Strong's Concordance pistos: faithful, reliable Original Word: πιστός, ή, όνPart of Speech: Adjective Transliteration: pistos Phonetic Spelling: (pis-tos') Short Definition: trustworthy, faithful, believing Definition: trustworthy, faithful, believing. HELPS Word-studies Cognate: 4103 pistós (an adjective, derived from 3982 /peíthō, "persuaded") – properly, faithful (loyalty to faith; literally, fullness of faith); typically, of believing the faith God imparts. [The root of 4103 /pistós, "faithful" and 4100 /pisteúō, "faith," are the same (pist-), referring to persuasion.] Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 4103: πιστόςπιστός, πιστή, πιστόν (πείθω (which see)) (from Homer down), the Sept. mostly for נֶאֱמָן; 1. trusty, faithful; of persons who show themselves faithful in the transaction of business, the execution of commands, or the discharge of official duties: δοῦλος, Matthew 24:45; Matthew 25:21, 23; οἰκονόμος, Luke 12:42; 1 Corinthians 4:2; διάκονος, Ephesians 6:21; Colossians 1:7; Colossians 4:7; ἀρχιερεύς, Hebrews 2:17; Hebrews 3:2; of God, abiding by his promises, 1 Corinthians 1:9; 1 Corinthians 10:13; 2 Corinthians 1:18; 1 Thessalonians 5:24; 2 Thessalonians 3:3; Hebrews 10:23; Hebrews 11:11; 2 Timothy 2:13; 1 John 1:9; 1 Peter 4:19; add, 1 Corinthians 4:17; Colossians 4:9; 1 Timothy 1:12; Hebrews 3:5; 1 Peter 5:12; πιστός ἐν τίνι, in a thing, Luke 16:10-12; Luke 19:17; 1 Timothy 3:11; ἐπί τί, Matthew 25:23; ἄχρι θανάτου, Revelation 2:10. one who kept his plighted faith, Revelation 2:13; worthy of trust; that can, be relied on: 1 Corinthians 7:25; 2 Timothy 2:2: Christ is called μάρτυς ὁ πιστός, Revelation 1:5; with καί ἀληθινός, added, Revelation 3:14; (cf. Revelation 19:11). of things, that can be relied on: ὁ λόγος, 1 Timothy 3:1; 2 Timothy 2:11; Titus 1:9; (Titus 3:8; οὗτοι οἱ λόγοι, Revelation 21:5; Revelation 22:6); with πάσης ἀποδοχῆς ἄξιος added, 1 Timothy 1:15; 1 Timothy 4:9; τά ὅσια Δαυις τά πιστά (see ὅσιος, at the end), Acts 13:34. 2. easily persuaded; believing, confiding, trusting (Theognis, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Plato, others); in the N. T. one who trusts in God's promises, Galatians 3:9; is convinced that Jesus has been raised from the dead, opposed to ἄπιστος, John 20:27; one who has become convinced that Jesus is the Messiah and the author of salvation (opposed to ἄπιστος, see πιστεύω, 1 b. γ. and πίστις, 1 b.) (a believer): Acts 16:1; 2 Corinthians 6:15; 1 Timothy 5:16; with the addition of τῷ κυρίῳ, dative of the person in whom faith or trust is reposed, Acts 16:15; plural in Colossians 1:2 (where cf. Lightfoot); 1 Timothy 4:10; 1 Timothy 6:2; Titus 1:6; Revelation 17:14; οἱ πιστοί, substantively (see Lightfoot on Galatians, p. 157), Acts 10:45; 1 Timothy 4:3, 12; with ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ added (cf. Buttmann, 174 (152)), Ephesians 1:1; εἰς Θεόν κτλ. 1 Peter 1:21 L T Tr text WH; πιστόν ποιεῖν τί, to do something harmonizing with (Christian) faith (R. V. a faithful work), 3 John 1:5. From peitho; objectively, trustworthy; subjectively, trustful -- believe(-ing, -r), faithful(-ly), sure, true. see GREEK peitho Englishman's Concordance Strong's Greek 410367 Occurrences πιστά — 2 Occ. πιστὰς — 1 Occ. πιστέ — 2 Occ. πιστὴ — 1 Occ. πιστὴν — 1 Occ. πιστῆς — 1 Occ. πιστῷ — 4 Occ. πιστῶν — 2 Occ. πιστοὶ — 7 Occ. πιστοῖς — 4 Occ. πιστὸν — 5 Occ. πιστὸς — 33 Occ. πιστοῦ — 2 Occ. πιστοὺς — 2 Occ. Matthew 24:45 Adj-NMS GRK: ἐστὶν ὁ πιστὸς δοῦλος καὶ NAS: then is the faithful and sensible KJV: then is a faithful and wise INT: is the faithful servant and Matthew 25:21 Adj-VMS Matthew 25:21 Adj-NMS Matthew 25:23 Adj-VMS Matthew 25:23 Adj-NMS Luke 12:42 Adj-NMS Luke 16:10 Adj-NMS Luke 16:10 Adj-NMS Luke 16:11 Adj-NFP Luke 16:12 Adj-NFP Luke 19:17 Adj-NMS John 20:27 Adj-NMS Acts 10:45 Adj-NFP Acts 13:34 Adj-ANP Acts 16:1 Adj-GFS Acts 16:15 Adj-AFS 1 Corinthians 1:9 Adj-NMS 1 Corinthians 4:2 Adj-NMS 1 Corinthians 4:17 Adj-ANS 1 Corinthians 7:25 Adj-NMS 1 Corinthians 10:13 Adj-NMS 2 Corinthians 1:18 Adj-NMS 2 Corinthians 6:15 Adj-DMS Galatians 3:9 Adj-DMS Ephesians 1:1 Adj-DMP |
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