verb
pistomō
Strong’sG4104
I convince, give assurance to
stem pist-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
πιστόω, -ῶ
(< πιστός), [in LXX chiefly for אמן ni.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G4104 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpis-to'-o
to assure
Fromfrom G4103;
King Jamesassure of.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
make trustworthy, πιστοῦν τινα ὅρκοις bind him by oaths, Refs 5th c.BC+
II passive, to be made trustworthy, give a pledge or warrant, πιστωθείς Refs 5th c.BC+; μοι.. ὅρκῳ πιστωθῆναι ἀπήμονά μ᾽ οἴκαδ᾽ ἀπάξειν bind yourselves to me by oath.., Refs 8th c.BC+
II.2 feel trust or confidence, to be persuaded, ὄφρα.. πιστωθῆτον ἐνὶ θυμῷ Refs; πιστωθεὶς ὅτι.. feeling confidence that.., Refs 5th c.BC+
III middle, give mutual pledges of fidelity, exchange troth, χεῖράς τ᾽ ἀλλήλων λαβέτην καὶ πιστώσαντο Refs 8th c.BC+
III.2 πιστοῦσθαί τινα ὑφ᾽ ὅρκου secure his good faith by oaths, Refs 5th c.BC+
III.3 confirm, prove, τῷ παρόντι τοὐπιόν Refs 5th c.BC+; guarantee, τι Refs 2nd c.BC+; τι διότι.. Refs 3rd c.BC+; μάρτυρι τῷ Νέρωνι, ὅτι.. Refs 2nd c.AD+; τίς ἂν τάδε πιστώσαιτο,.. ὅτι..; LXX+4th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| pistisaἐπιστώθης | happened · youaorist passive indicative 2nd person singular | firmly believed | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 1 occurrence
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | pistomō | pistome | pistomē | pistomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | pistosō | pistose | pistosē | pistoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pistotō | pistote | pistotē | pistotelē |
| we 1st person plural | pistonō | pistone | pistonē | pistonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | pistovō | pistove | pistovē | pistovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | pistolō | pistole | pistolē | pistolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | pistimi | pistima |
| you 2nd person singular | pistisi | pistisa1×ἐπιστώθης |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pistiti | pistita |
| we 1st person plural | pistini | pistina |
| ye 2nd person plural | pistivi | pistiva |
| they 3rd person plural | pistili | pistila |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | pistomeiō | pistomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | pistoseiō | pistoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pistoteiō | pistoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | pistoneiō | pistoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | pistoveiō | pistoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | pistoleiō | pistoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | pistimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | pistiseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pistiteia |
| we 1st person plural | pistineia |
| ye 2nd person plural | pistiveia |
| they 3rd person plural | pistileia |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | pistosōr | pistosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pistotōr | pistotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | pistovōr | pistovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | pistolōr | pistolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | pistisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pistitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | pistivar |
| they 3rd person plural | pistilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | pistomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | pistosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pistotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | pistonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | pistovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | pistoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | pistimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | pistisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | pistitoia |
| we 1st person plural | pistinoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | pistivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | pistiloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | pistorō | pistorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | pistiri | pistira |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | pistorōntos | pistorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | pistirintos | pistirantos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
pist is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Words built on the same stem
Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
pistisa“firmly believed”happened · youaorist passive indicative 2nd person singular1×
2 Timothy 3:14… de menasōr en hei mathasa kai pistisa, horarēntos para tinoiu mathasa,… the things you have learned and firmly believed, since you know from whom you …