UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: noun, f.

Inflections: πίστις; -εως

Related lemmas: πιστεύω

Sense 1: what can be fully believed, that which is worthy of belief, believable evidence, proof

Semantic entry: 31.43

Semantic domains: Hold a View, Believe, Trust

Subdomains: Believe To Be True

Definition: that which is completely believable

ACT 17:31: RV ACT 17:31 · LV ACT 17:31 · Read together ACT 17:31

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OET-RV ACT 17:31

31 because he’s set a date for when he’s going to be fairly judging the world. He’s already appointed the judge who everyone can have faith in because he brought him back to life from the dead.

OET-LV ACT 17:31

31 as _much _as he _set a_day in which he _is _going to _be _judging the inhabited _world in righteousness, by a_man to _whom he _designated, having _brought _about faith to _all, having _raised_ him _up from the_dead.

Sense 2: to believe in, to have confidence in, to have faith in, to trust, faith, trust

Semantic entry: 31.85

Semantic domains: Hold a View, Believe, Trust

Subdomains: Trust, Rely

Definition: to believe to the extent of complete trust and reliance

Notes: In rendering πιστεύω[b] and πίστις[b] it would be wrong to select a term which would mean merely ‘reliance’ or ‘dependency’ or even ‘confidence,’ for there should also be a significant measure of ‘belief,’ since real trust, confidence, and reliance can only be placed in someone who is believed to have the qualities attributed to such a person.

MAT 8:10: RV MAT 8:10 · LV MAT 8:10 · Read together MAT 8:10

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OET-RV MAT 8:10

10 Yeshua was amazed when he heard that, and said to his followers around him, “I can assure you that I haven’t discovered faith like that from any Israeli.

OET-LV MAT 8:10

10 And the Yaʸsous/(Yəhōshūˊa) having _heard, marvelled and said to _the ones following:
Truly, I _am _saying to _you _all, I _found so _much faith from no _one in the Israaʸl/(Yisrā^ʼēl).

MAT 9:2: RV MAT 9:2 · LV MAT 9:2 · Read together MAT 9:2

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OET-RV MAT 9:2

2 Some people there brought a paralysed man to him lying on a stretcher. And when Yeshua saw their faith, he said to the man, “Son, be encouraged. Your sins are forgiven.”

OET-LV MAT 9:2

2 And see, they _were _bringing a_paralytic to _him having _been _laid on a_bed.
And the Yaʸsous having _seen the faith of _them, he _said to _the paralytic:
Be _having _courage, child, the sins of _you are _being _forgiven.

All 114 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: RV MAT 8:10 · RV MAT 9:2 · RV MAT 9:22 · RV MAT 9:29 · RV MAT 15:28 · RV MAT 17:20 · RV MAT 21:21 · LV MAT 8:10 · LV MAT 9:2 · LV MAT 9:22 · LV MAT 9:29 · LV MAT 15:28 · LV MAT 17:20 · LV MAT 21:21 · Read together MAT 8:10 · Read together MAT 9:2 · Read together MAT 9:22 · Read together MAT 9:29 · Read together MAT 15:28 · Read together MAT 17:20 · Read together MAT 21:21

MRK: RV MRK 2:5 · RV MRK 4:40 · RV MRK 5:34 · RV MRK 10:52 · RV MRK 11:22 · LV MRK 2:5 · LV MRK 4:40 · LV MRK 5:34 · LV MRK 10:52 · LV MRK 11:22 · Read together MRK 2:5 · Read together MRK 4:40 · Read together MRK 5:34 · Read together MRK 10:52 · Read together MRK 11:22

LUK: RV LUK 5:20 · RV LUK 7:9 · RV LUK 7:50 · RV LUK 8:25 · RV LUK 8:48 · RV LUK 17:19 · RV LUK 18:42 · LV LUK 5:20 · LV LUK 7:9 · LV LUK 7:50 · LV LUK 8:25 · LV LUK 8:48 · LV LUK 17:19 · LV LUK 18:42 · Read together LUK 5:20 · Read together LUK 7:9 · Read together LUK 7:50 · Read together LUK 8:25 · Read together LUK 8:48 · Read together LUK 17:19 · Read together LUK 18:42

ACT: RV ACT 3:16 · RV ACT 14:9 · RV ACT 24:24 · RV ACT 26:18 · LV ACT 3:16 · LV ACT 14:9 · LV ACT 24:24 · LV ACT 26:18 · Read together ACT 3:16 · Read together ACT 14:9 · Read together ACT 24:24 · Read together ACT 26:18

