pistis + noun(genitive)

Iver Larsen alice-iver_larsen at wycliffe.org
Sun Feb 25 16:10:30 EST 2001


Thank you, Bryan, for adding a couple of instances to the list. I have looked at
the data again and included the few new instances you brought up.
The first time I only looked at PISTIS + X-genitive against PISTIS +
preposition, and there are a couple of instances where the PP does not
immediately follow PISTIS. These should be included in the data set.

I also think one should look at the verbs, too. I just didn't take the time to
do it. Well, I have done it now, and it was interesting (One can actually find
most of this information by looking up in BDAG under PISTEUW):

Where do we find EIS together with PISTEUW? - Answer: the Gospel of John and 1
John. It is very frequent in John, but also found in other books of the NT,
although not so common: Mat 18:6, Acts 10:43, 14:23, 19:4. Rom 14a, Gal 2:16,
Phil 1:29, and 1 Pet 1:8.

Who uses EPI together with PISTEUW? - Matthew, Luke, Paul, Peter, never John.

Who uses EN together with PISTEUW? - Actually EN never occurs in the Greek NT
when the object of PISTEUW is a person. The only undisputed occurrence in the NT
is in Mark 1:15 "believe in the good news."

John 3:15 reads as follows in NA 27 and UBS4: PAS hO PISTEUWN EN AUTWi. The
manuscripts do not agree here. A few MSS read EPI, most read EIS, some read EN.


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