Greek core word #233 · adjective · 67 times in the New Testament
πιστός
pis-TOSπιστός, πιστή, πιστόν — faithful, believing
- 2-1-2 adjective with feminine in -η (πιστός, πιστή, πιστόν); oxytone.
- Passive “faithful, trustworthy” or active “believing”; οἱ πιστοί “the believers”.
Forms in bold occur in the New Testament; the others complete the pattern. A dash (—) marks a form that does not exist.
2-1-2 adjective (fem. -η)
| Masc. sg | Fem. sg | Neut. sg | Masc. pl | Fem. pl | Neut. pl | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nom | πιστός | πιστή | πιστόν | πιστοί | πισταί | πιστά |
| Gen | πιστοῦ | πιστῆς | πιστοῦ | πιστῶν | πιστῶν | πιστῶν |
| Dat | πιστῷ | πιστῇ | πιστῷ | πιστοῖς | πισταῖς | πιστοῖς |
| Acc | πιστόν | πιστήν | πιστόν | πιστούς | πιστάς | πιστά |
| Voc | πιστέ | πιστή | πιστόν | πιστοί | πισταί | πιστά |
Where you meet it
First met in passage 118, 1 Peter 4:19.
From Appendix B of the Greek and Latin with Jerome study companion · PDF page 274 · open the PDF here