Revelation 19:11:15Rev.19.11.W15TAB
πιστὸς
pistos
“faithful”
- Transliteration
- pis-TOS
- Extended
- pihs-TOHS
- IPA
- /pisˈtos/
Meaning by language
- English
- faithful
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
KAI EI-don ton ou-ra-NON ê-ne-ōi-GME-non KAI i-DOU HIP-pos leu-KOS KAI ho ka-THÊ-me-nos ep au-TON pis-TOS ka-LOU-me-nos KAI a-lê-thi-NOS KAI en di-kai-o-SY-nê KRI-nei KAI po-le-MEI
Exegesis
The substantive participle ho kathemenos {ὁ καθήμενος | kathḗme-nos} with the prepositional phrase ep auton {ἐπʼ αὐτὸν | ep autón} introduces the rider, who holds the titles pistos kaloumenos and alethinos {πιστὸς καλούμενος καὶ ἀληθινός | pistós kaloumenos kaí alēthinós}.
Root and etymology
peithōpeî-thō
“to trust, to persuade”
In context — Revelation 19:11
I saw heaven opened, and behold, a white horse appeared; the rider seated on it is called Faithful and True, and in righteousness He judges and wages war.
About this coordinate
Revelation 19:11:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Revelation 19:11, 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 Rev.19.11.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Rev.19.11.W15.S1) and character.