πιστός
Transliteration
pistos (Key)
Pronunciation
pis-tos'
Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
From πείθω (G3982)
mGNT
67x in 17 unique form(s) TR
67x in 18 unique form(s) LXX
46x in 17 unique form(s)
πιστά — 2x
πιστὰς — 1x
πιστέ — 2x
πιστὴ — 1x
πιστὴν — 1x
πιστῆς — 1x
πιστοὶ — 5x
πιστοί — 2x
πιστοῖς — 4x
πιστὸν — 4x
πιστόν — 1x
Πιστὸς — 1x
πιστὸς — 25x
πιστός — 8x
πιστοῦ — 2x
πιστοὺς — 1x
πιστῷ — 4x
πιστῶν — 2x
πιστά — 2x
πιστὰς — 1x
πιστέ — 2x
πιστὴ — 1x
πιστὴν — 1x
πιστῆς — 1x
πιστοὶ — 5x
πιστοί — 2x
πιστὸν — 4x
πιστόν — 1x
πιστὸς — 25x
πιστός — 8x
πιστοῖς — 4x
πιστοῦ — 2x
πιστοὺς — 2x
πιστῷ — 4x
πιστῶν — 2x
πιστὰ — 1x
πιστά — 2x
πισταὶ — 1x
πιστὰς — 1x
πιστὴ — 4x
πιστή — 1x
πιστὴν — 1x
πιστοὶ — 2x
πιστὸν — 1x
πιστόν — 8x
πιστὸς — 11x
πιστός — 6x
πιστοῦ — 1x
πιστοὺς — 2x
πιστῷ — 2x
πιστῶν — 1x
πιστῶς — 1x
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:174,849

Strong’s Definitions

πιστός pistós, pis-tos'; from G3982; objectively, trustworthy; subjectively, trustful:—believe(-ing, -r), faithful(-ly), sure, true.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 67x

The KJV translates Strong's G4103 in the following manner: faithful (53x), believe (6x), believing (2x), true (2x), faithfully (1x), believer (1x), sure (1x), not translated (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 67x
The KJV translates Strong's G4103 in the following manner: faithful (53x), believe (6x), believing (2x), true (2x), faithfully (1x), believer (1x), sure (1x), not translated (1x).

  1. trusty, faithful

    1. of persons who show themselves faithful in the transaction of business, the execution of commands, or the discharge of official duties

    2. one who kept his plighted faith, worthy of trust

    3. that can be relied on

  2. easily persuaded

    1. believing, confiding, trusting

    2. in the NT one who trusts in God's promises

      1. one who is convinced that Jesus has been raised from the dead

      2. one who has become convinced that Jesus is the Messiah and author of salvation

