Help, can a latin expert help translate two phrases?

i get

eep-Kay ee-Thay aith-Fay

and

ight-Fay ee-Thay ear-Fay

thats not funny at all.

I would say either teneo fidem or habeo fidem, rather than servo.

Servo means 'keep' only in the sense of preserve or protect. Teneo is to hold, i.e. keep; habeo is to have, i.e. to be able to keep.

I see nothing wrong with pugno timor, but George might be along to check me out.

you're absolutely right, i didn't read your post close enough, i figured it was about just getting tattoos, as most of them are

sorry for your loss

Thank you, i think it would be appropriate to use "Habeo fidem" then, as he always talked about keeping the faith. Thanks again.

djjd62,

That's alright, ironically you're half right. This friend of mine had initially wanted to get these two phrases tattooed, but he took his own life before he got around to doing it. So I felt it would be nice to have it engraved on his tombstone.

Sadly, I guess even though he had the right idea, he couldn't fight his own demons. Hopefully it will inspire someone else enough not to go down that path. He will be sorely missed. He was only 29.

I just thought about it, if "keep the faith" would mean something like fighting to keep the faith (as in fighting to overcome the fear we encounter in our daily lives and emotions), would "Servo Fidem" seem more appropriate?

"Servo Fidem"
This means "I Keep The Faith".
If you want to say "Keep The Faith" as a command, use
Serva Fidem
"Pugna Timor"
You want the use the accustaive, so
Pugna Timorem