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pistis

faith, trust

Say it: PISS-tiss (approximate)

πίστις

What it means

Faith. "Your faith grows exceedingly" (1:3), "work of faith" (1:11), and "belief in the truth" (2:13).

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 2 Thessalonians

  • Chapter 1

    "Your faith grows exceedingly" (1:3-4, 1:11).

  • Chapter 2

    "And belief in the truth" (2:13).

Every verse (5)

Verses where G4102G or G4102H is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources