The NAS New Testament Greek Lexicon| Strong's Number: 4100 | | | Original Word | Word Origin | | pisteuo | from (4102) | | Transliterated Word | TDNT Entry | | Pisteuo | 6:174,849 | | Phonetic Spelling | Parts of Speech | | pist-yoo'-o
| Verb |
| | Definition | - to think to be true, to be persuaded of, to credit, place confidence in
- of the thing believed
- to credit, have confidence
- in a moral or religious reference
- used in the NT of the conviction and trust to which a man is impelled by a certain inner and higher prerogative and law of soul
- to trust in Jesus or God as able to aid either in obtaining or in doing something: saving faith 1bc) mere acknowledgment of some fact or event: intellectual faith
- to entrust a thing to one, i.e. his fidelity
- to be intrusted with a thing
| | | | NAS Word Usage - Total: 243 | | believe 118, believed 73, believers 3, believes 29, believing 10, do 1, entrust 1, entrusted 6, entrusting 1, has faith 1 | | |
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Greek lexicon based on Thayer's and Smith's Bible Dictionary plus others; this is keyed to the large Kittel and the "Theological Dictionary of the New Testament." These files are public domain.
Bibliography InformationThayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Pisteuo". "The NAS New Testament Greek Lexicon". . 1999.