Words the Bible translates as faithful
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 5 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- pistosπιστόςfaithful, dependable: able to be relied on to keep faith and do what is required
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- believing: one who has put faith in God, a believer
- emetאֱמֶתthat which holds firm and can be relied on: faithfulness in a person and truth in a word, as one undivided idea
- amanאָמַןto be firm, steady, and reliable, so that a person or thing can be counted on
+2 more meanings
- to believe, to trust, to put confidence in someone or something
- to support and care for a child as a guardian, foster-parent, or nurse
- ḥasidחָסִידthe faithful, godly person: someone bound to God in loyal love and known for living it out
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- faithful, kind: said of God himself as one who keeps his loyal love
- emunאֵמֻןdependable: proven trustworthy, used both of the quality itself and of the people who have it
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