Definition
πίστις, -εως, ἡ
(πείθω), [in LXX chiefly for אֱמוּנָה ;]
1. in active sense, faith, belief, trust, confidence, in NT always of religious faith in God or Christ or spiritual things: Matthew 8:10, Luke 5:20, Acts 14:9, Romans 1:8, 1 Corinthians 2:5, 2 Corinthians 1:24, 1 Timothy 1:5, al.; with genitive obj., Mark 11:22, Acts 3:16, Romans 3:22, Galatians 2:16, Ephesians 3:12, James 2:1, al.; with prep., ἐν, Romans 3:25, Galatians 3:26, Ephesians 1:15, Colossians 1:24, 1 Timothy 1:14; 3:13, 2 Timothy 1:13; 3:15, 2 Peter 1:1; εἰς, Acts 20:21; 24:24; 26:18, Colossians 2:5, 1 Peter 1:21; πρός, 1 Thessalonians 1:8, Phm 5; ἐπί, with accusative Hebrews 6:1; ἐν τῇ π. στήκειν (εἶναι, μένειν), 1 Corinthians 16:13, 1 Corinthians 13:5, 1 Timothy 2:15; ὑπακοὴ τῆς π., Romans 1:5; 16:26; ὁ ἐκ π., Romans 3:26; 4:16, Galatians 3:12; διὰ (τῆς) π., Romans 3:30, Galatians 2:16, Philippians 3:9. By meton., objectively, that which is the object or content of belief, the faith: Acts 6:7; 14:22, Galatians 1:23; 3:23; 6:10, Philippians 1:26, 27, Jude 3,20, and perh. also Acts 13:8; 16:5, Romans 1:5, Romans 16:26 (see supr.), 1 Corinthians 16:13, Colossians 1:23, 2 Thessalonians 3:2 (Lft., Notes, 125), 1 Timothy 1:19; 3:9; 4:1, 6; 5:8, 1 Timothy 6:10, 12, 2 Timothy 3:8; 4:7, Titus 1:4, 13; 3:15, 1 Peter 5:9.
2. In passive sense,
(a) fidelity, faithfulness: Matthew 23:23, Galatians 5:22; ἡ π. τοῦ θεοῦ, Romans 3:3;
(b) objectively, plighted faith, a pledge of fidelity: 1 Timothy 5:12. (On the various shades of meaning in which the word is used in NT, see esp. ICC on Romans 1:17, pp. 31ff.; Lft., Ga., 154ff.; Stevens, Th. NT, 422, 515ff.; DB, i, 830ff.; Cremer, see word)
Where it occurs
Occurrences
243 total
- Romans 3:28πίστει · by faithFor we maintain that a man is justified by faith apart from works of the law.
- Romans 3:30 (2×)πίστεως · faith; πίστεως · faith…since there is only one God, who will justify the circumcised by faith and the uncircumcised through that same faith.
- Romans 3:31πίστεως · faithDo we, then, nullify the law by this faith? Certainly not! Instead, we uphold the law.
- Romans 4:5πίστις · faithHowever, to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness.
- Romans 4:9πίστις · faithIs this blessing only on the circumcised, or also on the uncircumcised? We have been saying that Abraham’s faith was credited to him as righteousness.
- Romans 4:11πίστεως · faithAnd he received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith while he was still uncircumcised. So then, he is the father of all who believe but are not circumcised, in order that righteousness might be credited to them.
- Romans 4:12πίστεως · faithAnd he is also the father of the circumcised who not only are circumcised, but who also walk in the footsteps of the faith that our father Abraham had before he was circumcised.
- Romans 4:13πίστεως · that comes by faithFor the promise to Abraham and his offspring that he would be heir of the world was not given through the law, but through the righteousness that comes by faith.
- Romans 4:14πίστις · faithFor if those who live by the law are heirs, faith is useless and the promise is worthless,
- Romans 4:16 (2×)πίστεως · faith; πίστεως · [the] faithTherefore, the promise comes by faith, so that it may rest on grace and may be guaranteed to all Abraham’s offspring—not only to those who are of the law, but also to those who are of the faith of Abraham. He is the father of us all.
- Romans 4:19πίστει · faithWithout weakening in his faith, he acknowledged the decrepitness of his body (since he was about a hundred years old) and the lifelessness of Sarah’s womb.
