What does אֱמוּנָה · πιστός mean in the Bible?
אֱמוּנָה · πιστός is a Hebrew phrase meaning "faithfulness, reliability, trustworthiness".
Hebrew · H530, G4103
אֱמוּנָה
Literally firmness ; figuratively security ; morally fidelity · objectively, trustworthy; subjectively, trustful
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אֱמוּנָה H530 literally firmness ; figuratively security ; morally fidelity
Pronunciation emunah
Steadfast reliability grounded in trustworthiness—both human fidelity and the foundational security of God's covenant faithfulness
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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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What does אֱמוּנָה (emunah) mean in the Bible?
אֱמוּנָה · πιστός is a Hebrew phrase meaning "faithfulness, reliability, trustworthiness".
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How many biblical occurrences are listed for H530, G4103?
H530, G4103 is connected to 49 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Hebrew phrase. faithfulness, reliability, trustworthiness
Strong's H530, G4103
Lexical occurrences 49 verses Source Gloss
faithfulness, reliability, trustworthiness
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
Word Origins
אֱמוּנָה 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