Faithful
πιστόςStrong’s G4103pistos
Appears in 63 verses of the New Testament
In short
Pistos is the Greek word usually translated “faithful”, “believing” and “trustworthy”. It appears in 63 verses of the New Testament.
“But the Lord is faithful, who shall stablish you, and keep you from evil.”
Meaning
Usually translated “faithful”, “believing” and “trustworthy”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- faithful 45
- believing 8
- trustworthy 6
- believers 2
- to faithful 2
- sure 1
- a believer 1
- of believers 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Timothy 10
- Revelation 8
- Luke 5
- 1 Corinthians 5
- Hebrews 5
- Acts 4
19 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 1 Timothy 1:12In contextAnd I thank Christ Jesus our Lord, who hath enabled me, for that he counted me faithful, putting me into the ministry;
- 1 Timothy 1:15In contextThis is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.
- 1 Timothy 3:1In contextThis is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.
- 1 Timothy 3:11In contextEven so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.
- 1 Timothy 4:3In contextForbidding to marry, and commanding to abstain from meats, which God hath created to be received with thanksgiving of them which believe and know the truth.
- 1 Timothy 4:9In contextThis is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation.
All 63 verses, by book
Greek dictionary
πιστός pistos · faithful
πιστός, -ή, -όν (πείθω), [in LXX chiefly for אָמַן ;] I. Pass., to be trusted or believed; 1. of persons, trusty, faithful : Mat.24:45 25:21, 23 Luk.12:42, Act.16:15, 1Co.4:2 4:17 7:25, Eph.1:1 6:21, Col.1:2, 7 4:7, 9, 1Ti.1:12, 2Ti.2:2, Heb.2:17 3:2, 5, 1Pe.5:12, Rev.2:13 19:11; of God, 1Co.1:9 10:13, 2Co.1:18, 1Th.5:24, 2Th.3:3, Heb.10:23 11:11, 2Ti.2:13, 1Jn.1:9, 1Pe.4:19; before ἐν, Luk.16:10-12 19:17, 1Ti.3:11; ἐπί, with accusative, Mat.25:23; ἄχρι θανάτου, Rev.2:10; ὁ μάρτυς ὁ π., Rev.1:5; id. καὶ ἀληθινός, Rev.3:14. …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “faithful” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
FA'ITHFUL, adjective
- Firm in adherence to the truth and to the duties of religion.“Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life” Revelation 2:10
- Firmly adhering to duty; of true fidelity; loyal; true to allegiance; as a faithful subject.
- constant in the performance of duties or services; exact in attending to commands; as a faithful servant.
- Observant of compact, treaties, contracts, vows or other engagements; true to one's word.
All definitions
- True; exact; in conformity to the letter and spirit; as a faithful execution of a will.
- True to the marriage covenant; as a faithful wife or husband.
- Conformable to truth; as a faithful narrative or representation.
- Constant; not fickle; as a faithful lover or friend.
- True; worthy of belief. 2 Timothy 2:2
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.