UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

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πιότης

Notes: πιότης occurs in non-biblical Greek in the figurative sense of ‘wealth and riches,’ and it may be that in OET ROM 11:17 there is a blend of the conventional figurative meaning of ‘wealth’ with the more specific quality of fatness as exemplified by the fruit of the olive tree. See also 65.7: πιότης and footnote.; It is difficult to determine whether the expression συγκοινωνὸς τῆς ῥίζης τῆς πιότητος τῆς ἐλαίας in OET ROM 11:17 should be interpreted merely as an instance of an extended figurative use of related terms, or whether πιότης should be understood in a metaphorical sense of ‘value’ or ‘wealth,’ which it had already acquired in secular literature. If πιότης is to be understood in a figurative sense, then one is likewise justified in regarding ῥίζα in the figurative sense of ‘tradition’ and ἐλαία in this context as being a direct reference to Judaism.