πίστις
pístis
Firm trust or confidence; the primary sense is trust, conviction, or confidence in someone or something, often connected to reliability or trustworthiness. In various contexts, it denotes: (1) trust or confidence in a person or thing; (2) assurance or conviction of the truth or reality of something (especially on the basis of testimony); (3) fidelity or faithfulness to one’s word, promise, or allegiance; (4) in philosophical and religious writings, trust in the divine, conviction concerning divine realities or invisible things; (5) sometimes, the content of what is believed (doctrine or body of teaching).
Romans 4:14 · Word #9
Lexicon G4102
| Lemma | πίστις |
| Transliteration | pístis |
| Strong's | G4102 |
| Definition | Firm trust or confidence; the primary sense is trust, conviction, or confidence in someone or something, often connected to reliability or trustworthiness. In various contexts, it denotes: (1) trust or confidence in a person or thing; (2) assurance or conviction of the truth or reality of something (especially on the basis of testimony); (3) fidelity or faithfulness to one’s word, promise, or allegiance; (4) in philosophical and religious writings, trust in the divine, conviction concerning divine realities or invisible things; (5) sometimes, the content of what is believed (doctrine or body of teaching). |
Morphology N NOM F SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | πίστις |
| Strong's | G4102 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G4102-04
trustful confidence
| Morphological Notes | Noun, nominative feminine singular (Gr,N,,,,,NFS); abstract noun formed with -ις suffix from πείθω. |
| Rendering Rationale | "Trustful confidence" reflects the abstract noun formed from πείθω, preserving the core idea of persuaded trust or settled reliance. The nominative feminine singular form presents the concept as a substantive quality or state. |
View full lexicon entry for G4102 →
SILEX v2