πιστός pistos

Greek word for “faithful” · Strong’s G4103 · used 67 times in 63 verses

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Meaning

πιστός, -ή, -όν; (πείθω);

How it is translated

Glosses given for pistos in context, with how often each is used:

• faithful 43
• believing 6
• trustworthy is 5
• believers 3
• faithful! 2
• sure blessings.’ 1
• faithful is 1
• trustworthy 1
• believer 1
• believing woman 1
• believing ones 1
• faithfully 1

Where it is used

Also in 7 more books.

Chapters where it is used most

1 Timothy 4 (4), Luke 16 (3), 2 Timothy 2 (3), Matthew 25 (2), Acts 16 (2), 1 Corinthians 4 (2), Colossians 1 (2), Colossians 4 (2), 1 Timothy 1 (2), 1 Timothy 3 (2)

Forms

• πιστὸς 20
• πιστός 8
• πιστοὶ 5
• Πιστὸς 5
• πιστὸν 4
• πιστῷ 4
• πιστοῖς 4
• πιστέ 2
• πιστά 2
• πιστῶν 2

Words used with it

Words that share verses with pistos more often than their overall frequency would suggest:

• ἀγαπητός agapētos “beloved” 7
• λόγος logos “word” 10
• ἀληθινός alēthinos “true” 5
• ἀδελφός adelphos “brother” 8
• εἰ ei “if” 9
• καθίστημι kathistēmi “to appoint/conduct” 4
• μάρτυς martus “witness” 4
• δίδωμι didōmi “to give” 7
• δοῦλος doulos “slave” 5
• πίστις pistis “faith” 5
• γνωρίζω gnōrizō “to make known” 3
• παρακαλέω parakaleō “to plead/comfort” 4

Key verses

The verses using pistos that are most connected by cross-references (King James Version):

• Matthew 25:21 — His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter…
• Acts 16:15 — And when she was baptized, and her household, she besought us, saying, If ye have judged me to be faithful to the Lord, come into my house, and abide there.…
• 1 Corinthians 1:9 — God is faithful, by whom ye were called unto the fellowship of his Son Jesus Christ our Lord.
• 1 Corinthians 10:13 — There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will…
• 1 Timothy 1:15 — This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.
• Hebrews 2:17 — Wherefore in all things it behoved him to be made like unto his brethren, that he might be a merciful and faithful high priest in things pertaining to God, to…
• 1 Peter 1:21 — Who by him do believe in God, that raised him up from the dead, and gave him glory; that your faith and hope might be in God.
• 1 John 1:9 — If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
• Revelation 1:5 — And from Jesus Christ, who is the faithful witness, and the first begotten of the dead, and the prince of the kings of the earth. Unto him that loved us, and…
• Revelation 2:10 — Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation…
• Revelation 17:14 — These shall make war with the Lamb, and the Lamb shall overcome them: for he is Lord of lords, and King of kings: and they that are with him are called, and…
• Revelation 19:11 — And I saw heaven opened, and behold a white horse; and he that sat upon him was called Faithful and True, and in righteousness he doth judge and make war.

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Hebrew and Greek text, tagging, glosses and lexicon definitions: STEPBible.org, Tyndale House Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG; CC BY 4.0), adapted. Counts follow King James verse numbering; a word counts each time it is written.