πίστεως
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 9:32 · Word #6
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 GEN F SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | N — Noun — A person, place, thing, or idea |
| Case | GEN — Genitive — Possession, source, or separation |
| Gender | F — Feminine — Grammatical feminine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | πίστις |
| Strong's | G4102 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G4102-02
of trust
| Morphological Notes | Noun, genitive feminine singular (Gr,N,,,,,GFS); denotes possession, source, quality, or relation expressed as "of …". |
| Rendering Rationale | The noun πίστις denotes firm trust, confidence, or conviction rooted in persuasion (πείθ-). The genitive feminine singular form πίστεως is best rendered "of trust," preserving both its abstract sense and its genitive case relationship. |
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