Acts 15:9:10Acts.15.9.W10TAB
πίστει
pistei
“faith”
- Transliteration
- PIS-tei
- Extended
- PIHS-tei
- IPA
- /ˈpis.tiː/
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 | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
Tap any key to hear its pronunciation
Now you try — trace the word:
The word
Word in context
- word
PIS-tei
- sentence
KAI ou-THEN di-E-kri-nen me-ta-KSY hê-MON te KAI au-TÔN tê PIS-tei ka-tha-RI-sas tas kar-DI-as au-TÔN
Exegesis
The circumstantial participle katharisas {καθαρίσας | ka-tha-rí-sas} ‘having cleansed’ with its object tas kardias autōn {τὰς καρδίας αὐτῶν | tas kar-dí-as au-tôn} ‘their hearts’ follows the instrumental dative tē pistei {τῇ πίστει | tē pí-stei} ‘by faith’, underlining faith as the means of purification. Greek word order fronting the dative before the participle highlights faith’s role. English supplies the subject ‘He’ and renders the participial action with active verbs for clarity and sequence.
Root and etymology
pistispi–iota–sigma–tau–iota–sigma
“faith, trust, reliance”
In context — Acts 15:9
And He made no distinction between us and them, cleansing their hearts by faith .
About this coordinate
Acts 15:9:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of Acts 15:9, so the Greek word πίστει (pistei) 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 Acts.15.9.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.15.9.W10.S1) and character.