πίστει
pistei
faith
from πείθω; 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:--assurance, belief, believe, faith, fidelity.
2 Timothy 1:13 · Word #10
Lexicon G4102
| Lemma | πίστις |
| Transliteration | pístis |
| Strong's | G4102 |
| In-context | faith |
| Literal | faith-belief-assurance |
Morphology N DAT F SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | DAT — Dative — Indirect object, means, or location |
| Gender | F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | πίστις |
| Strong's | G4102 |
SIBI-P1 G4102-01
by trust
| Root | πίστις (pistis) |
| Core Meanings | trust, persuasion, conviction, faithfulness, reliability |
| Semantic Range | trust, reliance, confidence, faithfulness, fidelity, assurance, the state of being persuaded, the content of believed truth |
| Conceptual Significance | In the New Testament, πίστις denotes relational trust grounded in persuasion about God’s character and promises. It signifies not merely intellectual belief but active reliance and covenantal fidelity, forming a central category for describing one’s response to God’s saving work. |
| Morphological Notes | Gr,N,,,,,DFS — noun, dative case, feminine gender, singular number; typically functioning as a dative of means, sphere, or reference depending on context. |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun πίστις derives from πείθω ("to persuade"), carrying the sense of trust or persuasion-based conviction. The form πίστει is dative feminine singular, which commonly expresses means or instrument; rendering it as "by trust" preserves both the core idea of trust/persuasion and the dative sense of means or basis. |
AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root πίστις (trust, persuasion, conviction, faithfulness, reliability)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
G4102-03 |
pistin | trustful-reliance |
Word Usage (243 occurrences of G4102)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew 8:10 | πίστιν | pistin | |
| Matthew 9:2 | πίστιν | pistin | |
| Matthew 9:22 | πίστις | pistis |