ROM: RV ROM 1:17 · RV ROM 3:22 · RV ROM 3:25 · RV ROM 4:5 · RV ROM 4:9 · RV ROM 4:11–14 · RV ROM 4:16 · RV ROM 4:19–20 · RV ROM 9:30 · RV ROM 9:32 · RV ROM 12:3 · RV ROM 12:6 · RV ROM 14:22–23 · LV ROM 1:17 · LV ROM 3:22 · LV ROM 3:25 · LV ROM 4:5 · LV ROM 4:9 · LV ROM 4:11–14 · LV ROM 4:16 · LV ROM 4:19–20 · LV ROM 9:30 · LV ROM 9:32 · LV ROM 12:3 · LV ROM 12:6 · LV ROM 14:22–23 · Read together ROM 1:17 · Read together ROM 3:22 · Read together ROM 3:25 · Read together ROM 4:5 · Read together ROM 4:9 · Read together ROM 4:11–14 · Read together ROM 4:16 · Read together ROM 4:19–20 · Read together ROM 9:30 · Read together ROM 9:32 · Read together ROM 12:3 · Read together ROM 12:6 · Read together ROM 14:22–23

CO1: RV CO1 12:9 · RV CO1 13:2 · LV CO1 12:9 · LV CO1 13:2 · Read together CO1 12:9 · Read together CO1 13:2

CO2: RV CO2 4:13 · RV CO2 5:7 · LV CO2 4:13 · LV CO2 5:7 · Read together CO2 4:13 · Read together CO2 5:7

GAL: RV GAL 2:16 · RV GAL 2:20 · LV GAL 2:16 · LV GAL 2:20 · Read together GAL 2:16 · Read together GAL 2:20

EPH: RV EPH 3:12 · RV EPH 3:17 · LV EPH 3:12 · LV EPH 3:17 · Read together EPH 3:12 · Read together EPH 3:17

COL: RV COL 1:4 · RV COL 2:12 · LV COL 1:4 · LV COL 2:12 · Read together COL 1:4 · Read together COL 2:12

TH1: RV TH1 1:3 · RV TH1 1:8 · RV TH1 3:2 · RV TH1 3:5 · RV TH1 3:7 · RV TH1 5:8 · LV TH1 1:3 · LV TH1 1:8 · LV TH1 3:2 · LV TH1 3:5 · LV TH1 3:7 · LV TH1 5:8 · Read together TH1 1:3 · Read together TH1 1:8 · Read together TH1 3:2 · Read together TH1 3:5 · Read together TH1 3:7 · Read together TH1 5:8

TH2: RV TH2 1:4 · RV TH2 1:11 · RV TH2 2:13 · LV TH2 1:4 · LV TH2 1:11 · LV TH2 2:13 · Read together TH2 1:4 · Read together TH2 1:11 · Read together TH2 2:13

TI1: RV TI1 1:4 · LV TI1 1:4 · Read together TI1 1:4

TI2: RV TI2 1:13 · RV TI2 2:18 · RV TI2 2:22 · RV TI2 3:10 · LV TI2 1:13 · LV TI2 2:18 · LV TI2 2:22 · LV TI2 3:10 · Read together TI2 1:13 · Read together TI2 2:18 · Read together TI2 2:22 · Read together TI2 3:10

TIT: RV TIT 1:1 · RV TIT 2:10 · LV TIT 1:1 · LV TIT 2:10 · Read together TIT 1:1 · Read together TIT 2:10

PHM: RV PHM 1:5–6 · LV PHM 1:5–6 · Read together PHM 1:5–6

PE1: RV PE1 1:5 · RV PE1 1:7 · RV PE1 1:21 · LV PE1 1:5 · LV PE1 1:7 · LV PE1 1:21 · Read together PE1 1:5 · Read together PE1 1:7 · Read together PE1 1:21

JN1: RV JN1 5:4 · LV JN1 5:4 · Read together JN1 5:4

REV: RV REV 2:13 · LV REV 2:13 · Read together REV 2:13

Sense 3: trustworthiness, dependability, faithfulness

Semantic entry: 31.88

Semantic domains: Hold a View, Believe, Trust

Subdomains: Trust, Rely

Definition: the state of being someone in whom complete confidence can be placed

MAT 23:23: RV MAT 23:23 · LV MAT 23:23 · Read together MAT 23:23

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OET-RV MAT 23:23

23 “You religious teachers and Farisaios are hypocrites and will have a bad end, because you give a tenth of your herbs, but you ignore the weightier parts of God’s commands, like justice, mercy, and faith. It’s good to tithe, but those other things should also be observed, and not left out.

OET-LV MAT 23:23

23 Woe to _you _all, scribes and Farisaios_party, hypocrites.
Because you _all _are _tithing the mint and the dill and the cummin, and you _all _left the heavier of _the law:
the justice and the mercy and the faith.
But it _was _fitting to _do these things, and _those not to _leave.

