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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 45 times in 43 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNum 12:7

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 12:7 - My servant Moses is not so; he is faithful in all my house.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:9

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:9 - Thou shalt know therefore, that the Lord thy God, he is God, a faithful God, who keeps covenant and mercy for them that love him, and for those that keep his commandments to a thousand generations,

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:59

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:59 - then the Lord shall magnify thy plagues, and the plagues of thy seed, great and wonderful plagues, and evil and abiding diseases.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:4

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:4 - As for God, his works are true, and all his ways are [fn]judgment: God is faithful, and there is no unrighteousness in him; just and holy is the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:35

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:35 - And I will raise up to myself a faithful priest, who shall do all that is in my heart and in my soul; and I will build him a sure house, and he shall walk before my Christ for ever.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:20 - And all Israel knew from Dan even to Bersabee, that Samuel was faithful as a prophet to the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:14

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:14 - And he answered the king, and said, And who is there among all thy servants faithful as David, and he is a son-in-law of the king, and he is executor of all thy commands, and is honourable in thy house?

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Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:28

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:28 - Remove, I pray thee, the trespass of thy servant; for the Lord will surely make for my lord a sure house, for the Lord fights the battles of my lord, and there shall no evil be ever found in thee.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:18

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:18 - And she spoke, saying, [fn]Of old time they said thus, Surely one was asked in Abel, and Dan, whether the faithful in Israel failed in what they purposed; they will surely ask in Abel, even in like manner, whether they have failed.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:1

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:1 - And these are the last words of David. Faithful is David the son of Jessæ, and faithful the man whom the Lord raised up to be the anointed of the God of Jacob, and beautiful are the psalms of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:38

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:38 - And it shall come to pass, if thou wilt keep all the commandments that I shall give thee, and wilt walk in my ways, and do that which is right before me, to keep my ordinances and my commandments, as David my servant did, that I will be with thee, and will build thee a sure house, as I built to David.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 16:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 16:2 - Twenty years old was Achaz when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem; and he did not that which was right in the eyes of the Lord his God faithfully, as David his father had done.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:8

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:8 - and thou foundest his heart faithful before thee, and didst make a covenant with him to give to him and to his seed the land of the Chananites, and the Chettites, and Amorites, and Pherezites, and Jebusites, and Gergesites; and thou hast confirmed thy words, for thou art righteous.

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Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 13:13

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 13:13 - to the charge of Selemia the priest, and Sadoc the scribe, and Phadaea of the Levites: and next to them was Anan the son of Zacchur, son of Matthanias; for they were accounted faithful: it was their office to distribute to their brethren.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:20 - He changes the lips of the trusty, and he knows the understanding of the elders.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 17:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 17:9 - But let the faithful hold on his own way, and let him that is pure of hands take courage.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:7 - (LXX 18:8) The law of the Lord is [fn]perfect, converting souls: the testimony of the Lord is faithful, instructing babes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:28

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:28 - (LXX 88:29) I will keep my mercy for him for ever, and my covenant shall be firm with him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:37

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:37 - (LXX 88:38) and as the moon that is established for ever, and as the faithful witness in heaven. Pause.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 101:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 101:6 - (LXX 100:6) Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me: he that walked in a perfect way, the same ministered to me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 111:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 111:7 - (LXX 110:7) The works of his hands are truth and judgment: all his commandments are sure:

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:12 - to deliver thee from the evil way, and from the man that speaks nothing faithfully.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:13 - A double-tongued man discloses the secret counsels of an assembly: but he that is [fn]faithful in spirit conceals matters.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:21 - He that unjustly strikes hands shall not be unpunished: but he that sows righteousness shall receive a faithful reward.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:17 - A rash king shall fall into mischief: but a wise messenger shall deliver him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:5 - A faithful witness does not lie; but an unjust witness kindles falsehoods.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:25 - A faithful witness shall deliver a soul from evil: but a deceitful man kindles falsehoods.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:6 - Children's children are the crown of old men; and their fathers are the glory of children. (LXX 17:6a) The faithful has the whole world full of wealth; but the faithless not even a farthing.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:7 - Faithful lips will not suit a fool; nor lying lips a just man.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:6 - A man is valuable, and a merciful man precious: but it is hard to find a faithful man.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:13 - As a fall of snow in the time of harvest is good against heat, so a faithful messenger refreshes those that send him; for he helps the souls of his employers.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:21

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:21 - How has the faithful city Sion, once full of judgment, become a harlot! wherein righteousness lodged, but now murderers.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:26

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:26 - And I will establish thy judges as before, and thy counsellors as at the beginning: and afterward thou shalt be called the city of righteousness, the faithful mother-city Sion.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:2

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:2 - And make me witnesses of faithful men, Urias, and Zacharias the son of Barachias.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:23

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:23 - And I will make him a ruler in a sure place, and he shall be for a glorious throne of his father's house.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:25

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:25 - Thus saith the Lord of hosts, The man that is fastened in the sure place shall be removed and be taken away, and shall fall; and the glory that is upon him shall be utterly destroyed: for the Lord has spoken it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:16

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:16 - he shall dwell in a high cave of a strong rock: bread shall be given him, and his water shall be sure.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:7

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:7 - Thus saith the Lord that delivered thee, the God of Israel, Sanctify him that despises his life, him that is abhorred by the nations that are the servants of princes: kings shall behold him, and princes shall arise, and shall worship him, for the Lord's sake: for the Holy One of Israel is faithful, and I have chosen thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 55:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 55:3 - Give heed with your ears, and follow my ways: hearken to me, and your soul shall live in prosperity; and I will make with you an everlasting covenant, [fn] the sure mercies of David.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 42:5

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 42:5 - (LXX 49:5) And they said to Jeremias, Let the Lord be between us for a just and faithful witness, if we do not according to every word which the Lord shall send to us.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:45

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:45 - Whereas thou sawest that a stone was cut out of a mountain without hands, and it beat to pieces the earthenware, the iron, the brass, the silver, the gold; the great God has made known to the king what must happen hereafter: and the dream is true, and the interpretation thereof sure.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:4

Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:4 - (LXX 6:5) Then the governors and satraps sought to find occasion against Daniel; but they found against him no occasion, nor trespass, nor error, because he was faithful.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 5:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 5:9 - Ephraim has come to nought in the days of reproof: in the tribes of Israel I have shown faithful dealings.
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