For an Informed Love of God
Bill Mounce
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πίστις
Vocabulary form:
πίστις
Definition:
faith, belief; trust; treaching
Erasmian:
Modern:
Frequency:
243
GK:
4411
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
| Matthew 8:10 | When Jesus heard this, he was amazed and said to those who were following, “I tell you the truth, I have not found faith (pistin | πίστιν | acc sg fem) like this in anyone in Israel. |
| Matthew 9:2 | And some people brought to him a paralyzed man lying on a stretcher. When Jesus saw their faith (pistin | πίστιν | acc sg fem), he said to the paralytic, “Take courage, my son; your sins are forgiven.” |
| Matthew 9:22 | And when Jesus turned and saw her, he said, “Take courage, my daughter; your faith (pistis | πίστις | nom sg fem) has made you well.” And the woman was healed at once. |
| Matthew 9:29 | Then he touched their eyes and said, “According to your faith (pistin | πίστιν | acc sg fem) may it be done to you.” |
| Matthew 15:28 | Then Jesus answered, saying to her, “O woman, great is your faith! (pistis | πίστις | nom sg fem) What you desire will be done for you.” And her daughter was healed at once. |
| Matthew 17:20 | He said to them, “Because of the poverty of your faith. I tell you the truth, if you have faith (pistin | πίστιν | acc sg fem) the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.” |
| Matthew 21:21 | And Jesus answered them, “I tell you the truth, if you have faith (pistin | πίστιν | acc sg fem) and do not doubt, not only will you do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen. |
| Matthew 23:23 | “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you tithe mint and dill and cumin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faithfulness (pistin | πίστιν | acc sg fem). These you ought to have done without neglecting the former. |
| Mark 2:5 | When Jesus saw Jesus their faith (pistin | πίστιν | acc sg fem), their he said to the paralytic, “My son, are forgiven.” your sins are forgiven.” |
| Mark 4:40 | And he said to them, “Why are you so fearful? are you Have you still no Have you faith?” (pistin | πίστιν | acc sg fem) |
| Mark 5:34 | And he And said to her, “Daughter, your faith (pistis | πίστις | nom sg fem) your has made you well. Go in peace and be healed of your affliction.” your |
| Mark 10:52 | And Jesus said to him, “Go, your faith (pistis | πίστις | nom sg fem) has healed you.” And immediately he regained his sight and began following him on the way. |
| Mark 11:22 | And answering, Jesus said to them, “Have faith (pistin | πίστιν | acc sg fem) in God. |
| Luke 5:20 | And when he saw their faith (pistin | πίστιν | acc sg fem), he said, “Man, your sins are forgiven you.” |
| Luke 7:9 | When Jesus heard these things, he admired him. Turning to the crowd that was following him, he said, “I tell you, not even in Israel have I found such faith.” (pistin | πίστιν | acc sg fem) |
| Luke 7:50 | He said to the woman, “Your faith (pistis | πίστις | nom sg fem) has saved you; go in peace.” |
| Luke 8:25 | He said to them, “Where is your faith?” (pistis | πίστις | nom sg fem) They were afraid and amazed, saying to one another, “Who, then, is this that he commands even the winds and the water and they obey him?” |
| Luke 8:48 | Then Jesus said to her, “Daughter, your faith (pistis | πίστις | nom sg fem) has made you well; go in peace.” |
| Luke 17:5 | The apostles said to the Lord, “Increase our faith!” (pistin | πίστιν | acc sg fem) |
| Luke 17:6 | And the Lord said, “If you had faith (pistin | πίστιν | acc sg fem) like a grain of mustard seed, you could say to this sycamore, ‘Be uprooted and planted in the sea,’ and it would obey you. |
| Luke 17:19 | Then he said to the man, “Get up and go; your faith (pistis | πίστις | nom sg fem) has made you well.” |
| Luke 18:8 | I tell you, he will vindicate them without delay; but will the Son of Man, when he comes, find faith (pistin | πίστιν | acc sg fem) on earth?” |
| Luke 18:42 | Jesus said to him, “See again! Your faith (pistis | πίστις | nom sg fem) has saved you.” |
| Luke 22:32 | but I have prayed for you that your faith (pistis | πίστις | nom sg fem) may not fail. And when you have returned, strengthen your brothers.” |
| Acts 3:16 | And on the basis of faith (pistei | πίστει | dat sg fem) in his name — his name itself has made this man strong, whom you see and know. The faith (pistis | πίστις | nom sg fem) that is through Jesus has given him this wholeness before all of you. |
| Acts 6:5 | And the proposal pleased the entire group, so they chose Stephen, a man full of faith (pisteōs | πίστεως | gen sg fem) and of the Holy Spirit; also Philip and Prochorus and Nicanor and Timon and Parmenas and Nicolaus, a proselyte of Antioch. |
| Acts 6:7 | And the word of God continued to spread, and the number of disciples increased greatly in Jerusalem, and a large group of priests became obedient to the faith (pistei | πίστει | dat sg fem). |
| Acts 11:24 | for he was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and of faith (pisteōs | πίστεως | gen sg fem). And a considerable number of people were brought to the Lord. |
| Acts 13:8 | But Elymas the magician (for that is the way his name is translated) opposed them, trying to turn the proconsul away from the faith (pisteōs | πίστεως | gen sg fem). |
| Acts 14:9 | This man listened to Paul speaking. Looking intently at him, Paul saw that he had faith (pistin | πίστιν | acc sg fem) to be healed, |
| Acts 14:22 | strengthening the souls of the disciples, encouraging them to continue in the faith (pistei | πίστει | dat sg fem), and saying, “It is through many tribulations that we must enter the kingdom of God.” |
| Acts 14:27 | And when they arrived, and had gathered the church together, they reported all that God had done with them and how he had opened a door of (pisteōs | πίστεως | gen sg fem) faith (pisteōs | πίστεως | gen sg fem) to the Gentiles. |
| Acts 15:9 | and he made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith (pistei | πίστει | dat sg fem). |
| Acts 16:5 | So the churches were strengthened in the faith (pistei | πίστει | dat sg fem), and they increased in number daily. |
| Acts 17:31 | because he has appointed a day on which he will judge the world in righteousness by the man whom he has appointed, having provided proof (pistin | πίστιν | acc sg fem) to all by raising him from the dead.” |
| Acts 20:21 | testifying both to Jews and to Greeks about repentance toward God and about faith (pistin | πίστιν | acc sg fem) in our Lord Jesus. |
| Acts 24:24 | After some days Felix arrived with his wife Drusilla, who was Jewish. He sent for Paul and heard him speak about faith (pisteōs | πίστεως | gen sg fem) in Christ Jesus. |
| Acts 26:18 | to open their eyes, that they turn from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins and a place among those who are sanctified by faith (pistei | πίστει | dat sg fem) in me.’ |
| Romans 1:5 | Through him we have received grace and apostleship to bring about the obedience of faith (pisteōs | πίστεως | gen sg fem) among all the nations on behalf of his name, |
| Romans 1:8 | First of all, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because your faith (pistis | πίστις | nom sg fem) is being proclaimed throughout the whole world. |
| Romans 1:12 | that is, that we may be mutually encouraged by each other’s faith (pisteōs | πίστεως | gen sg fem), I by yours and you by mine. |
| Romans 1:17 | For in it the righteousness of God is revealed from faith (pisteōs | πίστεως | gen sg fem) to faith (pistin | πίστιν | acc sg fem); as it is written, “The righteous by faith (pisteōs | πίστεως | gen sg fem) will live.” |
| Romans 3:3 | But what if some were unfaithful, will their lack of faith nullify the faithfulness (pistin | πίστιν | acc sg fem) of God? |
| Romans 3:22 | It is the righteousness of God available through faith (pisteōs | πίστεως | gen sg fem) in Jesus Christ for all who believe. (There is no distinction, |
| Romans 3:25 | whom God set forth as an atoning sacrifice by his blood, obtainable through faith (pisteōs | πίστεως | gen sg fem). This was to demonstrate his righteousness, because God in his forbearance had passed over previous sins. |
| Romans 3:26 | It was also to demonstrate his righteousness at the present time, that he might be just and the justifier of the one who has faith (pisteōs | πίστεως | gen sg fem) in Jesus. |
| Romans 3:27 | Where then is boasting? It has been excluded. By what kind of law? By a law of works? No, but by the law of faith (pisteōs | πίστεως | gen sg fem). |
| Romans 3:28 | For we hold that a person is justified by faith (pistei | πίστει | dat sg fem) apart from the works of the law. |
| Romans 3:30 | Since God is one, he will justify the circumcised on the basis of their faith (pisteōs | πίστεως | gen sg fem) and the uncircumcised by the same faith (pisteōs | πίστεως | gen sg fem). |
| Romans 3:31 | Do we therefore nullify the law through faith (pisteōs | πίστεως | gen sg fem)? By no means! On the contrary, we uphold the law. |
Mnemonics
mnemonic
pistis as in pure faith