Definition

objectively, trustworthy; subjectively, trustful

Etymology

from G3982 (πείθω);

Where the KJV renders it

• believe(-ing
• -r)
• faithful(-ly)
• sure
• true

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.

What the first audience heard

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