πίστις: pistis (G4102), a Greek word 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 (Gospe"
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pistis is a Greek word meaning "persuasion, i.e. credence", encompassing ideas like assurance, belief, believe, faith.
faith; trust and belief
The Greek word pistis means "faith; trust and belief," encompassing related ideas including assurance, belief, believe, faith.
- faithfulness, fidelity, reliability
- the body of belief, the Christian faith
- persuasion or credence (technical philosophical sense)
- assurance or moral conviction
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πίστις
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G4102
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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