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πεποίθησις

pepoithēsisconfidenceHow to read Greek
greekNew TestamentNoun · feminine6 occurrences3 books6 verses

Definition

πεποίθησις, -εως, ἡ

(πείθω), [in LXX: 2 Kings 18:19 (בִּטָּחוֹן)* ;]

confidence: 2 Corinthians 1:15; 3:4; 10:2, Ephesians 3:12; before εἰς, 2 Corinthians 8:22; ἐν, Philippians 3:4 (the word is condemned by the Atticists, see Rutherford, NPhr., 355).

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as πεποίθησις:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

6 total
  1. 2 Corinthians 1:15πεποιθήσει · Confident
    Confident of this, I planned to visit you first, so that you might receive a double blessing.
  2. 2 Corinthians 3:4Πεποίθησιν · confidence
    Such confidence before God is ours through Christ.
  3. 2 Corinthians 8:22πεποιθήσει · by [his] great confidence
    And we are sending along with them our brother who has proven his earnestness to us many times and in many ways, and now even more so by his great confidence in you.
  4. 2 Corinthians 10:2πεποιθήσει · as bold
    I beg you that when I come I may not need to be as bold as I expect toward those who presume that we live according to the flesh.
  5. Ephesians 3:12πεποιθήσει · confidence
    In Him and through faith in Him we may enter God’s presence with boldness and confidence.
  6. Philippians 3:4πεποίθησιν · such confidence
    …though I myself could have such confidence. If anyone else thinks he has grounds for confidence in the flesh, I have more: