What does πιστός · πολύς mean in the Bible?
πιστός · πολύς is a Greek phrase meaning "faithful also in much".
Greek · G4103, G4183
καὶ ἐν πολλῷ πιστός
Objectively, trustworthy; subjectively, trustful · much
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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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πολύς G4183 much
Pronunciation polýs
Quantifies magnitude across all dimensions: number, space, degree, value, time, and importance.
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What does καὶ ἐν πολλῷ πιστός (kai en pollō pistos) mean in the Bible?
πιστός · πολύς is a Greek phrase meaning "faithful also in much".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4103, G4183?
G4103, G4183 is connected to 67 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. faithful also in much
Source Gloss
faithful also in much
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
καὶ ἐν πολλῷ πιστός 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