G4103 – pistos – πιστός – to be faithful, trustworthy
- Strong’s ID:
- G4103
- Greek Word:
- πιστός
- Transliteration:
- pistos
- Pronunciation:
- pis-tos’
- Part of Speech:
- adjective
- Etymology:
- from G3982
- Usage Count:
- 67
- Search:
- Find “pistos” in the Bible (New Testament)
Equip God’s People Greek Lexicon
to be faithful, trustworthy, reliable
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Strong’s Greek Lexicon
from G3982; objectively, trustworthy; subjectively, trustful:—believe(-ing, -r), faithful(-ly), sure, true.
Owing to changes in the enumeration while in progress, there were no words left for numbers 2717 and 3203–3302, which were therefore silently dropped out of the vocabulary and references as redundant.
Thayer’s Greek Definitions
1) trusty, faithful
1a) of persons who show themselves faithful in the transaction of business, the execution of commands, or the discharge of official duties
1b) one who kept his plighted faith, worthy of trust
1c) that can be relied on
2) easily persuaded
2a) believing, confiding, trusting
2b) in the NT one who trusts in God’s promises
2b1) one who is convinced that Jesus has been raised from the dead
2b2) one who has become convinced that Jesus is the Messiah and author of salvation
Thayer’s Definitions are as edited by the Online Bible of Winterbourne, Ontario. They removed the etymology, cross-references, and Greek phrases and changed some of Thayer’s Unitarian doctrinal positions concerning the work and person of Christ.