pistis <4102>
pistiv pistis
| Pronunciation | : | pis'-tis |
| Origin | : | from 3982 |
| Reference | : | TDNT - 6:174,849 |
| PrtSpch | : | n f (noun feminime) |
| In Greek | : | pistei 57, pistei] 1, pistewv 94, pistin 55, pistiv 36 |
| In NET | : | faith 195, By faith 16, faithfulness 15, of faith 7, by faith 2, believe 2, believing 2, a faith 1, proof 1, in faith 1, pledge 1 |
| In AV | : | faith 239, assurance 1, believe + 1537 1, belief 1, them that believe 1, fidelity 1 |
| Count | : | 244 |
| Definition | : |
1) 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 fervour born of faith and joined with it 1a) relating to God 1a1) the conviction that God exists and is the creator and ruler of all things, the provider and bestower of eternal salvation through Christ 1b) relating to Christ 1b1) a strong and welcome conviction or belief that Jesus is the Messiah, through whom we obtain eternal salvation in the kingdom of God 1c) the religious beliefs of Christians 1d) belief with the predominate idea of trust (or confidence) whether in God or in Christ, springing from faith in the same 2) fidelity, faithfulness 2a) the character of one who can be relied on from 3982; 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: KJV -- assurance, belief, believe, faith, fidelity. see GREEK for 3982 |
| Related Hebrew | : | - |
