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Greek a / g:adv · G4103

πιστός

pistospis-tos'

of persons, trusty, faithful; Of things, trustworthy, reliable, sure

67 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key

Concordance spelling: pistós

Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G4103is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.

  • 19 of 27
    New Testament books
  • 20
    spellings
  • 2
    meanings

The definition in full

Strong's key (1890) · G4103

objectively, trustworthy; subjectively, trustful

The King James renders it: believe(-ing, -r), faithful(-ly), sure, true.

James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.

Summary

pistos is rendered "of persons, trusty, faithful; Of things, trustworthy, reliable, sure". It stands 67 times in the Greek text, across nineteen books.

  • Eleven of the uses stand in 1 Timothy, more than in any other book.
  • The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "of persons, trusty, faithful".
  • Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 24:45Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the others their food at the proper time?
  • The Greek text spells it twenty different ways.

The first use

Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the others their food at the proper time?

Matthew 24:45πιστὸς

The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.

Where the word stands

What the word means

The word carries two meanings: of persons, trusty, faithful, and Of things, trustworthy, reliable, sure.

Each meaning, and the words it is translated by

The English STEP Bible gives each use, word by word, and how many times.
of persons, trusty, faithfulMat.24:45 25:21Tagged as
  • faithful44
  • believers2
  • to faithful2
  • a believer1
  • faithfully1
  • of believers1
WhereMatthew 24:45Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of his household…
Of things, trustworthy, reliable, sureAct.13:34, 1Ti.1:15 3:1 4:9, 2Ti.2:11, Tit.1:9 3:8, Rev.21:5 22:6. __II. Act., believing, trusting, relyingTagged as
  • believing8
  • Trustworthy6
  • of faithful1
  • sure.’1
WhereActs 13:34In fact, God raised Him from the dead, never to see decay…

The words built on the same word-part

Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.

πίστιςpistisfaith: faithfulnessUses242
πιστεύωpisteuoto trust (in)Uses237
πιστικόςpistikospureUses2
πιστόωpistoobe convincedUses1

The words it stands beside

All 67, in canonical order

Every use, in order

Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.

20 spellings and their grammar

STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.

How it is spelled

  • πιστὸς25
  • πιστός7
  • πιστοὶ5
  • πιστοῖς4
  • πιστὸν4
  • πιστῷ4
  • πιστά2
  • πιστέ2
  • πιστοῦ2
  • πιστοὺς2
  • πιστὰς1
  • πιστὴ1

and 8 more spellings in the ledger below.

The grammar of each form

  • adjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singular33A-NSM
  • adjective · nominative (subject) · masculine plural7A-NPM
  • adjective · dative (“to / for”) · masculine plural4A-DPM
  • adjective · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singular4A-DSM
  • adjective · accusative (object) · masculine singular3A-ASM
  • adjective · accusative (object) · masculine plural2A-APM
  • adjective · accusative (object) · neuter plural2A-APN
  • adjective · genitive (“of”) · masculine plural2A-GPM
  • adjective · genitive (“of”) · masculine singular2A-GSM
  • adjective · vocative (address) · masculine singular2A-VSM
  • adjective · accusative (object) · feminine plural1A-APF
  • adjective · accusative (object) · feminine singular1A-ASF

Matthew

five uses
  • Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the others their food at the proper time?

    Matthew 24:45

    • πιστὸςpistosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: faithful
  • His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’

    Matthew 25:21

    • πιστέpisteadjective · vocative (address) · masculine singulartagged: faithful
    • πιστόςpistosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: faithful
  • His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!’

    Matthew 25:23

    • πιστέpisteadjective · vocative (address) · masculine singulartagged: faithful
    • πιστόςpistosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: faithful

Luke

six uses
  • And the Lord answered, “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge of his servants to give them their portion at the proper time?

    Luke 12:42

    • πιστὸςpistosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: faithful
  • Whoever is faithful with very little will also be faithful with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.

