Faith
πίστιςStrong’s G4102pistis
Appears in 226 verses of the New Testament
In short
Trust and faithfulness together: being persuaded God is true and leaning your weight on him. Hebrews defines it as "the substance of things hoped for" (Hebrews 11:1).
“Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.”
Meaning
Usually translated “faith”, “faithfulness” and “guarantee”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- faith 189
- by faith 22
- of faith 20
- faithfulness 3
- in faith 3
- a faith 2
- a guarantee 1
- in the faith 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Romans 34
- Hebrews 31
- Galatians 20
- 1 Timothy 18
- Acts 14
- James 12
24 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 2 Thessalonians 1:3In contextWe are bound to thank God always for you, brethren, as it is meet, because that your faith groweth exceedingly, and the charity of every one of you all toward each other aboundeth;
- 2 Thessalonians 1:4In contextSo that we ourselves glory in you in the churches of God for your patience and faith in all your persecutions and tribulations that ye endure:
- 2 Thessalonians 1:11In contextWherefore also we pray always for you, that our God would count you worthy of this calling, and fulfil all the good pleasure of his goodness, and the work of faith with power:
- 2 Thessalonians 2:13In contextBut we are bound to give thanks alway to God for you, brethren beloved of the Lord, because God hath from the beginning chosen you to salvation through sanctification of the Spirit and belief of the truth:
- 2 Thessalonians 3:2In contextAnd that we may be delivered from unreasonable and wicked men: for all men have not faith.
- 1 Timothy 1:2In contextUnto Timothy, my own son in the faith: Grace, mercy, and peace, from God our Father and Jesus Christ our Lord.
All 226 verses, by book
- Romans 34
- 1:51:81:121:173:33:223:253:263:273:283:303:314:54:94:114:124:134:144:164:194:205:15:29:309:3210:610:810:1711:2012:312:614:114:2214:23
- Hebrews 31
- 4:26:16:1210:2210:3810:3911:111:311:411:511:611:711:811:911:1111:1311:1711:2011:2111:2211:2311:2411:2711:2811:2911:3011:3111:3311:3912:213:7
- 1 John 1
- 5:4
Greek dictionary
πίστις pistis · faith
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: Mat.8:10, Luk.5:20, Act.14:9, Rom.1:8, 1Co.2:5, 2Co.1:24, 1Ti.1:5, al.; with genitive obj., Mrk.11:22, Act.3:16, Rom.3:22, Gal.2:16, Eph.3:12, Jas.2:1, al.; with prep., ἐν, Rom.3:25, Gal.3:26, Eph.1:15, Col.1:24, 1Ti.1:14 3:13, 2Ti.1:13 3:15, 2Pe.1:1; εἰς, Act.20:21 24:24 26:18, Col.2:5, 1Pe.1:21; πρός, 1Th.1:8, Phm 5; ἐπί, with accusative Heb.6:1; ἐν τῇ π. στήκειν (εἶναι, μένειν), 1Co.16:13, 1Co.13:5, 1Ti.2:15; ὑ …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “faith” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
FAITH, noun
[Latin fides, fido, to trust; Gr. to persuade, to draw towards any thing, to conciliate; to believe, to obey. In the Greek Lexicon of Hederic it is said, the primitive signification of the verb is to bind and draw or lead, as signifies a rope or cable. But this remark is a little incorrect. The sense of the verb, from which that of rope and binding is derived, is to strain, to draw, and thus to bind or make fast. A rope or cable is that which makes fast. Heb.]
- Belief; the assent of the mind to the truth of what is declared by another, resting on his authority and veracity, without other evidence; the judgment that what another states or testifies is the truth.
- The assent of the mind to the truth of a proposition advanced by another; belief, or probable evidence of any kind.
- In theology, the assent of the mind or understanding to the truth of what God has revealed.
- Evangelical, justifying, or saving faith is the assent of the mind to the truth of divine revelation, on the authority of God's testimony, accompanied with a cordial assent of the will or approbation of the heart; an entire confidence or trust in God's character and declarations, and in the character and doctrines of Christ, with an unreserved surrender of the will to his guidance, and dependence on his merits for salvation.“Being justified by faith” Romans 5:1“Without faith it is impossible to please God” Hebrews 11:6“For we walk by faith and not by sight” 2 Corinthians 5:7“With the heart man believeth to righteousness” Romans 10:10
All definitions
- The object of belief; a doctrine or system of doctrines believed; a system of revealed truths received by christians.“They heard only, that he who persecuted us in times past, now preacheth the faith which once he destroyed” Galatians 1:23
- The promises of God, or his truth and faithfulness.
- An open profession of gospel truth.
- A persuasion or belief of the lawfulness of things indifferent.
- Faithfulness; fidelity; a strict adherence to duty and fulfillment of promises.“Children in whom is no faith” Deuteronomy 32:20
- Word or honor pledged; promise given; fidelity.
- Sincerity; honesty; veracity; faithfulness.
- Credibility or truth.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.