G4102Greekpísteōs

πίστεως

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

243
Total Occurrences
24
Books
0
Old Testament
243
New Testament

Detailed Definition

  • 1conviction 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
  • 2relating to god
  • 3the character of one who can be relied on
  • 4fidelity, faithfulness
  • 5relating to christ
  • 6the religious beliefs of christians
  • 7belief with the predominate idea of trust (or confidence) whether in god or in christ, springing from faith in the same

Etymology & Derivation

from g3982

See Also

G3982