G4102 πίστις (pístis) — faith/trust

Lexical Definition

Strong's Greek G4102

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

KJV usage: :--assurance, belief, believe, faith, fidelity.

Etymology: from ;

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

faith, belief, firm persuasion, 2 Cor. 5:7; Heb. 11:1; assurance, firm conviction, Rom. 14:23; ground of belief, guarantee, assurance, Acts 17:31; good faith, honesty, integrity, Mt. 23:23; Gal. 5:22; Tit. 2:10; faithfulness, truthfulness, Rom. 3:3; in NT faith in God and Christ, Mt. 8:10; Acts 3:16, et al. freq.; ἡ πίστις, the matter of Gospel faith, Acts 6:7; Jude 3

Key Appearances in the New Testament

Matthew 8:10 Matthew 9:2 Matthew 9:22 Matthew 9:29 Matthew 15:28 Matthew 17:20 Matthew 21:21 Matthew 23:23 Mark 2:5 Mark 4:40 Mark 5:34 Mark 10:52 Mark 11:22 Luke 5:20 Luke 7:9 + 212 more →

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