- Romans 4:20πίστει · faithYet he did not waver through disbelief in the promise of God, but was strengthened in his faith and gave glory to God,
- Romans 5:1πίστεως · faithTherefore, since we have been justified through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
- Romans 5:2πίστει · faith…through whom we have gained access by faith into this grace in which we stand. And we rejoice in the hope of the glory of God.
- Romans 9:30πίστεως · faithWhat then will we say? That the Gentiles, who did not pursue righteousness, have obtained it, a righteousness that is by faith;
- Romans 9:32πίστεως · faithWhy not? Because their pursuit was not by faith, but as if it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone,
- Romans 10:6πίστεως · faithBut the righteousness that is by faith says: “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’ (that is, to bring Christ down)
- Romans 10:8πίστεως · of faithBut what does it say? “The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart,” that is, the word of faith we are proclaiming:
- Romans 10:17πίστις · faith [comes]Consequently, faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of Christ.
- Romans 11:20πίστει · by faithThat is correct: They were broken off because of unbelief, but you stand by faith. Do not be arrogant, but be afraid.
- Romans 12:3πίστεως · of faithFor by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but think of yourself with sober judgment, according to the measure of faith God has given you.
- Romans 12:6πίστεως · faithWe have different gifts according to the grace given us. If one’s gift is prophecy, let him use it in proportion to his faith;
- Romans 14:1πίστει · faithAccept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on his opinions.
- Romans 14:22πίστιν · beliefKeep your belief about such matters between yourself and God. Blessed is the one who does not condemn himself by what he approves.
- Romans 14:23 (2×)πίστεως · faith; πίστεως · faithBut the one who has doubts is condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith; and everything that is not from faith is sin.
- Romans 16:26πίστεως · [that comes from] faith…but now revealed and made known through the writings of the prophets by the command of the eternal God, in order to lead all nations to the obedience that comes from faith—
- 1 Corinthians 2:5πίστις · faith…so that your faith would not rest on men’s wisdom, but on God’s power.
- 1 Corinthians 12:9πίστις · faith…to another faith by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by that one Spirit,
- 1 Corinthians 13:2πίστιν · faithIf I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have absolute faith so as to move mountains, but have not love, I am nothing.
- 1 Corinthians 13:13πίστις · faithAnd now these three remain: faith, hope, and love; but the greatest of these is love.
- 1 Corinthians 15:14πίστις · faithAnd if Christ has not been raised, our preaching is worthless, and so is your faith.
- 1 Corinthians 15:17πίστις · faithAnd if Christ has not been raised, your faith is futile; you are still in your sins.
- 1 Corinthians 16:13πίστει · faithBe on the alert. Stand firm in the faith. Be men of courage. Be strong.
- 2 Corinthians 1:24 (2×)πίστεως · faith; πίστει · faith [that]Not that we lord it over your faith, but we are fellow workers with you for your joy, because it is by faith that you stand firm.
- 2 Corinthians 4:13πίστεως · of faithAnd in keeping with what is written, “I believed, therefore I have spoken,” we who have the same spirit of faith also believe and therefore speak,
- 2 Corinthians 5:7πίστεως · faithFor we walk by faith, not by sight.
- 2 Corinthians 8:7πίστει · in faithBut just as you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness, and in the love we inspired in you—see that you also excel in this grace of giving.
- 2 Corinthians 10:15πίστεως · faithNeither do we boast beyond our limits in the labors of others. But we hope that as your faith increases, our area of influence among you will greatly increase as well,
- 2 Corinthians 13:5πίστει · faithExamine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Jesus Christ is in you—unless you fail the test?
- Galatians 1:23πίστιν · faithThey only heard the account: “The man who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith he once tried to destroy.”
- Galatians 2:16 (2×)πίστεως · faith; πίστεως · faith…know that a man is not justified by works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have believed in Christ Jesus, that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.
- Galatians 2:20πίστει · faithI have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.
- Galatians 3:2πίστεως · with faithI would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law, or by hearing with faith?
- Galatians 3:5πίστεως · [and] believeDoes God lavish His Spirit on you and work miracles among you because you practice the law, or because you hear and believe?
- Galatians 3:7πίστεως · faithUnderstand, then, that those who have faith are sons of Abraham.