πιστοὶ

pistós

faithful

Trustworthy, reliable; describing a person or thing as worthy of trust or confidence. Also, faithful, dependable, loyal when referring to relationships (such as between people or between humans and the divine). In certain contexts, describes someone having faith or trust (believing, trusting). The core meaning involves being reliable or steadfast in obligations, duties, or personal attachment. Secondary senses, depending on context, include one who believes, a believer, or one who is characterized by faith.

G4103

Luke 16:12 · Word #6

Lexicon G4103

Lemmaπιστός
Transliterationpistós
Strong'sG4103
DefinitionTrustworthy, reliable; describing a person or thing as worthy of trust or confidence. Also, faithful, dependable, loyal when referring to relationships (such as between people or between humans and the divine). In certain contexts, describes someone having faith or trust (believing, trusting). The core meaning involves being reliable or steadfast in obligations, duties, or personal attachment. Secondary senses, depending on context, include one who believes, a believer, or one who is characterized by faith.

Morphology ADJ.P NOM M PL All morphology codes

Part of Speech ADJ.P — Predicate Adjective — Linked to the subject by a verb
Case NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence
Gender M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine
Number PL — Plural — More than one

Common Translation

Phrasefaithful
Literalfaithful-ones

Lexical Info

Lemmaπιστός
Strong'sG4103

SIBI-P1 Translation G4103-07

trustworthy ones

Morphological NotesAdjective, nominative masculine plural; functioning substantively as a predicate adjective describing a group.
Rendering RationaleThe rendering reflects the core sense of being worthy of trust or reliable, derived from the root πειθ-. The nominative masculine plural form indicates a group characterized by this quality, functioning substantively as "ones" who are trustworthy.

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