Gloss
faith, faithfulness, belief, trust, with an implication that actions based on that trust may follow; the faith often refers to the Christian system of belief and lifestyle
Forms of the word
Dictionary
πίστις, πίστεως, ἡ
Greek transliteration
pistis
Simplified transliteration
pistis
Numbers
Strong's number
4102
GK Number
4411
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
243
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
n-3e(5b)
Definition
Greek-English Concordance for πίστις
| Hebrews 10:39 | But we are not of those who shrink back and are lost, but are of those who are faithful (pisteōs | πίστεως | gen sg fem) and so preserve their soul. |
| Hebrews 11:1 | Now faith (pistis | πίστις | nom sg fem) is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. |
| Hebrews 11:3 | By faith (pistei | πίστει | dat sg fem) we understand that the universe was created by the word of God, so that what is seen was not brought into being from anything observable. |
| Hebrews 11:4 | By faith (pistei | πίστει | dat sg fem) Abel offered to God a more acceptable sacrifice than Cain, through which faith he was attested as righteous, God himself showing his approval by accepting his gifts. And though he died, he still speaks through his faith. |
| Hebrews 11:5 | By faith (pistei | πίστει | dat sg fem) Enoch was taken up so that he did not see death, and he could not be found, because God had taken him. For before he was taken he had been approved as one who had been pleasing to God, |
| Hebrews 11:6 | and without faith (pisteōs | πίστεως | gen sg fem) it is impossible to please him, for the one who approaches God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him. |
| Hebrews 11:7 | By faith (pistei | πίστει | dat sg fem) Noah, having been warned by God concerning events as yet unseen, took heed and built an ark for the safety of his household. By this act of faith he condemned humanity and became an heir of the righteousness that comes by faith (pistin | πίστιν | acc sg fem). |
| Hebrews 11:8 | By faith (pistei | πίστει | dat sg fem) Abraham obeyed when he was called to go out to a place which he would receive as an inheritance. He set out even though he did not know where he was going. |
| Hebrews 11:9 | By faith (pistei | πίστει | dat sg fem) he migrated to the land he had been promised, as to a foreign land, living in tents as did Isaac and Jacob, heirs with him of the same promise, |
| Hebrews 11:11 | By faith (pistei | πίστει | dat sg fem) Abraham was enabled to become a father — even though Sarah herself was sterile and beyond the normal age of childbearing — because he regarded as faithful the one who had made the promise. |
| Hebrews 11:13 | These all died in faith (pistin | πίστιν | acc sg fem), without receiving the fulfillment of the promises, but they saw them from a distance and greeted them. They acknowledged that they were strangers and exiles in the land. |
| Hebrews 11:17 | By faith (pistei | πίστει | dat sg fem) Abraham, when he was being tested, offered up Isaac; yes, he who had received the promises was offering his only son, |
| Hebrews 11:20 | By faith (pistei | πίστει | dat sg fem) Isaac invoked blessings on Jacob and Esau, even regarding things to come. |
| Hebrews 11:21 | By faith (pistei | πίστει | dat sg fem) Jacob, while dying, blessed each of the sons of Joseph, and bowed in worship, leaning on the top of his staff. |
| Hebrews 11:22 | By faith (pistei | πίστει | dat sg fem) Joseph, at the end of his life, spoke about the exodus of the sons of Israel and gave instructions regarding the burial of his bones. |
| Hebrews 11:23 | By faith (pistei | πίστει | dat sg fem) Moses, when he was born, was hidden for three months by his parents, because they saw that he was an extraordinary child, and they were not afraid of the king’s edict. |
| Hebrews 11:24 | By faith (pistei | πίστει | dat sg fem) Moses, when he was grown up, disdained to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter, |
| Hebrews 11:27 | By faith (pistei | πίστει | dat sg fem) he left Egypt, not fearing the anger of the king, for he endured as though seeing the one who is invisible. |
| Hebrews 11:28 | By faith (pistei | πίστει | dat sg fem) he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroying angel would not touch their firstborn. |
| Hebrews 11:29 | By faith (pistei | πίστει | dat sg fem) they crossed the Red Sea as if on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried, they were drowned. |
| Hebrews 11:30 | By faith (pistei | πίστει | dat sg fem) the walls of Jericho fell down after they had been encircled for seven days. |
| Hebrews 11:31 | By faith (pistei | πίστει | dat sg fem) Rahab the prostitute did not perish with the unbelievers, because she had received the spies with peace. |
| Hebrews 11:33 | who through faith (pisteōs | πίστεως | gen sg fem) conquered kingdoms, brought about justice, obtained what was promised; who shut the mouths of lions, |
| Hebrews 11:39 | and although they all had received commendation for their faith (pisteōs | πίστεως | gen sg fem), they did not receive what had been promised, |
| Hebrews 12:2 | fixing our gaze upon Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of our faith (pisteōs | πίστεως | gen sg fem), who rather than the joy set before him endured a cross, disregarding its shame, and has now taken his seat at the right hand of the throne of God. |
