Believe Belief Believers

Believe Belief Believers

'''A — 1: πιστεύω (Strong'S #4100 — Verb — pisteuo — pist-yoo'-o )

"to believe," also "to be persuaded of," and hence, "to place confidence in, to trust," signifies, in this sense of the word, reliance upon, not mere credence. It is most frequent in the writings of the Apostle John, especially the Gospel. He does not use the noun (see below). For the Lord's first use of the verb, see  John 1:50 . Of the writers of the Gospels, Matthew uses the verb ten times, Mark ten, Luke nine, John ninety-nine. In  Acts 5:14 the present participle of the verb is translated "believers." See Commit , Intrust , Trust.

'''A — 2: πείθω (Strong'S #3982 — Verb — peitho — pi'-tho )

"to persuade," in the Middle and Passive Voices signifies "to suffer oneself to be persuaded," e.g.,  Luke 16:31;  Hebrews 13:18; it is sometimes translated "believe" in the Rv, but not in  Acts 17:4 , Rv, "were persuaded," and  Acts 27:11 , "gave (more) heed;" in  Acts 28:24 , "believed." See Agree , Assure , Obey , Persuade , Trust , Yield.

DisbelieveDisobedient.

'''B — 1: πίστις (Strong'S #4102 — Noun Feminine — pistis — pis'-tis )

"faith," is translated "belief" in  Romans 10:17;  2 Thessalonians 2:13 . Its chief significance is a conviction respecting God and His Word and the believer's relationship to Him. See Assurance , Faith , Fidelity.

 1 Corinthians 9:5  1 Corinthians 7:15 Romans 16:1 James 2:15

'''C — 1: πιστός (Strong'S #4103 — Adjective — pistos — pis-tos' )

(a) in the Active sense means "believing, trusting;" (b) in the Passive sense, "trusty, faithful, trustworthy." It is translated "believer" in  2 Corinthians 6:15; "them that believe" in  1 Timothy 4:12 , Rv (Av, "believers"); in  1 Timothy 5:16 , "if any woman that believeth," lit., "if any believing woman." So in  1 Timothy 6:2 , "believing masters." In  1 Peter 1:21 the Rv, following the most authentic mss., gives the noun form, "are believers in God" (Av, "do believe in God"). In   John 20:27 it is translated "believing." It is best understood with significance (a), above, e.g., in   Galatians 3:9;  Acts 16:1;  2 Corinthians 6:15;  Titus 1:6; it has significance (b), e.g., in  1 Thessalonians 5:24;  2 Thessalonians 3:3 (see Notes on Thess. p. 211, and Gal. p. 126, by Hogg and Vine). See Faithful , Sure.

 2 Timothy 2:13 Matthew 13:58 17:20 Mark 6:6 9:24 16:14 Romans 3:3 4:20 11:20,23 1 Timothy 1:13 Hebrews 3:12,19 1 Corinthians 6:6 2 Corinthians 6:14 2 Corinthians 6:15 1 Timothy 5:8 1 Corinthians 7:12-15 14:22-24 2 Corinthians 4:4 Titus 1:15 Revelation 21:8 1 Corinthians 10:27 Matthew 17:17 Mark 9:19 Luke 9:41 John 20:27 Luke 12:46 Acts 26:8FaithlessIncredibleUnbeliever. Luke 1:1FulfillKnowPersuadeProof.