πιστός

G4103 G:A / G:ADV

faithful

πιστός , -ή, -όν (πείθω), [in LXX chiefly for אָמַן ;] __I. Pass., to be trusted or believed; __1. of persons, trusty, faithful : Mat.24:45 25:21, 23 Luk.12:42 , Act.16:15 , 1Co.4:2 4:17 7:25 , Eph.1:1 6:21 , Col.1:2, 7 4:7, 9 , 1Ti.1:12 , 2Ti.2:2 , Heb.2:17 3:2, 5 , 1Pe.5:12 , Rev.2:13 19:11 ; of God, 1Co.1:9 10:13 , 2Co.1:18 , 1Th.5:24 , 2Th.3:3 , Heb.10:23 11:11 , 2Ti.2:13 , 1Jn.1:9 , 1Pe.4:19 ; before ἐν, Luk.16:10-12 19:17 , 1Ti.3:11 ; ἐπί, with accusative, Mat.25:23; ἄχρι θανάτου, Rev.2:10; ὁ μάρτυς ὁ π., Rev.1:5; id. καὶ ἀληθινός, Rev.3:14. __2. Of things, trustworthy, reliable, sure : Act.13:34 , 1Ti.1:15 3:1 4:9 , 2Ti.2:11 , Tit.1:9 3:8 , Rev.21:5 22:6 . __II. Act., believing, trusting, relying : Act.16:1 , 2Co.6:15 , Gal.3:9 , 1Ti.4:10 5:16 6:2 , Tit.1:6 , Rev.17:14 ; pl., Act.10:45 , 1Ti.4:3 4:12 ; opposite to ἄπιστος, Jhn.20:27; π. εἰς θεόν, 1Pe.1:21; π. ποιεῖν, III Jn 5 . (On the difficulty of choosing in some cases between the active and the passive meaning, see Lft., Gal. , 157.) † (AS)