πιστός
pistós
believing
Trustworthy, reliable; describing a person or thing as worthy of trust or confidence. Also, faithful, dependable, loyal when referring to relationships (such as between people or between humans and the divine). In certain contexts, describes someone having faith or trust (believing, trusting). The core meaning involves being reliable or steadfast in obligations, duties, or personal attachment. Secondary senses, depending on context, include one who believes, a believer, or one who is characterized by faith.
John 20:27 · Word #31
Lexicon G4103
| Lemma | πιστός |
| Transliteration | pistós |
| Strong's | G4103 |
| Definition | Trustworthy, reliable; describing a person or thing as worthy of trust or confidence. Also, faithful, dependable, loyal when referring to relationships (such as between people or between humans and the divine). In certain contexts, describes someone having faith or trust (believing, trusting). The core meaning involves being reliable or steadfast in obligations, duties, or personal attachment. Secondary senses, depending on context, include one who believes, a believer, or one who is characterized by faith. |
Morphology ADJ.S NOM M SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | ADJ.S — Substantive Adjective — An adjective functioning as a noun |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | believing |
| Literal | believing-faithful |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | πιστός |
| Strong's | G4103 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G4103-10
trustworthy
| Morphological Notes | Adjective, nominative masculine singular (NMS); functions attributively or substantively to describe a masculine singular subject as characterized by reliability or faithfulness. |
| Rendering Rationale | "Trustworthy" reflects the core sense of one who inspires or merits trust, aligning with the verbal root πειθ- (to persuade, to trust). As a nominative masculine singular adjective, it describes a single male or masculine referent characterized by reliability. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
believing
| Same as P1 | No — adjusted for context |
| Rationale | Changed 'trustworthy' to 'believing' as the context concerns faith/belief, not trustworthiness or reliability; 'believing' matches how πιστός is used here. |