The Difference Between pistis and emeth
Both pistis (Greek: πίστις, G4102) and emeth (Hebrew: אֶמֶת, H571) address overlapping biblical themes — pistis carrying the sense of "assurance" and emeth conveying "assured". Each word is shaped by its own covenant and cultural context, yet together they illuminate how the Old and New Testaments speak with one voice on this theme.
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πίστις vs אֶמֶת
pistis and emeth
πίστις
persuasion, i.e. credence; moral conviction (of religious truth, or the truthfulness of God or a religious teacher), especially reliance upon Christ for salvation; abstractly, constancy in such profession; by extension, the system of religious (Gospe
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Exegetical Meaning
persuasion, i.e. credence; moral conviction (of religious truth, or the truthfulness of God or a religious teacher), especially reliance upon Christ for salvation; abstractly, constancy in such profession; by extension, the system of religious (Gospel) truth itself | Etymology: from G3982 (πείθω); | KJV: assurance, belief, believe, faith, fidelity
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אֶמֶת
stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness
H571
Exegetical Meaning
stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness | Etymology: contracted from H539 (אָמַן); | KJV: assured(-ly), establishment, faithful, right, sure, true (-ly, -th), verity.
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