Greek core word #62 · noun · 242 times in the New Testament
πίστις
PEES-tisπίστις, πίστεως, ἡ — faith, trust, faithfulness
- Third declension i-stem: genitive πίστεως, dative πίστει, accusative πίστιν; plural πίστεις.
- Genitive -εως keeps the accent on the antepenult despite the long ω (πίστεως, πόλεως).
Forms in bold occur in the New Testament; the others complete the pattern. A dash (—) marks a form that does not exist.
Third declension, -ις, -εως
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | πίστις | πίστεις |
| Genitive | πίστεως | πίστεων |
| Dative | πίστει | πίστεσι(ν) |
| Accusative | πίστιν | πίστεις |
| Vocative | πίστι | πίστεις |
Where you meet it
First met in passage 59, Luke 17:5.
Explained in the notes of 3 passages:
From Appendix B of the Greek and Latin with Jerome study companion · PDF page 274 · open the PDF here