Greek Tattoo

[rpwolfgang]

I have a weird request. I’m going to be getting the Chi Rho tattoo. And above this I would like to get the word “Trust” spelled in Greek. I’ve gone to several English to Greek conversion websites and I’m getting varying conversions. Is there anyone on here who can help me with this? Below are some of the translations I’m getting. Also, would it be proper to get it in all uppercase? If I understand correctly, the spelling is different if it’s a verb or a noun. Thanks!

Εμπιστοσύνη

εμπιστεύομαι

παρακαταθήκη

πίστη

καταπίστευμα

πίστωση

έχω πίστη

έχω πεποίθηση

 

[Hoosier_Daddy]

I have a weird request. I’m going to be getting the Chi Rho tattoo. And above this I would like to get the word “Trust” spelled in Greek. I’ve gone to several English to Greek conversion websites and I’m getting varying conversions. Is there anyone on here who can help me with this? Below are some of the translations I’m getting. Also, would it be proper to get it in all uppercase? If I understand correctly, the spelling is different if it’s a verb or a noun. Thanks!

Εμπιστοσύνη

εμπιστεύομαι

παρακαταθήκη

πίστη

καταπίστευμα

πίστωση

έχω πίστη

έχω πεποίθηση

You want a permanent tattoo of a language you don’t know of a word you don’t know how to use?
Perhaps a temp English tattoo would fit your needs better.

Why… Just why…

 

[Irishmom2]

You want a permanent tattoo of a language you don’t know of a word you don’t know how to use?
Perhaps a temp English tattoo would fit your needs better.

Why… Just why…

You hit the nail on the head.

 

[Allegra]

Why do you want a tattoo in Greek? Obviously, if you don’t even know which is the word you want, the Greek language isn’t a central part of your life. It just seems strange to me. When my dad got married, my step-mother decided she wanted a message engraved inside her wedding ring. Rather than have my dad choose something from the heart, she told him what message she wanted him to tell her. She wanted “I love you,” but not just any old “I love you”. She wanted it in French, which is strange since neither my step-mother or dad speak French, are French, have been to France, of have any connection to France in any way. She proceeded to look up the phrase “I love you” in French and what she came up with was “Je amore tu” which those who speak even basic French will attest is absolutely ridiculous, not at all grammatically correct, and would probably just make a French person scratch their head rather than swoon. Even so, it is now permanently engraved on her wedding ring.

 

[jmjZelie]

Why do you want a tattoo in Greek? Obviously, if you don’t even know which is the word you want, the Greek language isn’t a central part of your life. It just seems strange to me. When my dad got married, my step-mother decided she wanted a message engraved inside her wedding ring. Rather than have my dad choose something from the heart, she told him what message she wanted him to tell her. She wanted “I love you,” but not just any old “I love you”. She wanted it in French, which is strange since neither my step-mother or dad speak French, are French, have been to France, of have any connection to France in any way. She proceeded to look up the phrase “I love you” in French and what she came up with was “Je amore tu” which those who speak even basic French will attest is absolutely ridiculous, not at all grammatically correct, and would probably just make a French person scratch their head rather than swoon. Even so, it is now permanently engraved on her wedding ring.

I think the phrase she was looking for was “je t’aime”.

I am very opposed to the use of languages one doesn’t speak as tattoos (or engraving). It seems that it usually begins as a desire to express a profound sentiment, but goes horribly awry when it inevitably contains spelling and grammatical errors, and one ends up looking foolish.

 

[underacloud]

To be fair to the OP, they probably want Greek because the Chi Rho is Greek.

That said, I hate tattoos. Don’t do it.

Or…to paraphrase a friend of mine…“I’m going to be wildly rebellious and express my individuality and non-conformity by NOT getting a tattoo”.

 

[GEddie]

To be fair to the OP, they probably want Greek because the Chi Rho is Greek.

That said, I hate tattoos. Don’t do it.

Or…to paraphrase a friend of mine…“I’m going to be wildly rebellious and express my individuality and non-conformity by NOT getting a tattoo”.

Our skin looks best when not interfered with. IMNAAHO.

ICXC NIKA

 

[Xantippe]

My husband says that the word you are looking for is transliterated “pistis” and means both faith and trust.

biblestudytools.com/lexicons/greek/kjv/pistis.html

However, I have to say that “pistis” sounds a little weird/rude in English and it doesn’t look that great in Greek, in my opinion.

I was just looking, and there’s a vast array of images of “Faith” tattoos on the internet in different scripts.

On the other hand, there’s also HD’s excellent suggestion. If you look online, it is possible to get fancy temporary tattoos. How about taking one for a spin?

 

[DarkLight]

Get ready for a wide influx of opinions you really didn’t ask for.

 

[Irishmom2]

Get ready for a wide influx of opinions you really didn’t ask for.

You beat me to it. May I join you?

 

[underacloud]

Get ready for a wide influx of opinions you really didn’t ask for.

I always assume that someone posting questions about tattoos on an open internet forum is - even subconsciously - seeking for people to talk them out of it.

 

[DarkLight]

I always assume that someone posting questions about tattoos on an open internet forum is - even subconsciously - seeking for people to talk them out of it.

