָּפֵשׁ, corr. acc.; h. text תפר). Targ. Y. Num. XXV, 1 לאוֹפָסָא (cmp. אוֹקִים fr. קוּם). Targ. Ps. LIII, 1 מַפְסִין (some ed. מְפַסִּין Pa., fr. פסי); a. fr.—Targ. Y. I Deut. XXIII, 18 תִפְסוּן ed. Amst. (ed. Vien. תספון, corr. acc.).—Part. pass. f. מַפְסָה. Targ. Y. II, Lev. XXI, 7 (h. text חללה).—V. פְּסַס.
Pa. - פַּיֵּיס 1) (with (with ב־) [to split, drive into, v. פְּצַר,] to press, urge. Targ. Y. Gen. XIX, 3 (h. text ויפצר). —2) to break a man’s vehemence; to quiet, appease, reconcile, persuade, pray. Targ. Esth. VIII, 3 ופַיְיסַת ליה (h. text ותתחנן). Targ. Y. Gen. XLII, 21; a. e.—Ḥull. 95ᵃ top אי הוות פַּיְיסַת מינאי וכ׳ if thou hadst asked my pardon (made peace with me) &c. Ib. 94ᵃ [read:] פַּיְּיסֵיה למבורין secure the good will of our ferryman (make him a present); פייסיה ואיקפד he offered him a present, and he (the ferryman) became angry. Yoma 87ᵃ איזיל אנא לפַיּוּסֵי ליה I will go and make peace with him. Y. Snh. XI, 30ᶜ top; Y. Ber. IX, 13ᵈ top פייסיה עלי make him (the idol) favorably disposed towards me. Taan. 24ᵃ ומְפַיַּיסְנָא ליה וכ׳ Ms. M. (ed. ומְפַיְּיסִינָן) and I persuade him (the pupil), until he comes and reads. Meg. 12ᵃ דבני מאתיה … מפייס להו for, as to the residents of his own place, he can win their favor, whenever he wants; a. fr.—Part. pass. מְפַיַּיס; f. מְפַיְּיסָא; pl. מְפַיְּיסִין; מְפַיְּיסָן. Y. Ab. Zar. II, 41ᵈ bot. ישכח אפין מפייסן (not מפייסא) he may find a friendly face (a well-disposed judge).