    Luke 16:10

    • πιστὸςpistosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: faithful
    • πιστόςpistosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: faithful
  • So if you have not been faithful with worldly wealth, who will entrust you with true riches?

    Luke 16:11

    • πιστοὶpistoiadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: faithful
  • And if you have not been faithful with the belongings of another, who will give you belongings of your own?

    Luke 16:12

    • πιστοὶpistoiadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: faithful
  • His master replied, ‘Well done, good servant! Because you have been faithful in a very small matter, you shall have authority over ten cities.’

    Luke 19:17

    • πιστὸςpistosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: faithful

John

one use
  • Then Jesus said to Thomas, “Put your finger here and look at My hands. Reach out your hand and put it into My side. Stop doubting and believe.”

    John 20:27

    • πιστός.¶pistosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: believing

Acts

four uses
  • All the circumcised believers who had accompanied Peter were astounded that the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured out even on the Gentiles.

    Acts 10:45

    • πιστοὶpistoiadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: believers
  • In fact, God raised Him from the dead, never to see decay. As He has said: ‘I will give you the holy and sure blessings promised to David.’

    Acts 13:34

    • πιστάpistaadjective · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: sure.’
  • Paul came to Derbe and then to Lystra, where he found a disciple named Timothy, the son of a believing Jewish woman and a Greek father.

    Acts 16:1

    • πιστῆςpistesadjective · genitive (“of”) · feminine singulartagged: believing
  • And when she and her household had been baptized, she urged us, “If you consider me a believer in the Lord, come and stay at my house.” And she persuaded us.

    Acts 16:15

    • πιστὴνpistenadjective · accusative (object) · feminine singulartagged: faithful

1 Corinthians

five uses
  • God, who has called you into fellowship with His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, is faithful.

    1 Corinthians 1:9

    • Πιστὸςpistosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Faithful
  • Now it is required of stewards that they be found faithful.

    1 Corinthians 4:2

    • πιστόςpistosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: faithful
  • That is why I have sent you Timothy, my beloved and faithful child in the Lord. He will remind you of my way of life in Christ Jesus, which is exactly what I teach everywhere in every church.

    1 Corinthians 4:17

    • πιστὸνpistonadjective · nominative (subject) · neuter singulartagged: faithful
  • Now about virgins, I have no command from the Lord, but I give a judgment as one who by the Lord’s mercy is trustworthy.

    1 Corinthians 7:25

    • πιστὸςpistosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: trustworthy
  • No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it.

    1 Corinthians 10:13

    • πιστὸςpistosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: faithful

2 Corinthians

two uses
  • But as surely as God is faithful, our message to you is not “Yes” and “No.”

    2 Corinthians 1:18

    • πιστὸςpistosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Faithful
  • What harmony is there between Christ and Belial? Or what does a believer have in common with an unbeliever?

    2 Corinthians 6:15

    • πιστῷpistoadjective · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singulartagged: a believer

Galatians

one use
  • So those who have faith are blessed along with Abraham, the man of faith.

    Galatians 3:9

    • πιστῷpistoadjective · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singulartagged: believing

Ephesians

two uses
  • Paul, an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God, To the saints in Ephesus, the faithful in Christ Jesus:

    Ephesians 1:1

    • πιστοῖςpistoisadjective · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluraltagged: faithful
  • Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will tell you everything, so that you also may know about me and what I am doing.

    Ephesians 6:21

    • πιστὸςpistosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: faithful

Colossians

four uses
  • To the saints and faithful brothers in Christ at Colossae: Grace and peace to you from God our Father.

    Colossians 1:2

    • πιστοῖςpistoisadjective · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluraltagged: faithful
  • You learned it from Epaphras, our beloved fellow servant, who is a faithful minister of Christ on our behalf,

    Colossians 1:7

    • πιστὸςpistosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: faithful
  • Tychicus will tell you all the news about me. He is a beloved brother, a faithful minister, and a fellow servant in the Lord.

