πίστις
pistisNoun (Feminine)G4102
faith
From: from G3982 (πείθω);
Short Definition
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
Full Lexicon Entry
1.in active sense, faith, belief, trust, confidence, in NT always of religious faith in God or Christ or spiritual things
2.In passive sense
afidelity, faithfulness
bobjectively, plighted faith, a pledge of fidelity
LXX Usage: chiefly for אֱמוּנָה
Grammar
Part of Speech Noun (Feminine)
Morphology G:N-F
DescriptionGreek Noun, Feminine
Occurrences
226 timesAppears 226 times in the New Testament. Top books include:
Romans
34
Hebrews
31
Galatians
20
1 Timothy
18
Acts
14
Key Passages
- 1 Corinthians 12:9
- 2 Peter 1:1
- Galatians 3:2
- Hebrews 4:2
- Philippians 2:17
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