Pepoithēsis πεποίθησις
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| πεποίθησις | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | pepoithēsis |
| Strong's number | G4006 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | confidence |
| Occurrences | 6 in 6 verses |
| Most frequent in | 2 Corinthians (4) |
Pepoithēsis (Greek πεποίθησις, Strong's G4006) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “confidence”. It occurs 6 times in 6 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
πεποίθησις, -εως, ἡ
(πείθω), [in LXX: 4Ki.18:19 (בִּטָּחוֹן)* ;]
confidence: 2Co.1:15 3:4 10:2, Eph.3:12; before εἰς, 2Co.8:22; ἐν, Php.3:4 (the word is condemned by the Atticists, see Rutherford, NPhr., 355).†
(AS)
(πείθω), [in LXX: 4Ki.18:19 (בִּטָּחוֹן)* ;]
confidence: 2Co.1:15 3:4 10:2, Eph.3:12; before εἰς, 2Co.8:22; ἐν, Php.3:4 (the word is condemned by the Atticists, see Rutherford, NPhr., 355).†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | confidence (5), trust (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | confidence (2), confident (1), bold (1), such confidence (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Pepoithēsis, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
2 Corinthians
- 2 Corinthians 1:15And in this confidence I was minded to come unto you before, that ye might have a second benefit;Confident of this, I planned to visit you first, so that you might receive a double blessing.
- 2 Corinthians 3:4And such trust have we through Christ to God-ward:Such confidence before God is ours through Christ.
- 2 Corinthians 8:22And we have sent with them our brother, whom we have oftentimes proved diligent in many things, but now much more diligent, upon the great confidence which I have in you.And we are sending along with them our brother whose earnestness has been proven many times and in many ways, and now even more so by his great confidence in you.
- 2 Corinthians 10:2But I beseech you, that I may not be bold when I am present with that confidence, wherewith I think to be bold against some, which think of us as if we walked according to the flesh.I beg you that when I come I may not need to be as bold as I expect toward those who presume that we live according to the flesh.
Ephesians
- Ephesians 3:12In whom we have boldness and access with confidence by the faith of him.In Him and through faith in Him we may enter God’s presence with boldness and confidence.
Philippians
- Philippians 3:4Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other man thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust in the flesh, I more:though I myself could have such confidence. If anyone else thinks he has grounds for confidence in the flesh, I have more:
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).