ὁσι-ότης, ητος, ἡ,
disposition to observe divine law, piety, [[ 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Protagoras” 329c, “Euthphr.” 14df, 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 6.1.47, “SIG” 654 B 10 (Delph., 2nd c.BC), etc.] Refs 5th c.BC+]; πρὸς θεῶν ὁ. piety towards them, [[ 1st-2nd c.AD: Plutarchus Biographus et Philosophus “Alcibiades” 34; πρὸς τοὺς θεούς [prev. author] 2.359f ] Refs 1st c.AD+]; also, like Latin pietas, ἡ πρὸς γονεῖς ὁ. [[ 1st c.BC: Diodorus Siculus Historicus 7.4; πρὸς τὴν τεκοῦσαν [prev. author] 31.27. ] Refs 1st c.BC+]