Strong's #4102: pistis (pronounced pis'-tis)
from 3982; 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:--assurance, belief, believe, faith, fidelity.
Thayer's Greek Lexicon:
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pistis
1) conviction of the truth of anything, belief; in the NT of a conviction or belief respecting man' s relationship to God and divine things, generally with the included idea of trust and holy fervour born of faith and joined with it
1a) relating to God
1a1) the conviction that God exists and is the creator and ruler of all things, the provider and bestower of eternal salvation through Christ
1b) relating to Christ
1b1) a strong and welcome conviction or belief that Jesus is the Messiah, through whom we obtain eternal salvation in the kingdom of God
1c) the religious beliefs of Christians
1d) belief with the predominate idea of trust (or confidence) whether in God or in Christ, springing from faith in the same
2) fidelity, faithfulness
2a) the character of one who can be relied on
Part of Speech: noun feminine
Relation: from G3982
Citing in TDNT: 6:174, 849
Usage:
This word is used 244 times:
Hebrews 11:20: " By faith Isaac blessed Jacob and Esau concerning things to come."
Hebrews 11:21: " By faith Jacob, when he was a dying, blessed both the sons of Joseph;"
Hebrews 11:22: " By faith Joseph, when he died, made mention of the departing of the"
Hebrews 11:23: " By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months of his parents,"
Hebrews 11:24: " By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's"
Hebrews 11:27: " By faith he forsook Egypt, not fearing the wrath of the"
Hebrews 11:28: " Through faith he kept the passover, and the sprinkling of blood,"
Hebrews 11:29: " By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry"
Hebrews 11:30: " By faith the walls of Jericho fell down, after they were compassed about seven"
Hebrews 11:31: " By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received"
Hebrews 11:33: "Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained"
Hebrews 11:39: "all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise:"
Hebrews 12:2: "author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy"
Hebrews 13:7: "word of God: whose faith follow, considering the end"
James 1:3: "the trying of your faith worketh patience."
James 1:6: "But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth"
James 2:1: "have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ,"
James 2:5: "world rich in faith, and heirs of the kingdom"
James 2:14: "a man say he hath faith, and have not works?"
James 2:14: "not works? can faith save him?"
James 2:17: "Even so faith, if it hath not works, is"
James 2:18: "may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: show"
James 2:18: "show me thy faith without thy works, and I"
James 2:18: "will show thee my faith by my works."
James 2:20: "vain man, that faith without works is dead?"
James 2:22: "Seest thou how faith wrought with his works, and by"
James 2:22: "and by works was faith made perfect?"
James 2:24: "and not by faith only."
James 2:26: "is dead, so faith without works is dead"
James 5:15: "And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and"
1 Peter 1:5: "the power of God through faith unto salvation ready to be revealed"
1 Peter 1:7: "the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth,"
1 Peter 1:9: "the end of your faith, even the salvation of your souls."
1 Peter 1:21: "him glory; that your faith and hope might be"
1 Peter 5:9: "resist steadfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions"
2 Peter 1:1: "Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God"
2 Peter 1:5: "diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to"
1 John 5:4: "the world, even our faith."
Jude 1:3: "unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the"
Jude 1:20: "yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Ghost,"
Revelation 2:13: "hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein"
Revelation 2:19: "and service, and faith, and thy patience, and"
Revelation 13:10: "patience and the faith of the saints."
Revelation 14:12: "of God, and the faith of Jesus."