    Colossians 4:7

    • πιστὸςpistosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: faithful
  • With him I am sending Onesimus, our faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They will tell you about everything here.

    Colossians 4:9

    • πιστῷpistoadjective · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singulartagged: faithful

1 Thessalonians

one use
  • The One who calls you is faithful, and He will do it.

    1 Thessalonians 5:24

    • πιστὸςpistosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: faithful

2 Thessalonians

one use
  • But the Lord is faithful, and He will strengthen you and guard you from the evil one.

    2 Thessalonians 3:3

    • πιστὸςpistosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: faithful

1 Timothy

eleven uses
  • I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who has strengthened me, that He considered me faithful and appointed me to service.

    1 Timothy 1:12

    • πιστόνpistonadjective · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: faithful
  • This is a trustworthy saying, worthy of full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the worst.

    1 Timothy 1:15

    • Πιστὸςpistosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Trustworthy
  • This is a trustworthy saying: If anyone aspires to be an overseer, he desires a noble task.

    1 Timothy 3:1

    • Πιστὸςpistosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Trustworthy
  • In the same way, the women must be dignified, not slanderers, but temperate and faithful in all things.

    1 Timothy 3:11

    • πιστὰςpistasadjective · accusative (object) · feminine pluraltagged: faithful
  • They will prohibit marriage and require abstinence from certain foods that God has created to be received with thanksgiving by those who believe and know the truth.

    1 Timothy 4:3

    • πιστοῖςpistoisadjective · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluraltagged: faithful
  • This is a trustworthy saying, worthy of full acceptance.

    1 Timothy 4:9

    • πιστὸςpistosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Trustworthy
  • To this end we labor and strive, because we have set our hope on the living God, who is the Savior of everyone, and especially of those who believe.

    1 Timothy 4:10

    • πιστῶν.¶pistonadjective · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: of believers
  • Let no one despise your youth, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.

    1 Timothy 4:12

    • πιστῶνpistonadjective · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: believers
  • If any believing woman has dependent widows, she must assist them and not allow the church to be burdened, so that it can help the widows who are truly in need.

    1 Timothy 5:16

    • πιστὴpisteadjective · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: believing
  • Those who have believing masters should not show disrespect because they are brothers, but should serve them all the more, since those receiving their good service are beloved believers. Teach and encourage these principles.

    1 Timothy 6:2

    • πιστοὺςpistousadjective · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: believing
    • πιστοίpistoiadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: believing

2 Timothy

three uses
  • And the things that you have heard me say among many witnesses, entrust these to faithful men who will be qualified to teach others as well.

    2 Timothy 2:2

    • πιστοῖςpistoisadjective · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluraltagged: to faithful
  • This is a trustworthy saying: If we died with Him, we will also live with Him;

    2 Timothy 2:11

    • Πιστὸςpistosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Trustworthy
  • if we are faithless, He remains faithful, for He cannot deny Himself.

    2 Timothy 2:13

    • πιστὸςpistosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: faithful

Titus

three uses
  • An elder must be blameless, the husband of but one wife, having children who are believers and who are not open to accusation of indiscretion or insubordination.

    Titus 1:6

    • πιστάpistaadjective · accusative (object) · neuter pluraltagged: believing
  • He must hold firmly to the faithful word as it was taught, so that he can encourage others by sound teaching and refute those who contradict it.

    Titus 1:9

    • πιστοῦpistouadjective · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: of faithful
  • This saying is trustworthy. And I want you to emphasize these things, so that those who have believed God will take care to devote themselves to good deeds. These things are excellent and profitable for the people.

    Titus 3:8

    • Πιστὸςpistosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Trustworthy

Hebrews

five uses
  • For this reason He had to be made like His brothers in every way, so that He might become a merciful and faithful high priest in service to God, in order to make atonement for the sins of the people.

