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πιστός, ή, όν Adj trustworthy, faithful, believing
Strong's Definition
from 3982; objectively, trustworthy; subjectively, trustful
KJV Usage: believe(-ing, -r), faithful(-ly), sure, true
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
adjc. | -ή, -όν | πιστεύω
31.86 · Hold a View, Believe, Trust · Trust, Rely
one who trusts in, trusting (derivative of πιστεύω[b] ‘to trust,’ 31.85) pertaining to trusting
JHN 20:27 · ACT 10:45 · 2CO 6:15 · GAL 3:9 · EPH 1:1 · 1TI 4:3 · 1TI 4:10 · 1TI 4:12 · 1TI 6:2 · 1TI 6:2 · TIT 1:6 · 1PE 1:21
31.87 · Hold a View, Believe, Trust · Trust, Rely
faithful, trustworthy, dependable, reliable (derivative of πιστεύω[b] ‘to trust,’ 31.85) pertaining to being trusted Since πιστός[b] is a type of passive derivative of πιστεύω[b], it may be necessary in a number of languages to render this passive relationship in an active form. For example, the phrase δοῦλε ἀγαθὲ καὶ πιστέ in MAT 25:21 may be rendered as ‘good servant and one whom I can trust.’ In 2TI 2:11 the phrase πιστὸς ὁ λόγος may be rendered as ‘this is a saying we can have confidence in’ or ‘... that we can trust.’
MAT 24:45 · MAT 25:21 · MAT 25:21 · MAT 25:23 · MAT 25:23 · LUK 12:42 · LUK 16:10 · LUK 16:10 · LUK 16:11 · LUK 16:12 · LUK 19:17 · ACT 16:15 · 1CO 1:9 · 1CO 4:2 · 1CO 4:17 · 1CO 7:25 · 1CO 10:13 · 2CO 1:18 · EPH 1:1 · EPH 6:21 · COL 1:2 · COL 1:7 · COL 4:7 · COL 4:9 · 1TH 5:24 · 2TH 3:3 · 1TI 1:12 · 1TI 3:11 · 2TI 2:2 · 2TI 2:11 · 2TI 2:13 · TIT 1:6 · TIT 1:9 · TIT 3:8 · HEB 2:17 · HEB 3:2 · HEB 3:5 · HEB 10:23 · HEB 11:11 · 1PE 4:19 · 1PE 5:12 · 1JN 1:9 · 3JN 1:5 · REV 1:5 · REV 2:10 · REV 2:13 · REV 3:14 · REV 17:14 · REV 19:11 · REV 21:5 · REV 22:6
71.17 · Mode · Certain, Uncertain
sure pertaining to being sure, with the implication of being fully trustworthy
31.103 · Hold a View, Believe, Trust · Be a Believer, Christian Faith
Collocation: πιστή
believer, Christian, one who has Christian faith (derivative of πιστεύω[c] ‘to be a believer,’ 31.102) one (female) who believes in Jesus Christ
1 πιστή has also been treated in 11.17 as a name for a member of the Christian constituency. This is a good instance of complete overlapping in that the same term may be classified in two quite distinct ways, one based on group membership and the other based upon the type of belief which results in such membership. It would be possible, therefore, to indicate that in the case of πιστή[b] (= πιστός[e]) in 11.17 there is an added component of group identification, but one may also argue that such a feature of meaning is derived essentially from the context. 2 ACT 16:1 πιστή may also be regarded as a derivative of πιστεύω[c] to be a believer (31.102), but NT usage in a passage such as ACT 16:1 seems to focus more upon group adherence than upon the actual state of believing. See also 31.103 and footnote.
