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