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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.
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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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 45 times in 43 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 12:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 12:7 - But this is not true of my servant Moses; he is faithful in all my house.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:9 - Know therefore that the LORD your God is God; he is the faithful God, keeping his covenant of love to a thousand generations of those who love him and keep his commandments.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:59

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:59 - the LORD will send fearful plagues on you and your descendants, harsh and prolonged disasters, and severe and lingering illnesses.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:4

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:4 - He is the Rock, his works are perfect, and all his ways are just. A faithful God who does no wrong, upright and just is he.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:35

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:35 - I will raise up for myself a faithful priest, who will do according to what is in my heart and mind. I will firmly establish his priestly house, and they will minister before my anointed one always.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:20 - And all Israel from Dan to Beersheba recognized that Samuel was attested as a prophet of the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:14 - Ahimelek answered the king, “Who of all your servants is as loyal as David, the king’s son-in-law, captain of your bodyguard and highly respected in your household?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:28 - “Please forgive your servant’s presumption. The LORD your God will certainly make a lasting dynasty for my lord, because you fight the LORD’s battles, and no wrongdoing will be found in you as long as you live.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:18 - She continued, “Long ago they used to say, ‘Get your answer at Abel,’ and that settled it.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:1 - These are the last words of David: “The inspired utterance of David son of Jesse, the utterance of the man exalted by the Most High, the man anointed by the God of Jacob, the hero of Israel’s songs:

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:38

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:38 - If you do whatever I command you and walk in obedience to me and do what is right in my eyes by obeying my decrees and commands, as David my servant did, I will be with you. I will build you a dynasty as enduring as the one I built for David and will give Israel to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 16:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 16:2 - Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem sixteen years. Unlike David his father, he did not do what was right in the eyes of the LORD his God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:8 - You found his heart faithful to you, and you made a covenant with him to give to his descendants the land of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Jebusites and Girgashites. You have kept your promise because you are righteous.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 13:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 13:13 - I put Shelemiah the priest, Zadok the scribe, and a Levite named Pedaiah in charge of the storerooms and made Hanan son of Zakkur, the son of Mattaniah, their assistant, because they were considered trustworthy. They were made responsible for distributing the supplies to their fellow Levites.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:20 - He silences the lips of trusted advisers and takes away the discernment of elders.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 17:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 17:9 - Nevertheless, the righteous will hold to their ways, and those with clean hands will grow stronger.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:7 - The law of the LORD is perfect, refreshing the soul. The statutes of the LORD are trustworthy, making wise the simple.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:28 - I will maintain my love to him forever, and my covenant with him will never fail.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:37

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:37 - it will be established forever like the moon, the faithful witness in the sky.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 101:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 101:6 - My eyes will be on the faithful in the land, that they may dwell with me; the one whose walk is blameless will minister to me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 111:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 111:7 - The works of his hands are faithful and just; all his precepts are trustworthy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:12 - Wisdom will save you from the ways of wicked men, from men whose words are perverse,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:13 - A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy person keeps a secret.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:21 - Be sure of this: The wicked will not go unpunished, but those who are righteous will go free.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:17 - A wicked messenger falls into trouble, but a trustworthy envoy brings healing.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:5 - An honest witness does not deceive, but a false witness pours out lies.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:25 - A truthful witness saves lives, but a false witness is deceitful.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:6 - Children’s children are a crown to the aged, and parents are the pride of their children.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:7 - Eloquent lips are unsuited to a godless fool— how much worse lying lips to a ruler!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:6 - Many claim to have unfailing love, but a faithful person who can find?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:13 - Like a snow-cooled drink at harvest time is a trustworthy messenger to the one who sends him; he refreshes the spirit of his master.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:21

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:21 - See how the faithful city has become a prostitute! She once was full of justice; righteousness used to dwell in her— but now murderers!

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:26

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:26 - I will restore your leaders as in days of old, your rulers as at the beginning. Afterward you will be called the City of Righteousness, the Faithful City.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:2 - So I called in Uriah the priest and Zechariah son of Jeberekiah as reliable witnesses for me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:23

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:23 - I will drive him like a peg into a firm place; he will become a seat[fn] of honor for the house of his father.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:25

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:25 - “In that day,” declares the LORD Almighty, “the peg driven into the firm place will give way; it will be sheared off and will fall, and the load hanging on it will be cut down.” The LORD has spoken.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:16 - they are the ones who will dwell on the heights, whose refuge will be the mountain fortress. Their bread will be supplied, and water will not fail them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:7 - This is what the LORD says— the Redeemer and Holy One of Israel— to him who was despised and abhorred by the nation, to the servant of rulers: “Kings will see you and stand up, princes will see and bow down, because of the LORD, who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel, who has chosen you.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 55:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 55:3 - Give ear and come to me; listen, that you may live. I will make an everlasting covenant with you, my faithful love promised to David.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 42:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 42:5 - Then they said to Jeremiah, “May the LORD be a true and faithful witness against us if we do not act in accordance with everything the LORD your God sends you to tell us.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:45

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:45 - This is the meaning of the vision of the rock cut out of a mountain, but not by human hands—a rock that broke the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver and the gold to pieces. “The great God has shown the king what will take place in the future. The dream is true and its interpretation is trustworthy.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:4

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:4 - At this, the administrators and the satraps tried to find grounds for charges against Daniel in his conduct of government affairs, but they were unable to do so. They could find no corruption in him, because he was trustworthy and neither corrupt nor negligent.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 5:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 5:9 - Ephraim will be laid waste on the day of reckoning. Among the tribes of Israel I proclaim what is certain.
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