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
πιστός, -7, -όν, (πείθω [q. v-]), [fr. Hom. down], Sept. mostly for 1232}; 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, Mt. xxiv. 45; xxv. 21, 23; οἰκονόpos, Lk. xii. 42; 1 Co. iv. 2; διάκονος, Eph. vi. 21; Col. i. 7; iv. 7; ἀρχιερεύς, Heb. ii. 17; iii. 2; of God, abiding by his promises, 1 Co.i.9; x.13; 2Co.i. 18; 1 Th. v. 24; 2 Th. ii. 8; Heb. x. 23: xi. 11; 2 Tim. 1. 13; Avdneds 9: 1 Pet. 1v. 19% add, 1 Co.ave 17; Colsava 9s 1 Tim. i. 12; Heb. iii. 5; 1 Pet. v. 12; πιστὸς ἔν τινι, in a thing, Lk. xvi. 10-12; xix. 17; 1 Tim. iii. 11; ἐπί τι, Mt. xxv. 23; ἄχρι θανάτου, Rev. ii. 10. one who kept his plighted faith, Rev. ii. 13; worthy of trust; that can be relied on: 1 Co. vii. 25; 2 Tim. ii. 2; Christ is called μάρτυς ὁ πιστός, Rev. i. 5; with καὶ ἀληθινός added, Rev. iii. 14; [ef. χῖχ. 11]. of things, that can be relied on: ὁ λύγος, 1 Tim. iii. 1; 2 Tim. 11. 11; Tit. i. 95 [iii 8; οὗτοι of λόγοι, Rev. xxi.5; xxii.6]; with πάσης ἀποδοχῆς ἄξιος added, 1 Tim. i. 15; iv. 9; τὰ ὅσια Aavid τὰ πιστά (see ὅσιος, fin.), Acts xiii. 34. 2. easily persuaded ; believing, confiding, trusting, (Theogn., Aeschyl., Soph., Plat., al.) ; in the N. T. one who trusts in God’s promises, Gal. iii. 9; is convineed that Jesus has been raised from the dead, opp. to ἄπιστος, Jn. xx. 27; one who has become convinced that Jesus is the Messiah and the author of salvation (opp. to ἄπιστος, see πιστεύω, 1b. y. and πίστις, 1 b.), [a believer]: Acts xvi.1; 2 Co. vi. 15; 1 Tim. v. 16; with the addition of τῷ κυρίῳ, dat. of the pers. in whom faith or trust is reposed, Acts xvi. 15; plur. in Col. i. 2 [where ef. Bp. Lghtft.]; 1 Tim. iv. 10; vi. 2; Tit. i.6; Rev. xvii. 14; of πιστοί, substantively [see Bp. Lehtft. on Gal. p. 157], Acts x. 45; 1 Tim. iv. 3,12; with ἐν Χριστῷ ᾿Ιησοῦ added [ef. B. 174 (152)], Eph. i. 13 εἰς θεὸν κτλ. 1 Pet. i. 21 LT Tr txt. WH; me στὸν ποιεῖν τι, to do something harmonizing with (Christian) faith, [R. V. a faithful work), 3 Jn. 5.
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
πιστός pistos 67x
faithful, true, trusty, Mt. 24:45; 25:21, 23; Lk. 12:42; 2 Tim. 2:2; put in trust, 1 Cor. 7:25; true, veracious, Rev. 1:5; 2:13; credible, sure, certain, indubitable, Acts 13:34; 1 Tim. 1:15; believing, yielding belief and confidence, Jn. 20:27; Gal. 3:9; spc. a Christian believer, Acts 10:45; 16:1, 15; 2 Cor. 6:15; πιστόν, in a true-hearted manner, right-mindedly, 3 Jn. 5
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
πιστός, -ή, -όν
(< πείθω), [in LXX chiefly for נֶאֱמָן;]
Pass., to be trusted or believed; of persons, trusty, faithful: Mt 24:45 25:21, 23, Lk 12:42, Ac 16:15, I Co 4:2, 17 7:25, Eph 1:1 6:21, Col 1:2, 7 4:7, 9, I Ti 1:12, II Ti 2:2, He 2:17 3:2, 5, I Pe 5:12, Re 2:13 19:11; of God, I Co 1:9 10:13, II Co 1:18, I Th 5:24, II Th 3:3, He 10:23 11:11, II Ti 2:13, I Jo 1:9, I Pe 4:19; seq. ἐν, Lk 16:10-12 19:17, I Ti 3:11; ἐπί, c. acc., Mt 25:23; ἄχρι θανάτου, Re 2:10; ὁ μάρτυς ὁ π., Re 1:5; id. καὶ ἀληθινός, Re 3:14.
Of things, trustworthy, reliable, sure: Ac 13:34, I Ti 1:15 3:1 4:9, II Ti 2:11, Tit 1:9 3:8, Re 21:5 22:6.