    Hebrews 2:17

    • πιστὸςpistosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: faithful
  • He was faithful to the One who appointed Him, just as Moses was faithful in all God’s house.

    Hebrews 3:2

    • πιστὸνpistonadjective · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: faithful
  • Now Moses was faithful as a servant in all God’s house, testifying to what would be spoken later.

    Hebrews 3:5

    • πιστὸςpistosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: faithful
  • Let us hold resolutely to the hope we profess, for He who promised is faithful.

    Hebrews 10:23

    • πιστὸςpistosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: faithful
  • By faith Sarah, even though she was barren and beyond the proper age, was enabled to conceive a child, because she considered Him faithful who had promised.

    Hebrews 11:11

    • πιστὸνpistonadjective · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: faithful

1 Peter

three uses
  • Through Him you believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and glorified Him; and so your faith and hope are in God.

    1 Peter 1:21

    • πιστοὺςpistousadjective · accusative (object) · masculine pluraltagged: believing
  • So then, those who suffer according to God’s will should entrust their souls to their faithful Creator and continue to do good.

    1 Peter 4:19

    • πιστῷpistoadjective · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singulartagged: to faithful
  • Through Silvanus, whom I regard as a faithful brother, I have written to you briefly, encouraging you and testifying that this is the true grace of God. Stand firm in it.

    1 Peter 5:12

    • πιστοῦpistouadjective · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: faithful

1 John

one use
  • If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

    1 John 1:9

    • πιστόςpistosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: faithful

3 John

one use
  • Beloved, you are faithful in what you are doing for the brothers, and especially since they are strangers to you.

    3 John 1:5

    • πιστὸνpistonadjective · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: faithfully

Revelation

eight uses
  • and from Jesus Christ, the faithful witness, the firstborn from the dead, and the ruler of the kings of the earth. To Him who loves us and has released us from our sins by His blood,

    Revelation 1:5

    • πιστόςpistosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: faithful
  • Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Look, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful even unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.

    Revelation 2:10

    • πιστὸςpistosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: faithful
  • I know where you live, where the throne of Satan sits. Yet you have held fast to My name and have not denied your faith in Me, even in the day when My faithful witness Antipas was killed among you, where Satan dwells.

    Revelation 2:13

    • πιστόςpistosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: faithful
  • To the angel of the church in Laodicea write: These are the words of the Amen, the faithful and true Witness, the Originator of God’s creation.

    Revelation 3:14

    • πιστὸςpistosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: faithful
  • They will make war against the Lamb, and the Lamb will triumph over them, because He is Lord of lords and King of kings; and He will be accompanied by His called and chosen and faithful ones.”

    Revelation 17:14

    • πιστοί.¶pistoiadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: faithful
  • Then I saw heaven standing open, and there before me was a white horse. And its rider is called Faithful and True. With righteousness He judges and wages war.

    Revelation 19:11

    • πιστὸςpistosadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Faithful
  • And the One seated on the throne said, “Behold, I make all things new.” Then He said, “Write this down, for these words are faithful and true.”

    Revelation 21:5

    • πιστοὶpistoiadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: faithful
  • Then the angel said to me, “These words are faithful and true. The Lord, the God of the spirits of the prophets, has sent His angel to show His servants what must soon take place.”

    Revelation 22:6

    • πιστοὶpistoiadjective · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: faithful

Where it leads

How the numbers are counted

Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.

Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.

The words it stands beside are the nouns, verbs and adjectives immediately before or after it, counted in every verse where the word stands. The article, the conjunctions and the prepositions are left out, because they stand beside every word.

The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.

Hebrew and Greek text, word tagging and grammar: STEP Bible (www.STEPBible.org), Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0. Their grammar codes are written out in English here and shown as tagged beside each one.

Meaning and senses: STEP Bible TBESG (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0), the Brief lexicon based on Abbott-Smith (1922).

Dictionary key: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890, public domain). English verse text: Berean Standard Bible (public domain, 2023).

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