faith, pistis, G4102

by Krisan Marotta | Mar 8, 2022 | Word Study - Greek

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faith, pistis

Strong’s number: G4102

Greek Lexical Dictionary: Strong’s #4102 – πίστις

Greek Word: πίστις, εως, ἡ

Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine

Transliteration: pistis

Phonetic Spelling: (pis’-tis)

Quick Definition: faith, faithfulness

Usage: faith, belief, trust, confidence; fidelity, faithfulness.

Etymology: from 3982/peithô, “persuade, be persuaded”

NASB Translation: faith (238), faithfulness (3), pledge (1), proof (1)

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New Testament usage: faith, pistis, G4102

Strong’s G4102: pistis: faith, faithfulness is found in 227 verses

Mat 8:10; Mat 9:2; Mat 9:22; Mat 9:29; Mat 15:28; Mat 17:20; Mat 21:21; Mat 23:23; Mar 2:5; Mar 4:40; Mar 5:34; Mar 10:52; Mar 11:22; Luk 5:20; Luk 7:9; Luk 7:50; Luk 8:25; Luk 8:48; Luk 17:5; Luk 17:6; Luk 17:19; Luk 18:8; Luk 18:42; Luk 22:32; Act 3:16; Act 6:5; Act 6:7; Act 11:24; Act 13:8; Act 14:9; Act 14:22; Act 14:27; Act 15:9; Act 16:5; Act 17:31; Act 20:21; Act 24:24; Act 26:18; Rom 1:5; Rom 1:8; Rom 1:12; Rom 1:17; Rom 3:3; Rom 3:22; Rom 3:25; Rom 3:26; Rom 3:27; Rom 3:28; Rom 3:30; Rom 3:31; Rom 4:5; Rom 4:9; Rom 4:11; Rom 4:12; Rom 4:13; Rom 4:14; Rom 4:16; Rom 4:19; Rom 4:20; Rom 5:1; Rom 5:2; Rom 9:30; Rom 9:32; Rom 10:6; Rom 10:8; Rom 10:17; Rom 11:20; Rom 12:3; Rom 12:6; Rom 14:1; Rom 14:22; Rom 14:23; Rom 16:26; 1Co 2:5; 1Co 12:9; 1Co 13:2; 1Co 13:13; 1Co 15:14; 1Co 15:17; 1Co 16:13; 2Co 1:24; 2Co 4:13; 2Co 5:7; 2Co 8:7; 2Co 10:15; 2Co 13:5; Gal 1:23; Gal 2:16; Gal 2:20; Gal 3:2; Gal 3:5; Gal 3:7; Gal 3:8; Gal 3:9; Gal 3:11; Gal 3:12; Gal 3:14; Gal 3:22; Gal 3:23; Gal 3:24; Gal 3:25; Gal 3:26; Gal 5:5; Gal 5:6; Gal 5:22; Gal 6:10; Eph 1:15; Eph 2:8; Eph 3:12; Eph 3:17; Eph 4:5; Eph 4:13; Eph 6:16; Eph 6:23; Php 1:25; Php 1:27; Php 2:17; Php 3:9; Col 1:4; Col 1:23; Col 2:5; Col 2:7; Col 2:12; 1Th 1:3; 1Th 1:8; 1Th 3:2; 1Th 3:5; 1Th 3:6; 1Th 3:7; 1Th 3:10; 1Th 5:8; 2Th 1:3; 2Th 1:4; 2Th 1:11; 2Th 2:13; 2Th 3:2; 1Ti 1:2; 1Ti 1:4; 1Ti 1:5; 1Ti 1:14; 1Ti 1:19; 1Ti 2:7; 1Ti 2:15; 1Ti 3:9; 1Ti 3:13; 1Ti 4:1; 1Ti 4:6; 1Ti 4:12; 1Ti 5:8; 1Ti 5:12; 1Ti 6:10; 1Ti 6:11; 1Ti 6:12; 1Ti 6:21; 2Ti 1:5; 2Ti 1:13; 2Ti 2:18; 2Ti 2:22; 2Ti 3:8; 2Ti 3:10; 2Ti 3:15; 2Ti 4:7; Tit 1:1; Tit 1:4; Tit 1:13; Tit 2:2; Tit 2:10; Tit 3:15; Phm 1:5; Phm 1:6; Heb 4:2; Heb 6:1; Heb 6:12; Heb 10:22; Heb 10:38; Heb 10:39; Heb 11:1; Heb 11:3; Heb 11:4; Heb 11:5; Heb 11:6; Heb 11:7; Heb 11:8; Heb 11:9; Heb 11:11; Heb 11:13; Heb 11:17; Heb 11:20; Heb 11:21; Heb 11:22; Heb 11:23; Heb 11:24; Heb 11:27; Heb 11:28; Heb 11:29; Heb 11:30; Heb 11:31; Heb 11:33; Heb 11:39; Heb 12:2; Heb 13:7; Jas 1:3; Jas 1:6; Jas 2:1; Jas 2:5; Jas 2:14; Jas 2:17; Jas 2:18; Jas 2:20; Jas 2:22; Jas 2:24; Jas 2:26; Jas 5:15; 1Pe 1:5; 1Pe 1:7; 1Pe 1:9; 1Pe 1:21; 1Pe 5:9; 2Pe 1:1; 2Pe 1:5; 1Jn 5:4; Jud 1:3; Jud 1:20; Rev 2:13; Rev 2:19; Rev 13:10; Rev 14:12.

Septuagint (LXX) 32x in 31 verses

Dt 32:20; 1Sa 21:3; 1Sa 26:23; 2Ki 12:16; 2Ki 22:7; 1Ch 9:22; 1Ch 9:26; 1Ch 9:31; 2Ch 31:12; 2Ch 31:15; 2Ch 31:18; 2Ch 34:12; Neh 10:1; Psa 32:4; Pro 3:3; Pro 12:17; Pro 12:22; Pro 14:22; Pro 15:27; Pro 15:28; Song 4:8; Jer 5:1; Jer 5:3; Jer 7:27; Jer 9:2; Jer 15:18; Jer 35:9; Jer 39:41; Jer 40:6; Hos 2:22; Hab 2:4.

Englishman’s Concordance: πίστις (pistis)

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Lexicons: faith, pistis, G4102

Thayer’s G4102: 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 fervor born of faith and joined with it; relating to God – the conviction that God exists and is.

Strong’s G4102: From G3982; persuasion, that is, 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: – assurance, belief, believe, faith, fidelity.

Mounce G4102: faith, faithfulness, belief, trust, with an implication that actions based on that trust may follow; the faith often refers to the Christian system of belief and lifestyle

Related words: G4101 (adj); G4100 (verb); G4103 (adj); G4104 (verb)

Hebrew Equivalent Word: Strong #: 530 ‑ אֱמֻנָה (em‑oo‑naw’, em‑oo‑naw’);

PreceptsAustin: pistis

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