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πιστός
pistós · Greek · Strong's G4103 · 67 occurrences
The KJV renders 10 different Hebrew and Greek words as “sure”
What it means
objectively, trustworthy; subjectively, trustful
from G3982 (πείθω);
How the KJV renders it
believeing, faithful, sure, true
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
“sure”
“true”
Questions this word decides
- Is baptism required for salvation?
- Will there be a literal thousand-year reign (the millennium)?
- Are any foods forbidden to Christians today?
- What does 1 Timothy 2:12 mean about women teaching?
- Is speaking in tongues for today?
Where it appears
67 occurrences in the Greek text, first 60 verses shown.
1 Corinthians 1:9 A-NSM1 Corinthians 4:2 A-NSM1 Corinthians 4:17 A-NSN1 Corinthians 7:25 A-NSM1 Corinthians 10:13 A-NSM1 John 1:9 A-NSM1 Peter 1:21 A-APM1 Peter 4:19 A-DSM1 Peter 5:12 A-GSM1 Thessalonians 5:24 A-NSM1 Timothy 1:12 A-ASM1 Timothy 1:15 A-NSM1 Timothy 3:1 A-NSM1 Timothy 3:11 A-APF1 Timothy 4:3 A-DPM1 Timothy 4:9 A-NSM1 Timothy 4:10 A-GPM1 Timothy 4:12 A-GPM1 Timothy 5:16 A-NSF1 Timothy 6:2 A-APM2 Corinthians 1:18 A-NSM2 Corinthians 6:15 A-DSM2 Thessalonians 3:3 A-NSM2 Timothy 2:2 A-DPM2 Timothy 2:11 A-NSM2 Timothy 2:13 A-NSM3 John 1:5 A-ASNActs 10:45 A-NPMActs 13:34 A-APNActs 16:1 A-GSFActs 16:15 A-ASFColossians 1:2 A-DPMColossians 1:7 A-NSMColossians 4:7 A-NSMColossians 4:9 A-DSMEphesians 1:1 A-DPMEphesians 6:21 A-NSMGalatians 3:9 A-DSMHebrews 2:17 A-NSMHebrews 3:2 A-ASMHebrews 3:5 A-NSMHebrews 10:23 A-NSMHebrews 11:11 A-ASMJohn 20:27 A-NSMLuke 12:42 A-NSMLuke 16:10 A-NSMLuke 16:11 A-NPMLuke 16:12 A-NPMLuke 19:17 A-NSMMatthew 24:45 A-NSMMatthew 25:21 A-NSMMatthew 25:23 A-NSMRevelation 1:5 A-NSMRevelation 2:10 A-NSMRevelation 2:13 A-NSMRevelation 3:14 A-NSMRevelation 17:14 A-NPMRevelation 19:11 A-NSMRevelation 21:5 A-NPMRevelation 22:6 A-NPM
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.