What does πιστός · ἐλάχιστος mean in the Bible?
πιστός · ἐλάχιστος is a Greek phrase meaning "faithful in the least/very little".
Greek · G4103, G1646
πιστὸς ἐν ἐλαχίστῳ
Objectively, trustworthy; subjectively, trustful · used as equivalent to ; least (in size, amount, dignity, etc.)
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πιστός G4103 objectively, trustworthy; subjectively, trustful
Pronunciation pistós
Dual nature: passive sense means trustworthy/reliable; active sense means believing/faithful in trust.
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ἐλάχιστος G1646 used as equivalent to ; least (in size, amount, dignity, etc.)
Pronunciation eláchistos
Superlative intensity: smallest in rank or value, often emphasizing contempt or insignificance rather than literal size.
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What does πιστὸς ἐν ἐλαχίστῳ (pistos en elachistō) mean in the Bible?
πιστός · ἐλάχιστος is a Greek phrase meaning "faithful in the least/very little".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4103, G1646?
G4103, G1646 is connected to 67 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. faithful in the least/very little
Source Gloss
faithful in the least/very little
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 10 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 patterns 10 Aligned forms 67 Case pattern Nominative (42) Number pattern Singular (45)
Nominative · Singular · Masculine Matt 24:45 · Matt 25:21 · Matt 25:23 · Luke 12:42 · Luke 16:10 · Luke 19:17 · John 20:27 · 1 Cor 1:9 · 1 Cor 4:2 · 1 Cor 7:25 · 1 Cor 10:13 · 2 Cor 1:18 · Eph 6:21 · Col 1:7 · Col 4:7 · 1 Thess 5:24 33×
Nominative · Plural · Masculine Luke 16:11 · Luke 16:12 · Acts 10:45 · 1 Tim 6:2 · Rev 17:14 · Rev 21:5 · Rev 22:6 7×
Nominative · Singular · Neuter 1 Cor 4:17 1×
Nominative · Singular · Feminine 1 Tim 5:16 1×
Genitive · Plural · Masculine 1 Tim 4:10 · 1 Tim 4:12 2×
Genitive · Singular · Masculine Titus 1:9 · 1 Pet 5:12 2×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Acts 16:1 1×
Dative · Singular · Masculine 2 Cor 6:15 · Gal 3:9 · Col 4:9 · 1 Pet 4:19 4×
Dative · Plural · Masculine Eph 1:1 · Col 1:2 · 1 Tim 4:3 · 2 Tim 2:2 4×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine 1 Tim 1:12 · Heb 3:2 · Heb 11:11 3×
Word Origins
πιστὸς ἐν ἐλαχίστῳ is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain