Greek word study
πίστις G4102
- Transliteration
- pístis
- KJV glosses
- assurance, belief, believe, faith, fidelity
Lexical summary
persuasion, i.e. credence
moral conviction (of religious truth, or the truthfulness of God or a religious teacher), especially reliance upon Christ for salvation
abstractly, constancy in such profession
by extension, the system of religious (Gospel) truth itself
Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance
persuasion, i.e. credence
moral conviction (of religious truth, or the truthfulness of God or a religious teacher), especially reliance upon Christ for salvation
abstractly, constancy in such profession
by extension, the system of religious (Gospel) truth itself
A word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information