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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 πιστός, Revelation 1:5; with καί ἀληθινός, added, Revelation 3:14; (cf. Revelation 19:11). of things, that can be relied on: 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 46 times in 44 verses in the LXX Greek.

Unchecked Copy BoxNum 12:7 -

It is not this way for My servant Moses;

He is faithful in all My household;

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 7:9 - “Know therefore that the LORD your God, He is God, the faithful God, who keeps [fn]His covenant and [fn]His faithfulness to a thousand generations for those who love Him and keep His commandments;
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 28:59 - then the LORD will bring extraordinary plagues on you and [fn]your descendants, [fn]severe and lasting plagues, and miserable and chronic sicknesses.
Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 32:4 -

“The Rock! His work is perfect,

For all His ways are [fn]just;

A God of faithfulness and without injustice,

Righteous and just is He.

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 2:35 - ‘But I will raise up for Myself a faithful priest who will do according to what is in My heart and My soul; and I will build him an enduring house, and he will walk before My anointed always.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 3:20 - And all Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was confirmed as a prophet of the LORD.
Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 22:14 -

Then Ahimelech answered the king and said, “And who among all your servants is as faithful as David, the king’s own son-in-law, who [fn]is commander over your bodyguard, and is honored in your house?

Unchecked Copy Box1Sa 25:28 - “Please forgive the offense of your slave; for the LORD will certainly make for my lord an [fn]enduring house, because my lord is fighting the battles of the LORD, and evil will not be found in you all your days.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 20:18 - Then she spoke, saying, “In the past they used to say, ‘They will undoubtedly ask advice at Abel,’ and that is how they ended a dispute.
Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 23:1 -

Now these are the last words of David.

David the son of Jesse declares,

The man who was raised on high,

The anointed of the God of Jacob

And the sweet psalmist of Israel, declares,

Unchecked Copy Box1Ki 11:38 - ‘Then it shall be, that if you listen to all that I command you and walk in My ways, and do what is right in My sight by keeping My statutes and My commandments, as My servant David did, then I will be with you and build you an enduring house as I built for David, and I will give Israel to you.
Unchecked Copy Box2Ki 16:2 - Ahaz was twenty years old when he became king, and he reigned for sixteen years in Jerusalem; and he did not do what was right in the sight of the LORD his God, as his father David had done.
Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 9:8 -

“You found his heart faithful before You,

And made a covenant with him

To give him the land of the Canaanite,

Of the Hittite and the Amorite,

Of the Perizzite, the Jebusite, and the Girgashite

To give it to his [fn]descendants.

And You have fulfilled Your [fn]promise,

Because You are righteous.

Unchecked Copy BoxNeh 13:13 - To be in charge of the storehouses, I appointed Shelemiah the priest, Zadok the scribe, and Pedaiah from the Levites, and in addition to them was Hanan the son of Zaccur, the son of Mattaniah; for they were considered reliable, and it was [fn]their task to distribute to their kinsmen.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 12:20 -

“He deprives the trusted ones of speech,

And takes away the discernment of the elders.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 17:9 -

“Nevertheless the righteous will hold to his way,

And the one who has clean hands will grow stronger and stronger.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 19:7 -

The Law of the LORD is [fn]perfect, restoring the soul;

The testimony of the LORD is sure, making wise the simple.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:28 -

“I will maintain My favor for him forever,

And My covenant shall be confirmed to him.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 89:37 -

“It shall be established forever like the moon,

And a witness in the sky is faithful.” Selah

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 101:6 -

My eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me;

One who walks in a [fn]blameless way is one who will serve me.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 111:7 -

The works of His hands are [fn]truth and justice;

All His precepts are trustworthy.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 145:13 -

Your kingdom is [fn]an everlasting kingdom,

And Your dominion endures throughout all generations.

[fn]The LORD is faithful in His words,

And holy in all His works.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 2:12 -

To rescue you from the way of evil,

From a person who speaks perverse things;

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:13 -

One who goes about as a slanderer reveals secrets,

But one who is [fn]trustworthy conceals a matter.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 11:21 -

[fn]Be assured, the evil person will not go unpunished,

But the [fn]descendants of the righteous will be rescued.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:17 -

A wicked messenger falls into adversity,

But a faithful messenger brings healing.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:5 -

A trustworthy witness will not lie,

But a false witness declares lies.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 14:25 -

A truthful witness saves lives,

But one who declares lies is [fn]deceitful.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:6 -

Grandchildren are the crown of the old,

And the glory of sons is their fathers.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:7 -

[fn]Excellent speech is not fitting for a fool,

Much less are lying lips to a prince.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 20:6 -

Many a person proclaims his own loyalty,

But who can find a trustworthy person?

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 25:13 -

Like the cold of snow in the [fn]time of harvest

Is a faithful messenger to those who send him,

For he refreshes the soul of his masters.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:21 -

How the faithful city has become a prostitute,

She who was full of justice!

Righteousness once dwelt in her,

But now murderers.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 1:26 -

“Then I will restore your judges as at first,

And your counselors as at the beginning;

After that you will be called the city of righteousness,

A faithful city.”

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 8:2 - “And [fn]I will take to Myself faithful witnesses for testimony, Uriah the priest and Zechariah the son of Jeberechiah.”
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:23 -

“I will drive him like a peg in a firm place,

And he will become a throne of glory to his father’s house.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 22:25 - “On that day,” declares the LORD of armies, “the peg driven into a firm place will give way; it will even break off and fall, and the load that is hanging on it will be cut off, for the LORD has spoken.”
Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 33:16 -

He will dwell on the heights,

His refuge will be the [fn]impregnable rock;

His bread will be given him,

His water will be sure.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 49:7 -

This is what the LORD, the Redeemer of Israel and its Holy One,

Says to the [fn]despised One,

To the One abhorred by the nation,

To the Servant of rulers:

“Kings will see and arise,

Princes will also bow down,

Because of the LORD who is faithful, the Holy One of Israel who has chosen You.”

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 55:3 -

“Incline your ear and come to Me.

Listen, that [fn]you may live;

And I will make an everlasting covenant with you,

According to the faithful mercies [fn]shown to David.

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 the whole [fn]message with which the LORD your God will send you to us.
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 2:45 - “Just as you saw that a stone was broken off from the mountain without hands, and that it crushed the iron, the bronze, the clay, the silver, and the gold, the great God has made known to the king what will take place [fn]in the future; so the dream is certain and its interpretation is trustworthy.”
Unchecked Copy BoxDan 6:4 - Then the commissioners and satraps began trying to find a ground of accusation against Daniel regarding [fn]government affairs; but they could find no ground of accusation or evidence of corruption, because he was trustworthy, and no negligence or corruption was to be found in him.
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 5:9 -

Ephraim will become a desolation in the day of rebuke;

Among the tribes of Israel I make known what is trustworthy.

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