Definitions: πίστις and πείθω

Reference notes for The Basics: the dictionary entries for the two Greek words behind what our English Bibles call faith.

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).

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).