2 Timothy 2:11:12 Tim.2.11.W1TAB
πιστὸς
pistos
“trustworthy”
- Transliteration
- pis-TOS
- Extended
- pihs-TOHS
- IPA
- /pisˈtos/
Meaning by language
- English
- trustworthy
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 | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pis-TOS
- sentence
pis-TOS ho LO-gos ei gar sy-na-pe-THA-no-men kai sy-ZÊ-so-men
Exegesis
The verse begins with pistos ho logos {πιστὸς ὁ λόγος | pis-tós ho ló-gos} “faithful the word,” a stereotyped formula in the Pastoral Epistles that authenticates the following lines as a reliable, possibly creedal, affirmation.
Root and etymology
peithopi–epsilon–iota–theta–omega
“to persuade, cause to trust”
In context — 2 Timothy 2:11
The saying is faithful : For if we have died with Him , we will also live with Him.
About this coordinate
2 Timothy 2:11:1 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 1 of 2 Timothy 2:11, so the Greek word πιστὸς (pistos) 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 2 Tim.2.11.W1, which extends further down to each syllable (2 Tim.2.11.W1.S1) and character.