Act., believing, trusting, relying: Ac 16:1, II Co 6:15, Ga 3:9, I Ti 4:10 5:16 6:2, Tit 1:6, Re 17:14; pl., Ac 10:45, I Ti 4:3, 12; opp. to ἄπιστος, Jo 20:27; π. εἰς θεόν, I Pe 1:21; π. ποιεῖν, III Jo 5. (On the difficulty of choosing in some cases between the active and the passive meaning, v. Lft., Gal., 157.)†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
πιστός. For πιστός, ‘‘ faithful,” ‘‘ trustworthy,” as generally in the NT, cf. P Grenf II. 7312 (late iii/A.D.) (= Selections, p- 118) τ]αύτην παραδέδωκα τοῖς καλοῖς kal πιστοῖς ἐξ αὐτῶν τῶν νεκροτάφων εἰς τήρησιν, “1 have handed her over to the good and faithful men among the grave-diggers themselves that they may take care of her” (cf. Mt 2574), and P Oxy I. 4159 (iii/iv A.D.) ἁγνοὶ πιστοὶ σύνδικοι, “true and trustworthy advocates.” In a deed of sale of a slave, published by Eitrem (S#/avenkauf, Christiania, 1916), the slave is described as 27 πιστοῦ kal adpdcrov, ‘faithful and not given to running away.’’ A petitioner for release from prison οὕνεκα Tod θεοῦ kal τοῦ καλῶς ἔχοντος, “in the name of God and of fair play,’’ describes himself, P Petr II. 19(1a)4, as δοὺς τὰ πιστά, with reference apparently to certain required ‘‘ pledges”: cf. BGU IV. 115276 (B.C. 10) οὗ τὰ] πιστὰ (reading almost certain—Ed.) πα[ρ]έδωκεν. On the rare active use of πιστός, ‘‘ trusting,” “ believing,” which occurs first apparently in the NT (Gal 3°, 2 Cor 6", and sexzes in the Pastorals), see Hort ad 1 Pet 121, where the usage is explained by the predominant sense of πίστις, ‘faith,’ ‘‘trust.” It may be added that in 1 Cor 77% Lietzmann (HZN7T ad 1.) understands πιστός as = ‘‘ Christian,” with the meaning ‘‘I give my decision in accordance with my best Christian consciousness.”” Te quotes in support a number of Syrian inscrr. where πιστός is used as a title. For Πίστος (note change of accent) as a common name for slaves, see the citations in Headlam Herodas, p. 329. For adv. πιστῶς, cf. P Lond 3017 (A.D. 138-161) (= 11. p. 256) πιστῶς καὶ ἐπιμελῶς, P Oxy IX. 118718 (A.D. 254) ὑγιῶς καὶ πιστῶς.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
πιστός (pistos) — faithful. πιστός, ή, όν, (πείθω): __B passive, to be trusted or believed: __B.I of persons, faithful, trusty, ἑταῖρος [Refs 8th c.BC+]: comparative -ότερος [Refs 5th c.BC+]: superlative πιστότατος [Refs 8th c.BC+] a trusted friend of P., Ergias cited in [Refs 4th c.BC+]; οἱ πιστοί, in Persia, trusty councillors, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τάδε Περσῶν πιστὰ καλεῖται [Refs 4th c.BC+] __B.I.2 trustworthy, worthy of credit, [Refs 5th c.BC+]. adverb, - τῶς καὶ ἀδόλως [Refs] __B.I.3 genuine, π. Ἀταλάντης γόνος [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Θηρικλέους π. τέκνον, of a cup, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; unmistakable, νόσοι πονηραὶ καὶ π. [LXX] __B.II of things, trustworthy, sure, ὅρκια π. [Refs 8th c.BC+]; τέκμαρ τῶνδε, τεκμήρια, μαντεῖα, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; οὐκέτι πιστὰ γυναιξίν no longer can one trust women, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; οὐκ ἔχοντες τὴν ἐλπίδα.. πιστὴν ἔτι no longer having such hope as could be relied on, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὑπόληψις ἡ πιστοτάτη, of knowledge, [Refs 4th c.BC+] __B.II.2 deserving belief, credible, π. καὶ οἰκότα [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πιθανὸν καὶ π. [Refs] __B.III πιστόν, τό, as substantive, pledge, security, warrant, τὸ π. τῆς ἀληθείας [Refs 5th c.BC+] its honesty, [Refs]; τὸ π. ἔχοντες.. κἂν περιγενέσθαι feeling confidence that.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πιστὰ θεῶν, of oaths, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐδώκαμεν καὶ ἐλάβομεν πιστά we gave and received pledges, with future infinitive, [Refs 5th c.BC+] __B active, believing, relying on, τινι [Refs 6th c.BC+]; trustful, τῆς ἐλευθερίας τὸ π. [Refs 5th c.BC+] __B.2 obedient, loyal, τὴν τῶν Ἀθηναίων χώραν οἰκείαν καὶ π. ποιήσασθαι [Refs 5th c.BC+] __B.3 faithful, believing, [NT] __C adverb πιστῶς with good faith, μὴ π. καταμαρτυρηθείς [Refs 5th c.BC+]; loyally, [Refs 4th c.BC+]: comparative -οτέρως [Refs 4th c.BC+] __C.2 persuasively, in comparative, πιστότερον ἢ ἀληθέστερον [Refs 5th c.BC+]; credibly, demonstrably, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; unmistakably, κριθῆναι [Refs 2nd c.AD+] __C.3 with disposition to believe, [Refs 4th c.BC+]: comparative, πιστότερον πρὸς ἐκείνους ἢ πρὸς ὑμᾶς αὐτοὺς διακείμενοι [Refs 5th c.BC+]