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GreekG4103A / G

πιστός

pistos

63Occurrences
G4103Strong's #
A / GPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

objectively, trustworthy; subjectively, trustful

from G3982 (πείθω);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
I
Pass., to be trusted or believed
1.of persons, trusty, faithful
2.Of things, trustworthy, reliable, sure
II
Act., believing, trusting, relying: ; pl.; opposite to ἄπιστος; π. εἰς θεόν; π. ποιεῖν, III Jn
5.(On the difficulty of choosing in some cases between the active and the passive meaning, see Lft., Gal., 157.)
LXX: chiefly for אָמַן

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

A / G

Morphology Code

G:A / G:ADV

Full Description

G:A / G:ADV

Occurrences

πιστός appears 63 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

1 Timothy
10
Revelation
8
1 Corinthians
5
Hebrews
5
Luke
5
Acts
4
Colossians
4
1 Peter
3

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 1:9BSB

God, who has called you into fellowship with His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful.

1 Timothy 3:1BSB

This is a trustworthy saying: If anyone aspires to be an overseer, he desires a noble task.

2 Timothy 2:11BSB

This is a trustworthy saying:If we died with Him,we will also live with Him;

Ephesians 6:21BSB

Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will tell you everything, so that you also may know about me and what I am doing.

Luke 19:17BSB

His master replied, ‘Well done, good servant! Because you have been faithful in a very small matter, you shall have authority over ten cities.’

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