Pistis

pis'-tis
Parts of Speech Noun Feminine

Pistis 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
    1. relating to God
      1. the conviction that God exists and is the creator and ruler of all things, the provider and bestower of eternal salvation through Christ
    2. relating to Christ
      1. a strong and welcome conviction or belief that Jesus is the Messiah, through whom we obtain eternal salvation in the kingdom of God
    3. the religious beliefs of Christians
    4. belief with the predominate idea of trust (or confidence) whether in God or in Christ, springing from faith in the same
  2. fidelity, faithfulness
    1. the character of one who can be relied on
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
pivstiß
Origin
from (3982)
Strong's Number
4102
TDNT Entry
6:174,849

KJV Word Usage

faith
239
assurance
1
believe + (1537)&version=kjv
1
belief
1
them that believe
1
fidelity
1
Total
244

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.

Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Pistis". "The KJV New Testament Greek Lexicon". . .