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πιστός pistós, pis-tos'; from G3982; objectively, trustworthy; subjectively, trustful:—believe(-ing, -r), faithful(-ly), sure, true.
STRONGS G4103:
πιστός, πιστή, πιστόν (πείθω (which see)) (from Homer down), the Sept. mostly for נֶאֱמָן;
1. trusty, faithful; of persons who show themselves faithful in the transaction of business, the execution of commands, or the discharge of official duties: δοῦλος, Matthew 24:45; Matthew 25:21, 23; οἰκονόμος, Luke 12:42; 1 Corinthians 4:2; διάκονος, Ephesians 6:21; Colossians 1:7; Colossians 4:7; ἀρχιερεύς, Hebrews 2:17; Hebrews 3:2; of God, abiding by his promises, 1 Corinthians 1:9; 1 Corinthians 10:13; 2 Corinthians 1:18; 1 Thessalonians 5:24; 2 Thessalonians 3:3; Hebrews 10:23; Hebrews 11:11; 2 Timothy 2:13; 1 John 1:9; 1 Peter 4:19; add, 1 Corinthians 4:17; Colossians 4:9; 1 Timothy 1:12; Hebrews 3:5; 1 Peter 5:12; πιστός ἐν τίνι, in a thing, Luke 16:10-12; Luke 19:17; 1 Timothy 3:11; ἐπί τί, Matthew 25:23; ἄχρι θανάτου, Revelation 2:10. one who kept his plighted faith, Revelation 2:13; worthy of trust; that can, be relied on: 1 Corinthians 7:25; 2 Timothy 2:2: Christ is called μάρτυς ὁ πιστός, Revelation 1:5; with καί ἀληθινός, added, Revelation 3:14; (cf. Revelation 19:11). of things, that can be relied on: ὁ λόγος, 1 Timothy 3:1; 2 Timothy 2:11; Titus 1:9; (Titus 3:8; οὗτοι οἱ λόγοι, Revelation 21:5; Revelation 22:6); with πάσης ἀποδοχῆς ἄξιος added, 1 Timothy 1:15; 1 Timothy 4:9; τά ὅσια Δαυις τά πιστά (see ὅσιος, at the end), Acts 13:34.
2. easily persuaded; believing, confiding, trusting (Theognis, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Plato, others); in the N. T. one who trusts in God's promises, Galatians 3:9; is convinced that Jesus has been raised from the dead, opposed to ἄπιστος, John 20:27; one who has become convinced that Jesus is the Messiah and the author of salvation (opposed to ἄπιστος, see πιστεύω, 1 b. γ. and πίστις, 1 b.) (a believer): Acts 16:1; 2 Corinthians 6:15; 1 Timothy 5:16; with the addition of τῷ κυρίῳ, dative of the person in whom faith or trust is reposed, Acts 16:15; plural in Colossians 1:2 (where cf. Lightfoot); 1 Timothy 4:10; 1 Timothy 6:2; Titus 1:6; Revelation 17:14; οἱ πιστοί, substantively (see Lightfoot on Galatians, p. 157), Acts 10:45; 1 Timothy 4:3, 12; with ἐν Χριστῷ Ἰησοῦ added (cf. Buttmann, 174 (152)), Ephesians 1:1; εἰς Θεόν κτλ. 1 Peter 1:21 L T Tr text WH; πιστόν ποιεῖν τί, to do something harmonizing with (Christian) faith (R. V. a faithful work), 3 John 1:5.
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References

Matthew
Matthew 24:45; Matthew 25:21; Matthew 25:23; Matthew 25:23
Luke
Luke 12:42; Luke 16:10; Luke 16:11; Luke 16:12; Luke 19:17
John
John 20:27
Acts
Acts 10:45; Acts 13:34; Acts 16:1; Acts 16:15
1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians 1:9; 1 Corinthians 4:2; 1 Corinthians 4:17; 1 Corinthians 7:25; 1 Corinthians 10:13
2 Corinthians
2 Corinthians 1:18; 2 Corinthians 6:15
Galatians
Galatians 3:9
Ephesians
Ephesians 1:1; Ephesians 6:21
Colossians
Colossians 1:2; Colossians 1:7; Colossians 4:7; Colossians 4:9
1 Thessalonians
1 Thessalonians 5:24
2 Thessalonians
2 Thessalonians 3:3
1 Timothy
1 Timothy 1:12; 1 Timothy 1:15; 1 Timothy 3:1; 1 Timothy 3:11; 1 Timothy 4:3; 1 Timothy 4:9; 1 Timothy 4:10; 1 Timothy 4:12; 1 Timothy 5:16; 1 Timothy 6:2
2 Timothy
2 Timothy 2:2; 2 Timothy 2:11; 2 Timothy 2:13
Titus
Titus 1:6; Titus 1:9; Titus 3:8
Hebrews
Hebrews 2:17; Hebrews 3:2; Hebrews 3:5; Hebrews 10:23; Hebrews 11:11
1 Peter
1 Peter 1:21; 1 Peter 4:19; 1 Peter 5:12
1 John
1 John 1:9
3 John
3 John 1:5
Revelation
Revelation 1:5; Revelation 2:10; Revelation 2:13; Revelation 3:14; Revelation 17:14; Revelation 19:11; Revelation 21:5; Revelation 22:6
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