What does πίστις · ἀγάπη · ἐνεργέω mean in the Bible?
πίστις · ἀγάπη · ἐνεργέω is a Greek phrase meaning "faith active or operating through love".
Greek · G4102, G26, G1754
πίστις δι’ ἀγάπης ἐνεργουμένη
Faith · love · to be active, efficient
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πίστιςG4102faith
Pronunciationpístis
Trust in God or Christ as the decisive principle of Christian life and salvation, not mere intellectual assent.
Open lexicon entry →ἀγάπηG26love
Pronunciationagápē
Open lexicon entry →ἐνεργέωG1754to be active, efficient
Pronunciationenergéō
Divine or supernatural power actively operating within persons or circumstances, not merely potential.
Open lexicon entry →What does πίστις δι’ ἀγάπης ἐνεργουμένη (pistis di' agapēs energoumenē) mean in the Bible?
πίστις · ἀγάπη · ἐνεργέω is a Greek phrase meaning "faith active or operating through love".
Full entry for πίστις δι’ ἀγάπης ἐνεργουμένη (G4102, G26, G1754) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4102, G26, G1754?
G4102, G26, G1754 is connected to 242 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. faith active or operating through love
Source Gloss
faith active or operating through love
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 4 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 patterns4Aligned forms242Case patternGenitive (93)Number patternSingular (242)
Nominative · Singular · FeminineMatt 9:22 · Matt 15:28 · Mark 5:34 · Mark 10:52 · Luke 7:50 · Luke 8:25 · Luke 8:48 · Luke 17:19 · Luke 18:42 · Luke 22:32 · Acts 3:16 · Rom 1:8 · Rom 4:5 · Rom 4:9 · Rom 4:14 · Rom 10:1736×
Genitive · Singular · FeminineActs 6:5 · Acts 11:24 · Acts 13:8 · Acts 14:27 · Acts 24:24 · Rom 1:5 · Rom 1:12 · Rom 1:17 · Rom 3:22 · Rom 3:25 · Rom 3:26 · Rom 3:27 · Rom 3:30 · Rom 3:31 · Rom 4:11 · Rom 4:1293×
Dative · Singular · FeminineActs 3:16 · Acts 6:7 · Acts 14:22 · Acts 15:9 · Acts 16:5 · Acts 26:18 · Rom 3:28 · Rom 4:19 · Rom 4:20 · Rom 5:2 · Rom 11:20 · Rom 14:1 · 1 Cor 16:13 · 2 Cor 1:24 · 2 Cor 8:7 · 2 Cor 13:558×
Accusative · Singular · FeminineMatt 8:10 · Matt 9:2 · Matt 9:29 · Matt 17:20 · Matt 21:21 · Matt 23:23 · Mark 2:5 · Mark 4:40 · Mark 11:22 · Luke 5:20 · Luke 7:9 · Luke 17:5 · Luke 17:6 · Luke 18:8 · Acts 14:9 · Acts 17:3155×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 21 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present17aorist2perfect1imperfect1
Voice
active12middle9
Mood
participle11indicative9infinitive1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 14:2ἐνεργοῦσινpresent active indicativeongoingMark 6:14ἐνεργοῦσινpresent active indicativeongoingRomans 7:5ἐνηργεῖτοimperfect middle indicativebackground1 Corinthians 12:11ἐνεργεῖpresent active indicativeongoing1 Corinthians 12:6ἐνεργῶνpresent active participleparticiple2 Corinthians 1:6ἐνεργουμένηςpresent middle participleparticiple2 Corinthians 4:12ἐνεργεῖταιpresent middle indicativeongoingGalatians 2:8ἐνεργήσαςaorist active participleparticipleGalatians 2:8ἐνήργησενaorist active indicativecompletedGalatians 3:5ἐνεργῶνpresent active participleparticipleGalatians 5:6ἐνεργουμένηpresent middle participleparticipleEphesians 1:11ἐνεργοῦντοςpresent active participleparticipleEphesians 1:20ἐνήργηκενperfect active indicativeresultantEphesians 2:2ἐνεργοῦντοςpresent active participleparticipleEphesians 3:20ἐνεργουμένηνpresent middle participleparticiplePhilippians 2:13ἐνεργῶνpresent active participleparticiplePhilippians 2:13ἐνεργεῖνpresent active infinitiveinfinitiveColossians 1:29ἐνεργουμένηνpresent middle participleparticiple1 Thessalonians 2:13ἐνεργεῖταιpresent middle indicativeongoing2 Thessalonians 2:7ἐνεργεῖταιpresent middle indicativeongoingJames 5:16ἐνεργουμένηpresent middle participleparticiple
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
πίστις δι’ ἀγάπης ἐνεργουμένη is built from this root: