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GreekG4102Noun (Feminine)

πίστις

pistis

226Occurrences
G4102Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

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

from G3982 (πείθω);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
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
(a)fidelity, faithfulness
(b)objectively, plighted faith, a pledge of fidelity
LXX: chiefly for אֱמוּנָה

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Feminine)

Morphology Code

G:N-F

Full Description

Greek Noun, Feminine

Occurrences

πίστις appears 226 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Romans
34
Hebrews
31
Galatians
20
1 Timothy
18
Acts
14
James
12
Luke
11
1 Thessalonians
8

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 12:9BSB

to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit,

2 Peter 1:1BSB

Simon Peter, a servant and apostle of Jesus Christ,To those who through the righteousness of our God and Savior Jesus Christ have received a faith as precious as ours:

Galatians 3:2BSB

I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law, or by hearing with faith?

Hebrews 4:2BSB

For we also received the good news just as they did; but the message they heard was of no value to them, since they did not share the faith of those who comprehended it.

Philippians 2:17BSB

But even if I am being poured out like a drink offering on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I am glad and rejoice with all of you.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.