1 Corinthians 13:13:41 Cor.13.13.W4TAB
πίστις
pistis
“faith”
- Transliteration
- PI-stis
- Extended
- PIH-stihs
- IPA
- /ˈpis.tis/
Meaning by language
- English
- faith
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
PI-stis
- sentence
ny-NI de ME-nei PI-stis el-PIS a-GA-pê ta TRI-a TAU-ta MEI-zōn de TOU-tōn hê a-GA-pê
Exegesis
The finite verb menei {μένει | mé-nei} “remains” heads a clause with three coordinated nominative nouns pistis {πίστις | pís-tis} “faith,” elpis {ἐλπίς | el-pís} “hope,” and agape {ἀγάπη | a-ga-pḗ} “love” as subjects.
Root and etymology
peithopi–epsilon–iota–theta–omega
“to persuade, to trust”
In context — 1 Corinthians 13:13
And now remain faith , hope, and love —these three; yet love is the greatest among them.
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 13:13:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of 1 Corinthians 13:13, so the Greek word πίστις (pistis) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Cor.13.13.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.13.13.W4.S1) and character.