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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 4006. πεποίθησις (pepoithésis) -- Confidence, trust, assurance</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/4006.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/acts/13-34.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/4006.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 4006</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/4005.htm" title="4005">◄</a> 4006. pepoithésis <a href="../greek/4007.htm" title="4007">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">pepoithésis: Confidence, trust, assurance</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">πεποίθησις</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>pepoithésis<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>peh-POY-theh-sis<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(pep-oy'-thay-sis)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Confidence, trust, assurance<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>confidence, trust, reliance.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the verb πείθω (peithō), meaning "to persuade" or "to have confidence."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "pepoithésis," similar concepts can be found in words like בִּטָּחוֹן (bittachon, Strong's H982) meaning "trust" or "security," and מִבְטָח (mibtach, Strong's H4009) meaning "confidence" or "hope."<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>The term "pepoithésis" refers to a state of confidence or trust, often in a spiritual or moral context. It denotes a firm reliance or assurance in something or someone, particularly in God or the truth of the Gospel. This confidence is not merely intellectual assent but involves a deep-seated trust that influences one's actions and attitudes.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, confidence was often associated with personal honor and social standing. However, in the Christian context, "pepoithésis" transcends worldly confidence and is rooted in faith in God and His promises. Early Christians were encouraged to place their confidence not in human wisdom or strength but in the power and faithfulness of God, which was countercultural to the prevailing societal norms.<div class="vheading2">HELPS Word-studies</div><p class="discovery"><b>Cognate: 4006</b> <i>pepoíthēsis</i> (a feminine noun derived from <a href="/greek/3982.htm">3982</a> <i>/peíthō</i>, "persuade, be persuaded") – properly, <i>persuasion</i>; used of human confidence (deluded self-persuasion in Phil 3:4), but more commonly of <i>Spirit-produced persuasion</i> (2 Cor 3:4; Eph 3:12). <a href="/greek/3982.htm">See 3982</a> (<i>peithō</i>).</p><p class="discovery">Eph 3:12: "In whom we have <i>confidence</i> (<a href="/greek/3954.htm">3954</a> <i>/parrhēsía</i>) and interactive-access in persuasion (<a href="/greek/4006.htm">4006</a> <i>/pepoíthēsis</i>) through the (principle) of faith that is given by Him."</p><p class="discovery">[<a href="/greek/4006.htm">4006</a> (<i>pepoíthēsis</i>) is used of <i>human persuasion</i> (confidence) in Phil 3:4.]</p><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/discovery.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>from <a href="/greek/3982.htm">peithó</a><br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>confidence<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>confidence (5), confident (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 4006: πεποίθησις</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">πεποίθησις</span></span>, <span class="greek2">πεποιθησεως</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (<span class="greek2">πείθω</span>, 2 perfect <span class="greek2">πέποιθα</span>), <span class="accented">trust, confidence</span> (<span class="abbreviation">R. V.</span>), <span class="accented">reliance</span>: <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/1-15.htm">2 Corinthians 1:15</a>; <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/3-4.htm">2 Corinthians 3:4</a>; <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/10-2.htm">2 Corinthians 10:2</a>; <a href="/interlinear/ephesians/3-12.htm">Ephesians 3:12</a>; <span class="greek2">εἰς</span> <span class="greek2">τινα</span>, <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/8-22.htm">2 Corinthians 8:22</a>; <span class="greek2">ἐν</span> <span class="greek2">τίνι</span>,<a href="/interlinear/philippians/3-4.htm">Philippians 3:4</a>. (<span class="abbreviation">Philo</span> de nobilit. § 7; <span class="abbreviation">Josephus</span>, Antiquities 1, 3, 1; 3, 2, 2; 10, 1, 4; (11, 7, 1; <span class="abbreviation">Clement of Rome</span>, 1 Cor. 2, 3 [ET]); <span class="abbreviation">Zosimus</span> (<DATE_RANGE:490 A.D.>), <span class="abbreviation">Sextus Empiricus</span>, others; the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> once for <span class="hebrew">בִּטָּחון</span>, <a href="/interlinear/2_kings/18-19.htm">2 Kings 18:19</a>.) The word is condemned by the Atticists; cf. <span class="abbreviation">Lob. ad Phryn.</span>, p. 295.<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>confidence, trust. <p>From the perfect of the alternate of <a href="/greek/3958.htm">pascho</a>; reliance -- confidence, trust. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/3958.htm">pascho</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>πεποιθησει πεποιθήσει Πεποιθησιν Πεποίθησιν πεποίθησις πεποιθότως πέπονας pepoithesei pepoithēsei pepoithḗsei Pepoithesin Pepoithēsin Pepoíthesin Pepoíthēsin<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/2_corinthians/1-15.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Corinthians 1:15</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ταύτῃ τῇ <b>πεποιθήσει</b> ἐβουλόμην πρότερον</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_corinthians/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> In this <span class="itali">confidence</span> I intended at first<br><a href="/kjvs/2_corinthians/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> in this <span class="itali">confidence</span> I was minded<br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/1-15.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> with this <span class="itali">confidence</span> I purposed previously<p><b><a href="/text/2_corinthians/3-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Corinthians 3:4</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3"><b>Πεποίθησιν</b> δὲ τοιαύτην</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_corinthians/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> Such <span class="itali">confidence</span> we have through<br><a href="/kjvs/2_corinthians/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> And such <span class="itali">trust</span> have we through<br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/3-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> <span class="itali">Confidence</span> moreover such<p><b><a href="/text/2_corinthians/8-22.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Corinthians 8:22</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/8.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">πολὺ σπουδαιότερον <b>πεποιθήσει</b> πολλῇ τῇ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_corinthians/8.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> because of [his] great <span class="itali">confidence</span> in you.<br><a href="/kjvs/2_corinthians/8.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> upon the great <span class="itali">confidence</span> which<br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/8-22.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> much more earnest <span class="itali">by the confidence</span> great which [is]<p><b><a href="/text/2_corinthians/10-2.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Corinthians 10:2</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/10.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">θαρρῆσαι τῇ <b>πεποιθήσει</b> ᾗ λογίζομαι</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_corinthians/10.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> I [need] not be bold <span class="itali">with the confidence</span> with which<br><a href="/kjvs/2_corinthians/10.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> when I am present <span class="itali">with that confidence,</span> wherewith<br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/10-2.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> I should be bold with the <span class="itali">confidence</span> with which I reckon<p><b><a href="/text/ephesians/3-12.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Ephesians 3:12</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Dative Feminine Singular">N-DFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/ephesians/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">προσαγωγὴν ἐν <b>πεποιθήσει</b> διὰ τῆς</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/ephesians/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> boldness <span class="itali">and confident</span> access<br><a href="/kjvs/ephesians/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> access with <span class="itali">confidence</span> by the faith<br><a href="/interlinear/ephesians/3-12.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> access in <span class="itali">confidence</span> by the<p><b><a href="/text/philippians/3-4.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Philippians 3:4</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/philippians/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἐγὼ ἔχων <b>πεποίθησιν</b> καὶ ἐν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/philippians/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> might have <span class="itali">confidence</span> even<br><a href="/kjvs/philippians/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> also have <span class="itali">confidence</span> in the flesh.<br><a href="/interlinear/philippians/3-4.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> I have <span class="itali">trust</span> even in<p><b><a href="/greek/4006.htm">Strong's Greek 4006</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_4006.htm">6 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/pepoithe_sei_4006.htm">πεποιθήσει — 4 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/pepoithe_sin_4006.htm">Πεποίθησιν — 2 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/4005.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="4005"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="4005" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/4007.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="4007"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="4007" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>