Word study · Greek
pistis
faith, trust
Say it: PISS-tiss (approximate)
πίστις
What it means
Faith. "Sincere faith" (1:5), "holding faith and a good conscience" (1:19), and a key word throughout the letter.
Range of meaning
- TrustConfidence in a person or what they can do.
- FaithfulnessBeing trustworthy and loyal (STEPBible tags this sense separately).
- The faithLater, what Christians believe.
In 1 Timothy
- Chapter 1
"Sincere faith" (1:5) and "holding faith and a good conscience" (1:19).
Every verse (18)
- 1 Timothy 1:2
- 1 Timothy 1:4
- 1 Timothy 1:5
- 1 Timothy 1:14
- 1 Timothy 1:19
- 1 Timothy 2:7
- 1 Timothy 2:15
- 1 Timothy 3:9
- 1 Timothy 3:13
- 1 Timothy 4:1
- 1 Timothy 4:6
- 1 Timothy 4:12
- 1 Timothy 5:8
- 1 Timothy 5:12
- 1 Timothy 6:10
- 1 Timothy 6:11
- 1 Timothy 6:12
- 1 Timothy 6:21
Verses where G4102G or G4102H is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources