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Meaning: faith, belief, trust, confidence; fidelity, faithfulness. Word Origin: Derived from πείθω (peithō), meaning "to persuade" or "to be persuaded." Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H530 (אֱמוּנָה, emunah): Often translated as "faithfulness" or "steadfastness," reflecting a similar concept of trust and reliability.
- Int
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- Titus 1
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- Hebrews 11
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- 2 Peter 1
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- Galatians 3
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- 1 Thessalonians 3
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- 1 Timothy 6
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- 1 Corinthians 15
pistis πίστις faith N-NFS: 4771 hymōn ὑμῶν . of you...
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Greek/Hebrew Definitions Strong's #4102: pistis (pronounced pis'-tis) from 3982; persuasion, i.e. credence; moral conviction (of religious truth, or the truthfulness of God or a religious teacher), especially reliance upon Christ for salvation; abstractly, constancy in such profession; by extension, the system of religious (Gospel) truth itself:--assurance, belief, believe, faith, fidelity.
Faith (#4102): pistis. Also translated as assurance, believe, belief, those who believe, fidelity. Gift (#1435): doron. Also translated as present, offering. Works (#2041): ergon. Also translated as deed, doing, labor. Ergon is the original Greek for the English word "works." It does not appear to be a very difficult, ambiguous, or confusing term.
Sep 29, 2016 · The verb πειθω (peitho) and its derived noun πιστις (pistis) are possibly the most signature words of the Greek New Testament. The verb means to persuade or be persuaded, and the noun means faith; trust or certainty. From the noun in turn derives the equally important verb πιστευω (pisteuo), meaning to have faith, that is: to behave as someone who has been persuaded into ...
Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H530 (אֱמוּנָה, emunah): Often translated as "faithfulness" or "steadfastness." - H539 (אָמַן, aman): Meaning "to confirm" or "to support," often used in the context of faithfulness or trustworthiness. Usage: The Greek word "pistos" primarily denotes someone who is faithful, trustworthy, or ...
#2.1 Scriptures for πίστις 'pistis' meaning Faith Strong's 4102 #3.1 Scriptures for πιστός 'pistos' meaning Faithful Strong's 4103; Introduction 2.1. This is a thorough Greek word study about the meaning of the Greek word πίστις, 'pistis' meaning Faith (Strong's 4102) in the New Testament. It gives every verse where the word ...
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There are some who think this meaning of the word is to be recognized also in 1 Timothy 1:4, 19; 1 Timothy 2:7; 1 Timothy 3:9; 1 Timothy 4:1, 6; 1 Timothy 5:8; 1 Timothy 6:10, 21 (cf. Pfleiderer, Paulinismus, p. 468 (English translation, ii., p. 200)); but Weiss (Biblical Theol. d. N. T. § 107 a. note) correctly objects, "πίστις is rather the form in which the truth (as the substance of ...
