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pistis

faith, trust

Say it: PISS-tiss (approximate)

πίστις

What it means

Faith, trust. "Your faith in Christ Jesus" (1:4), "continue in the faith" (1:23), and "the steadfastness of your faith" (2:5).

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 Colossians

  • Chapter 1

    "Having heard of your faith in Christ Jesus" (1:4, 1:23).

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