ROM 3:3: RV ROM 3:3 · LV ROM 3:3 · Read together ROM 3:3

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OET-RV ROM 3:3

3 But what if some didn’t believe? Wouldn’t the unbelief of Yehudim make faith that comes from God worthless?

OET-LV ROM 3:3

3 For/Because what if disbelieved some?
Not the unbelief of _them, the faith of_ the _god will _be _nullifying?

All 12 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: RV MAT 23:23 · LV MAT 23:23 · Read together MAT 23:23

ROM: RV ROM 3:3 · LV ROM 3:3 · Read together ROM 3:3

GAL: RV GAL 5:22 · LV GAL 5:22 · Read together GAL 5:22

TH1: RV TH1 3:2 · RV TH1 3:5 · LV TH1 3:2 · LV TH1 3:5 · Read together TH1 3:2 · Read together TH1 3:5

TH2: RV TH2 1:4 · RV TH2 2:13 · LV TH2 1:4 · LV TH2 2:13 · Read together TH2 1:4 · Read together TH2 2:13

TI2: RV TI2 1:13 · RV TI2 2:22 · RV TI2 3:10 · LV TI2 1:13 · LV TI2 2:22 · LV TI2 3:10 · Read together TI2 1:13 · Read together TI2 2:22 · Read together TI2 3:10

TIT: RV TIT 2:10 · LV TIT 2:10 · Read together TIT 2:10

REV: RV REV 2:19 · LV REV 2:19 · Read together REV 2:19

Sense 4: to be a believer, to be a Christian, Christian faith

Semantic entry: 31.102

Semantic domains: Hold a View, Believe, Trust

Subdomains: Be a Believer, Christian Faith

Definition: to believe in the good news about Jesus Christ and to become a follower

LUK 17:5: RV LUK 17:5 · LV LUK 17:5 · Read together LUK 17:5

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OET-RV LUK 17:5

5 Then the apprentices requested the master, “Give us more faith.”

OET-LV LUK 17:5

5 And the ambassadors said to _the master:
Add faith to _us.

LUK 17:6: RV LUK 17:6 · LV LUK 17:6 · Read together LUK 17:6

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OET-RV LUK 17:6

6 “If you all had faith like a small mustard seed,” the master replied, “you would be able to order a mulberry bush, ‘Get out of the ground and plant yourself in the sea,’ and it would obey you all.

OET-LV LUK 17:6

6 And the master said:
If you _all _are _having faith as a_seed of _mustard, you _all_ would _were _saying to_ the _mulberry _tree this:
Be _uprooted and be _planted in the sea, and it_ would _submitted to _you _all.

All 102 recorded passages for this sense

LUK: RV LUK 17:5–6 · RV LUK 18:8 · RV LUK 22:32 · LV LUK 17:5–6 · LV LUK 18:8 · LV LUK 22:32 · Read together LUK 17:5–6 · Read together LUK 18:8 · Read together LUK 22:32

CO1: RV CO1 2:5 · RV CO1 13:13 · RV CO1 15:14 · RV CO1 15:17 · RV CO1 16:13 · LV CO1 2:5 · LV CO1 13:13 · LV CO1 15:14 · LV CO1 15:17 · LV CO1 16:13 · Read together CO1 2:5 · Read together CO1 13:13 · Read together CO1 15:14 · Read together CO1 15:17 · Read together CO1 16:13

CO2: RV CO2 1:24 · RV CO2 8:7 · RV CO2 10:15 · RV CO2 13:5 · LV CO2 1:24 · LV CO2 8:7 · LV CO2 10:15 · LV CO2 13:5 · Read together CO2 1:24 · Read together CO2 8:7 · Read together CO2 10:15 · Read together CO2 13:5

GAL: RV GAL 3:2 · RV GAL 3:5 · RV GAL 3:7–9 · RV GAL 3:11–12 · RV GAL 3:14 · RV GAL 3:22–26 · RV GAL 5:5–6 · RV GAL 6:10 · LV GAL 3:2 · LV GAL 3:5 · LV GAL 3:7–9 · LV GAL 3:11–12 · LV GAL 3:14 · LV GAL 3:22–26 · LV GAL 5:5–6 · LV GAL 6:10 · Read together GAL 3:2 · Read together GAL 3:5 · Read together GAL 3:7–9 · Read together GAL 3:11–12 · Read together GAL 3:14 · Read together GAL 3:22–26 · Read together GAL 5:5–6 · Read together GAL 6:10

EPH: RV EPH 1:15 · RV EPH 2:8 · RV EPH 4:5 · RV EPH 4:13 · RV EPH 6:16 · RV EPH 6:23 · LV EPH 1:15 · LV EPH 2:8 · LV EPH 4:5 · LV EPH 4:13 · LV EPH 6:16 · LV EPH 6:23 · Read together EPH 1:15 · Read together EPH 2:8 · Read together EPH 4:5 · Read together EPH 4:13 · Read together EPH 6:16 · Read together EPH 6:23

PHP: RV PHP 1:25 · RV PHP 2:17 · RV PHP 3:9 · LV PHP 1:25 · LV PHP 2:17 · LV PHP 3:9 · Read together PHP 1:25 · Read together PHP 2:17 · Read together PHP 3:9

COL: RV COL 2:5 · LV COL 2:5 · Read together COL 2:5

TH1: RV TH1 1:3 · RV TH1 3:6 · LV TH1 1:3 · LV TH1 3:6 · Read together TH1 1:3 · Read together TH1 3:6

TH2: RV TH2 1:3 · RV TH2 3:2 · LV TH2 1:3 · LV TH2 3:2 · Read together TH2 1:3 · Read together TH2 3:2

TI1: RV TI1 1:2 · RV TI1 1:5 · RV TI1 1:14 · RV TI1 1:19 · RV TI1 2:15 · RV TI1 3:13 · RV TI1 4:12 · RV TI1 6:11 · LV TI1 1:2 · LV TI1 1:5 · LV TI1 1:14 · LV TI1 1:19 · LV TI1 2:15 · LV TI1 3:13 · LV TI1 4:12 · LV TI1 6:11 · Read together TI1 1:2 · Read together TI1 1:5 · Read together TI1 1:14 · Read together TI1 1:19 · Read together TI1 2:15 · Read together TI1 3:13 · Read together TI1 4:12 · Read together TI1 6:11

TI2: RV TI2 1:5 · RV TI2 3:8 · RV TI2 3:15 · RV TI2 4:7 · LV TI2 1:5 · LV TI2 3:8 · LV TI2 3:15 · LV TI2 4:7 · Read together TI2 1:5 · Read together TI2 3:8 · Read together TI2 3:15 · Read together TI2 4:7

TIT: RV TIT 1:1 · RV TIT 3:15 · LV TIT 1:1 · LV TIT 3:15 · Read together TIT 1:1 · Read together TIT 3:15

PHM: RV PHM 1:6 · LV PHM 1:6 · Read together PHM 1:6

HEB: RV HEB 10:38–39 · RV HEB 12:2 · LV HEB 10:38–39 · LV HEB 12:2 · Read together HEB 10:38–39 · Read together HEB 12:2

JAM: RV JAM 2:1 · RV JAM 2:5 · RV JAM 2:14 · RV JAM 2:17–18 · RV JAM 2:20 · RV JAM 2:22 · RV JAM 2:24 · RV JAM 2:26 · LV JAM 2:1 · LV JAM 2:5 · LV JAM 2:14 · LV JAM 2:17–18 · LV JAM 2:20 · LV JAM 2:22 · LV JAM 2:24 · LV JAM 2:26 · Read together JAM 2:1 · Read together JAM 2:5 · Read together JAM 2:14 · Read together JAM 2:17–18 · Read together JAM 2:20 · Read together JAM 2:22 · Read together JAM 2:24 · Read together JAM 2:26

PE1: RV PE1 1:9 · RV PE1 5:9 · LV PE1 1:9 · LV PE1 5:9 · Read together PE1 1:9 · Read together PE1 5:9

PE2: RV PE2 1:1 · RV PE2 1:5 · LV PE2 1:1 · LV PE2 1:5 · Read together PE2 1:1 · Read together PE2 1:5

JN1: RV JN1 5:4 · LV JN1 5:4 · Read together JN1 5:4

JDE: RV JDE 1:20 · LV JDE 1:20 · Read together JDE 1:20

REV: RV REV 13:10 · RV REV 14:12 · LV REV 13:10 · LV REV 14:12 · Read together REV 13:10 · Read together REV 14:12

Sense 5: the faith, beliefs, doctrine

Semantic entry: 31.104

Semantic domains: Hold a View, Believe, Trust

Subdomains: Be a Believer, Christian Faith

Definition: (semantic derivative of πίστις [source selector 000003][d] ‘to be a believer, Christian faith,’ 31.102: πιστεύω / 31.102: πίστις) the content of what Christians believe

Notes: It is also possible to interpret πίστις in RV JDE 1:3 · LV JDE 1:3 · Read together JDE 1:3 and RV GAL 1:23 · LV GAL 1:23 · Read together GAL 1:23 as the act of believing and placing confidence in Jesus Christ (see 31.102: πιστεύω / 31.102: πίστις).

ROM 14:1: RV ROM 14:1 · LV ROM 14:1 · Read together ROM 14:1

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OET-RV ROM 14:1

14 Accept others who are faltering in their faith, without highlighting their wrong ideas.

OET-LV ROM 14:1