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Lexicon :: Strong's G4103 - pistos

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πιστός
Transliteration
pistos (Key)
Pronunciation
pis-tos'
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Part of Speech
adjective
Root Word (Etymology)
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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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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G4103 matches the Greek πιστός (pistos),
which occurs 67 times in 63 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 1:21 - who through him are believers in God, who raised him from the dead and gave him glory, so that your faith and hope are in God.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 4:19 - Therefore let those who suffer according to God’s will entrust their souls to a faithful Creator while doing good.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 5:12 - By Silvanus, a faithful brother as I regard him, I have written briefly to you, exhorting and declaring that this is the true grace of God. Stand firm in it.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Jo 1:9 - If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

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Unchecked Copy Box3Jo 1:5 - Beloved, it is a faithful thing you do in all your efforts for these brothers, strangers as they are,

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 1:5 - and from Jesus Christ the faithful witness, the firstborn of the dead, and the ruler of kings on earth. To him who loves us and has freed us from our sins by his blood

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:10 - Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and for ten days you will have tribulation. Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:13 - “‘I know where you dwell, where Satan’s throne is. Yet you hold fast my name, and you did not deny my faith[fn] even in the days of Antipas my faithful witness, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:14 - “And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: ‘The words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God’s creation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 17:14 - They will make war on the Lamb, and the Lamb will conquer them, for he is Lord of lords and King of kings, and those with him are called and chosen and faithful.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 19:11 - Then I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse! The one sitting on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he judges and makes war.

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 21:5 - And he who was seated on the throne said, “Behold, I am making all things new.” Also he said, “Write this down, for these words are trustworthy and true.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 22:6 - And he said to me, “These words are trustworthy and true. And the Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent his angel to show his servants what must soon take place.”

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