πίστεως

Strong’s Definition

persuasion, i.e., credence; moral conviction (of religious truth, or the truthfulness of god or a religious teacher), especially reliance upon christ for salvation; abstractly, constancy in such profession; by extension, the system of religious (gospel) truth itself

Etymology & Derivation

from G3982

KJV Usage

assurance, belief, believe, faith, fidelity

Detailed Definition

From Thayer’s Greek Lexicon outline.

• 1.conviction of the truth of anything, belief; in the new testament of a conviction or belief respecting man's relationship to god and divine things, generally with the included idea of trust and holy fervour born of faith and joined with it
• 2.relating to god
• 3.the character of one who can be relied on
• 4.fidelity, faithfulness
• 5.relating to christ
• 6.the religious beliefs of christians
• 7.belief with the predominate idea of trust (or confidence) whether in god or in christ, springing from faith in the same

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