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4102 – πίστις (pistis)

faith


Type:
Noun
fem. ♀
Greek: πίστις (pistis)
Pronunciation: pis-tis
Gematria: 606(80 + 10 + 200 + 300 + 10 + 6)    words with the same gematria
Origin: From G3982
Usage: 243 times in NT

Description

  1. Conviction of the truth of anything, belief; in the NT of a conviction or belief respecting man's relationship to God and divine things, generally with the included idea of trust and holy fervour born of faith and joined with it.
    1. Relating to God.
      1. The conviction that God exists and is the creator and ruler of all things, the provider and bestower of eternal salvation through Christ.
    2. Relating to Christ.
      1. A strong and welcome conviction or belief that Jesus is the Messiah, through whom we obtain eternal salvation in the kingdom of God.
    3. The religious beliefs of Christians.
    4. Belief with the predominate idea of trust (or confidence) whether in God or in Christ, springing from faith in the same.
  2. Fidelity, faithfulness.
    1. The character of one who can be relied on.


Origin

From G3982:

πείθωpeithoG3982persuade

Word root

Word with pistis as root:

ὀλιγόπιστοςoligopistosG3640of little faith
πιστεύωpisteuoG4100believe
πιστικόςpistikosG4101spikenard

Equivalent Hebrew/Aramaic words

In the Greek Septuagint (LXX) translation, the following Hebrew/Aramaic words have been translated into pistis :

אֱמוּנָהemonahH0530faithfulness

Alternative forms

Grammatical code shortcode Swedish Quantity
Noun Noun
acc. sing. ♀ accusative singular feminine
N-ASF-55
Noun Noun
dative sing. ♀ dative singular feminine
N-DSF-58
Noun Noun
gen. sing. ♀ genitive singular feminine
N-GSF-94
Noun Noun
nom. sing. ♀ Nominative singular feminine
N-NSF-36


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References (243 occurances in 227 verses)




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