Definitions

What is faith?

Greek Word: πίστις
Transliteration: pistis
Phonetic Pronunciation: pis’-tis
Root: from <G3982>
Cross Reference: TDNT - 6:174,849
Part of Speech: n f
Vine’s Words: Assurance, Assure, Assuredly, Belief, Believe, Believers, Faith, Fidelity

Usage Notes:
English Words used in KJV:
faith 239
assurance 1
believe + <G1537> 1
belief 1
them that believe 1
fidelity 1
[Total Count: 244]
from <G3982> (peitho); persuasion, i.e. credence; moral conviction (of religious truth, or the truthfulness of God or a religious teacher), especially reliance upon Christ for salvation; abstract constancy in such profession; by extensive the system of religious (Gospel) truth itself:- assurance, belief, believe, faith, fidelity.
James Strong, “Πίστις,” Strong’s Talking Greek and Hebrew Dictionary (WORDsearch, 2020).



Greek Strong’s Number: 3982


Greek Word: πείθω
Transliteration: peithō
Phonetic Pronunciation: pi’-tho
Root: a primary verb
Cross Reference: TDNT - 6:1,818
Part of Speech: v
Vine’s Words: Agree, Agreement, Belief, Believe, Believers, Confidence, Confident, Friend, Obedience, Obedient, Obey, Persuade, Trust, Yield

Usage Notes:

English Words used in KJV:
persuade 22
trust 8
obey 7
have confidence 6
believe 3
be confident 2
miscellaneous translations 7
[Total Count: 55]

a primary verb; to convince (by argument, true or false); by analogy to pacify or conciliate (by other fair means); reflexive or passive to assent (to evidence or authority), to rely (by inward certainty):- agree, assure, believe, have confidence, be (wax) confident, make friend, obey, persuade, trust, yield.


James Strong, “Πείθω,” Strong’s Talking Greek and Hebrew Dictionary (WORDsearch, 2020).