What does ὀλιγόπιστος (oligópistos) mean in the Bible?
ὀλιγόπιστος (oligópistos): Insufficiency of trust in God's provision and care, characteristic of wavering belief during crisis.
Greek · G3640
ὀλιγόπιστος
Of little faith
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ὀλιγόπιστοςG3640
Pronunciationoligópistos
What does ὀλιγόπιστος (oligópistos) mean in the Bible?
ὀλιγόπιστος (oligópistos): Insufficiency of trust in God's provision and care, characteristic of wavering belief during crisis.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G3640?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [You] of little faith (3), O [you] of little faith (2), [have] so little faith (1).
Where does ὀλιγόπιστος (oligópistos) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 6:30. Its strongest book concentrations include Matthew (5), Luke (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It[You] of little faith3×Matthew 8:26, Matthew 14:31, Matthew 16:8
O [you] of little faith2×Matthew 6:30, Luke 12:28
[have] so little faith1×Matthew 17:20
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 6:30ὀλιγόπιστοιtoO [you] of little faithAdjective - Vocative Masculine PluralMatthew 8:26ὀλιγόπιστοιto[You] of little faithAdjective - Vocative Masculine PluralMatthew 14:31Ὀλιγόπιστεto[You] of little faithAdjective - Vocative Masculine SingularMatthew 16:8ὀλιγόπιστοιto[You] of little faithAdjective - Vocative Masculine PluralMatthew 17:20ὀλιγοπιστίανto[have] so little faithNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularLuke 12:28ὀλιγόπιστοιtoO [you] of little faithAdjective - Vocative Masculine Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned rowMatthew 6:30
Aligned rows6
Books represented2
Matthew5Luke1
Source forms
ὀλιγόπιστοι4xoligopistoiMatthew 6:30, Matthew 8:26, Matthew 16:8, Luke 12:28
Ὀλιγόπιστε1xOligopisteMatthew 14:31
ὀλιγοπιστίαν1xoligopistianMatthew 17:20
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Vocative Masculine Plural4xMatthew 6:30, Matthew 8:26, Matthew 16:8, Luke 12:28
Adjective - Vocative Masculine Singular1xMatthew 14:31
Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular1xMatthew 17:20
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Insufficiency of trust in God's provision and care, characteristic of wavering belief during crisis.
Strong'sG3640
Lexical occurrences5 versesGreek text appearances5 timesWord forms2 forms5 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkMatthew 6:30Source Gloss
of little faith
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 6:30Adjective Plural Masculine
ὀλιγόπιστοι;oligopistoi
of little faith
Read verseMatthew 8:26Adjective Plural Masculine
ὀλιγόπιστοι;oligopistoi
of little faith
Read verseMatthew 14:31Adjective Singular Masculine
Ὀλιγόπιστε,oligopiste
of little faith
Read verseMatthew 16:8Adjective Plural Masculine
ὀλιγόπιστοι,oligopistoi
of little faith
Read verseLuke 12:28Adjective Plural Masculine
ὀλιγόπιστοι;oligopistoi
of little faith
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns2Aligned forms5Case patternVocative (5)Number patternPlural (4)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Vocative · Plural · MasculineMatt 6:30 · Matt 8:26 · Matt 16:8 · Luke 12:284×
Vocative · Singular · MasculineMatt 14:311×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
Jesus rebukes disciples for anxiety about clothing and food
Jesus questions disciples' faith during storm on sea
Jesus reproaches Peter for doubt while walking on water
Jesus contrasts God's care for lilies with human anxious doubt
Showing 4 selected witnesses from 5 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
ὀλιγόπιστος is built from these roots: