What does προστίθημι · πίστις mean in the Bible?
προστίθημι · πίστις is a Greek phrase meaning "add to us faith, increase our faith".
Greek · G4369, G4102
πρόσθες ἡμῖν πίστιν
To add (to) · faith
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προστίθημιG4369to add (to)
Pronunciationprostíthēmi
To add or join to something; often signals continuation or repetition of an action in Hebrew idiom.
Open lexicon entry →πίστιςG4102faith
Pronunciationpístis
Trust in God or Christ as the decisive principle of Christian life and salvation, not mere intellectual assent.
Open lexicon entry →What does πρόσθες ἡμῖν πίστιν (prosthes hēmin pistin) mean in the Bible?
προστίθημι · πίστις is a Greek phrase meaning "add to us faith, increase our faith".
Full entry for πρόσθες ἡμῖν πίστιν (G4369, G4102) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4369, G4102?
G4369, G4102 is connected to 18 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. add to us faith, increase our faith
Source Gloss
add to us faith, increase our faith
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups4Aligned forms18TensesFuture, Aorist, ImperfectVoicesPassive, Middle, Active
Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality13×
Aorist PassiveActs 11:24 · Acts 13:36 · Gal 3:19 · Acts 2:414×
Future PassiveMatt 6:33 · Mark 4:24 · Luke 12:313×
Aorist MiddleLuke 20:11 · Luke 20:12 · Acts 12:33×
Aorist ActiveLuke 3:201×
Imperfect ActiveActs 2:471×
Imperfect PassiveActs 5:141×
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract3×
Aorist ActiveMatt 6:27 · Luke 12:252×
Aorist PassiveHeb 12:191×
Imperativecommand or strong request1×
Aorist ActiveLuke 17:51×
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality1×
Aorist ActiveLuke 19:111×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 18 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist13future3imperfect2
Voice
passive9active6middle3
Mood
indicative13infinitive3imperative1participle1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 6:27προσθεῖναιaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveMatthew 6:33προστεθήσεταιfuture passive indicativeprospectiveMark 4:24προστεθήσεταιfuture passive indicativeprospectiveLuke 3:20προσέθηκενaorist active indicativecompletedLuke 12:25προσθεῖναιaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveLuke 12:31προστεθήσεταιfuture passive indicativeprospectiveLuke 17:5Πρόσθεςaorist active imperativeimperativeLuke 19:11προσθεὶςaorist active participleparticipleLuke 20:11προσέθετοaorist middle indicativecompletedLuke 20:12προσέθετοaorist middle indicativecompletedActs 2:41προσετέθησανaorist passive indicativecompletedActs 2:47προσετίθειimperfect active indicativebackgroundActs 5:14προσετίθεντοimperfect passive indicativebackgroundActs 11:24προσετέθηaorist passive indicativecompletedActs 12:3προσέθετοaorist middle indicativecompletedActs 13:36προσετέθηaorist passive indicativecompletedGalatians 3:19προσετέθηaorist passive indicativecompletedHebrews 12:19προστεθῆναιaorist passive infinitiveinfinitive
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
πρόσθες ἡμῖν πίστιν is built from these roots: