πίστις

Vocabulary form:

pivstiV, pivstewV, hJ

Definition:

faith, belief, faithfulness

Frequency:

243

GK:

4411

Root:

pisti

Cognates:

Pistology is the study of faith.

Mnemonic Singing:

Faith is the victory, faith is the victory,
O glorious victory that overcomes the world.

Biblical Concordance

Romans 4:5	But to the one who does not work, but entrusts himself to the one who justifies the ungodly, his faith (pistis \| πίστις \| nom sg fem) is credited as righteousness.
Romans 4:9	Therefore, is this blessedness for the circumcised alone, or is it also for the uncircumcised? For we say, “It was to Abraham that faith (pistis \| πίστις \| nom sg fem) was credited as righteousness.”
Romans 4:11	He received the sign of circumcision as a seal of the righteousness that he had by faith (pisteōs \| πίστεως \| gen sg fem) while he was still uncircumcised, so that he would be the father of all who believe but have never been circumcised, that they too might have righteousness credited to them.
Romans 4:12	He is also the father of the circumcised who are not merely circumcised but also walk in the footsteps of the faith (pisteōs \| πίστεως \| gen sg fem) that our father Abraham had while he was still uncircumcised.
Romans 4:13	For the promise that he would be heir of the world did not come to Abraham or to his descendants through the law, but through the righteousness of faith (pisteōs \| πίστεως \| gen sg fem).
Romans 4:14	if the heirs are those who follow the law, then faith (pistis \| πίστις \| nom sg fem) is meaningless and the promise is void.
Romans 4:16	For this reason the promise is based on faith (pisteōs \| πίστεως \| gen sg fem), that it may depend on grace and be made certain to all his descendants, not only to those who are under the law, but also to those who share the faith (pisteōs \| πίστεως \| gen sg fem) of Abraham, who is the father of us all.
Romans 4:19	Not being weak in faith (pistei \| πίστει \| dat sg fem), he considered his own body as dead (since he was about a hundred years old), and the barrenness of Sarah’s womb.
Romans 4:20	He did not waver in unbelief regarding the promise of God but was strengthened in faith (pistei \| πίστει \| dat sg fem), giving glory to God,
Romans 5:1	Therefore, since we are justified by faith (pisteōs \| πίστεως \| gen sg fem), we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,
Romans 5:2	through whom we have also obtained access by faith (pistei \| πίστει \| dat sg fem) into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of sharing the glory of God.
Romans 9:30	What then shall we say? — that the Gentiles who did not pursue righteousness have obtained it, the righteousness that is by faith (pisteōs \| πίστεως \| gen sg fem);
Romans 9:32	Why not? Because they did not pursue it by faith (pisteōs \| πίστεως \| gen sg fem), but as though it were by works. They stumbled over the stumbling stone,
Romans 10:6	But the righteousness based on faith (pisteōs \| πίστεως \| gen sg fem) says, “Do not say in your heart, ‘Who will ascend into heaven?’ (that is, to bring Christ down),
Romans 10:8	But what does it say? “The word is near you, in your mouth and in your heart,” that is, the word of faith (pisteōs \| πίστεως \| gen sg fem) that we proclaim:
Romans 10:17	So faith (pistis \| πίστις \| nom sg fem) comes from hearing the message, and what is heard comes through the word of Christ.
Romans 11:20	That is true. They were broken off because of unbelief, and you stand by faith (pistei \| πίστει \| dat sg fem). Do not be proud, but stand in awe.
Romans 12:3	For by the grace given to me I say to every one among you that he should not think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think with sober judgment, as God has assigned to each a measure of faith (pisteōs \| πίστεως \| gen sg fem).
Romans 12:6	having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us. If your gift is prophecy, then prophesy in proportion to your faith (pisteōs \| πίστεως \| gen sg fem);
Romans 14:1	Accept the one who is weak in faith (pistei \| πίστει \| dat sg fem), but do not argue about his personal opinions.
Romans 14:22	The faith (pistin \| πίστιν \| acc sg fem) that you have, keep as your own conviction before God. Blessed is the one who has no reason to condemn himself for what he approves.
Romans 14:23	But the one who doubts is condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith (pisteōs \| πίστεως \| gen sg fem); and whatever is not from faith (pisteōs \| πίστεως \| gen sg fem) is sin.
Romans 16:26	but now is manifested, and by the Scriptures of the prophets, according to the commandment of the eternal God, has been made known to all the nations, leading to obedience of faith (pisteōs \| πίστεως \| gen sg fem);
1 Corinthians 2:5	so that your faith (pistis \| πίστις \| nom sg fem) would not be based on the wisdom of men but on the power of God.
1 Corinthians 12:9	to another faith (pistis \| πίστις \| nom sg fem) by the same Spirit, to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit,
1 Corinthians 13:2	And if I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith (pistin \| πίστιν \| acc sg fem) so that I can remove mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing.
1 Corinthians 13:13	And now remain faith (pistis \| πίστις \| nom sg fem), hope, and love; these three. And the greatest of these is love.
1 Corinthians 15:14	And if Christ has not been raised, then our proclamation is groundless, and your faith (pistis \| πίστις \| nom sg fem) is to no purpose.
1 Corinthians 15:17	And if Christ has not been raised, your faith (pistis \| πίστις \| nom sg fem) is useless; you are still in your sins.
1 Corinthians 16:13	Stay on guard, continue to stand firm in the faith (pistei \| πίστει \| dat sg fem), be men of courage, grow in strength.
2 Corinthians 1:24	Not that we are ruling over your faith (pisteōs \| πίστεως \| gen sg fem), but we are workers with you for your joy; for by faith (pistei \| πίστει \| dat sg fem) you have stood firm.
2 Corinthians 4:13	But since we have the same spirit of faith (pisteōs \| πίστεως \| gen sg fem) as that which stands written, “I believed; therefore I spoke,” we too believe, and thus we speak,
2 Corinthians 5:7	for we live by faith (pisteōs \| πίστεως \| gen sg fem), not by sight.
2 Corinthians 8:7	But as you excel in everything — in faith (pistei \| πίστει \| dat sg fem), in speech, in knowledge, in all eagerness, and in the love we have aroused in you — make sure that you excel in this act of kindness.
2 Corinthians 10:15	We will not go beyond proper limits by boasting in the labors of others, but we have hope that as your faith (pisteōs \| πίστεως \| gen sg fem) continues to grow, our area of activity among you will be greatly enlarged,
2 Corinthians 13:5	Examine yourselves to see if you are in the faith (pistei \| πίστει \| dat sg fem). Test yourselves. Or do you not realize about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you? — unless, of course, you fail the test!
Galatians 1:23	They only kept hearing, “The one who formerly persecuted us is now preaching the faith (pistin \| πίστιν \| acc sg fem) he once tried to destroy.”
Galatians 2:16	yet we know that no one is justified by the works of the law but through faith (pisteōs \| πίστεως \| gen sg fem) in Jesus Christ. And we have come to believe in Christ Jesus, so that we might be justified by faith (pisteōs \| πίστεως \| gen sg fem) in Christ, and not by doing the works of the law, since no one will be justified by the works of the law.
Galatians 2:20	and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh, I live by faith (pistei \| πίστει \| dat sg fem) in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.
Galatians 3:2	Only this I want to learn from you: Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law or by hearing with faith (pisteōs \| πίστεως \| gen sg fem)?
Galatians 3:5	So does the one who gives you the Spirit and works miracles among you do it by works of the law, or by hearing with faith (pisteōs \| πίστεως \| gen sg fem)?
Galatians 3:7	Know then that it is those of faith (pisteōs \| πίστεως \| gen sg fem) who are the sons of Abraham.
Galatians 3:8	And the Scripture, foreseeing that God would justify the Gentiles by faith (pisteōs \| πίστεως \| gen sg fem), preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham, saying, “In you will all nations be blessed.”
Galatians 3:9	So then, those who believe (pisteōs \| πίστεως \| gen sg fem) are blessed along with Abraham, the believer.
Galatians 3:11	Now it is clear that no one is justified before God by the law, because “it is by faith (pisteōs \| πίστεως \| gen sg fem) that the righteous person will live.”
Galatians 3:12	However, the law is not of faith (pisteōs \| πίστεως \| gen sg fem); on the contrary, it teaches that “the one who does them will live by them.”
Galatians 3:14	in order that in Christ Jesus the blessing of Abraham might come to the Gentiles, so that we might receive the promise of the Spirit through faith (pisteōs \| πίστεως \| gen sg fem).
Galatians 3:22	But the Scripture confined everything under sin, so that what was promised through faith (pisteōs \| πίστεως \| gen sg fem) in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.
Galatians 3:23	Now before faith (pistin \| πίστιν \| acc sg fem) came, we were held in custody under the law, imprisoned until the coming faith (pistin \| πίστιν \| acc sg fem) would be revealed.
Galatians 3:24	Thus the law was our disciplinarian until the time of Christ, so that we might be declared righteous by faith (pisteōs \| πίστεως \| gen sg fem).

πίστις

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