That’s a pretty big assumption. Some of us actually find tattoos beautiful or even attractive.

 

[LaughingBoy1503]

I am very opposed to the use of languages one doesn’t speak as tattoos (or engraving). It seems that it usually begins as a desire to express a profound sentiment, but goes horribly awry when it inevitably contains spelling and grammatical errors, and one ends up looking foolish.

I wish I could have thought of a way to tell my younger sister this when this weekend she told me that she wants to get a tattoo of something in Japanese. We are Mexican Americans. Very American. She does kind of look part Asian but she is not. At least nothing more than maybe a couple percent, hardly enough to really mean much. But I did not want to hurt her feelings.

 

[Xantippe]

I wish I could have thought of a way to tell my younger sister this when this weekend she told me that she wants to get a tattoo of something in Japanese. We are Mexican Americans. Very American. She does kind of look part Asian but she is not. At least nothing more than maybe a couple percent, hardly enough to really mean much. But I did not want to hurt her feelings.

How about “California roll”?

 

[underacloud]

That’s a pretty big assumption. Some of us actually find tattoos beautiful or even attractive.

I was speeking tongue-in-cheek there.

(OK, let’s say 50:50).

I’m sure the OP, or anyone considering a tattoo, can make their own informed decisions about such things. But they might as well know that some (many?) other people are going to think negatively, and if they don’t care about that, then I’m sure they don’t care about me posting my opinion too much either. Depending on placement it’s really inherent in the nature of a tattoo that it is to be seen by others and evoke some sort of reaction. It’s of course relevant to note - as you have - that others may like it.

 

[DarkLight]

I was speeking tongue-in-cheek there.

(OK, let’s say 50:50).

I’m sure the OP, or anyone considering a tattoo, can make their own informed decisions about such things. But they might as well know that some (many?) other people are going to think negatively, and if they don’t care about that, then I’m sure they don’t care about me posting my opinion too much either. Depending on placement it’s really inherent in the nature of a tattoo that it is to be seen by others and evoke some sort of reaction. It’s of course relevant to note - as you have - that others may like it.

Fair enough. Personally I find it amusing the number of people who pile out to tell someone else what they think of what that other person does with their own skin. To each their own.

 

[Hoosier_Daddy]

I have a weird request. I’m going to be getting the Chi Rho tattoo. And above this I would like to get the word “Trust” spelled in Greek. I’ve gone to several English to Greek conversion websites and I’m getting varying conversions. Is there anyone on here who can help me with this? Below are some of the translations I’m getting. Also, would it be proper to get it in all uppercase? If I understand correctly, the spelling is different if it’s a verb or a noun. Thanks!

Εμπιστοσύνη

εμπιστεύομαι

παρακαταθήκη

πίστη

καταπίστευμα

πίστωση

έχω πίστη

έχω πεποίθηση

The Word you are looking for is λάθος

 

[Hoosier_Daddy]

Why do you want a tattoo in Greek? Obviously, if you don’t even know which is the word you want, the Greek language isn’t a central part of your life. It just seems strange to me. When my dad got married, my step-mother decided she wanted a message engraved inside her wedding ring. Rather than have my dad choose something from the heart, she told him what message she wanted him to tell her. She wanted “I love you,” but not just any old “I love you”. She wanted it in French, which is strange since neither my step-mother or dad speak French, are French, have been to France, of have any connection to France in any way. She proceeded to look up the phrase “I love you” in French and what she came up with was “Je amore tu” which those who speak even basic French will attest is absolutely ridiculous, not at all grammatically correct, and would probably just make a French person scratch their head rather than swoon. Even so, it is now permanently engraved on her wedding ring.

Getting tatoos in languages you dont speak or understand is in my opinion, disrespectful and disingenuous.
People will assume you speak greek and you are representing yourself that way.
If you want to feel foolish later in life wait until someone sees your tatoo and then asks you some biblical or medical question about greek. Then you have to say… “uhhhh I don’t speak Greek, I just really really like frat parties and this is what happened after one of them…”

 

[DarkLight]

Getting tatoos in languages you dont speak or understand is in my opinion, disrespectful and disingenuous.
People will assume you speak greek and you are representing yourself that way.
If you want to feel foolish later in life wait until someone sees your tatoo and then asks you some biblical or medical question about greek. Then you have to say… “uhhhh I don’t speak Greek, I just really really like frat parties and this is what happened after one of them…”

To be fair, I’d reiterate underacloud’s point - she probably wants greek because the chi ro is greek, not because of an intrinsic desire for the greek language. Kinda like getting a tattoo of liturgical latin even if you don’t speak latin.

 

[Hoosier_Daddy]

To be fair, I’d reiterate underacloud’s point - she probably wants greek because the chi ro is greek, not because of an intrinsic desire for the greek language. Kinda like getting a tattoo of liturgical latin even if you don’t speak latin.

Which would misrepresent you as well. Why doesn’t the op just learn Greek and then the tat can be celebratory after the goal is achieved. Then it’s not a decision you might regret later but rather a mark ( litterally) of your accomplishment.