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πιστεύω

pisteuōto trust (in)How to read Greek
greekNew TestamentVerb241 occurrences21 books217 verses

Definition

πιστεύω,

[in LXX chiefly for אמן hi. ;]

1. intrans., to have faith (in), to believe; in cl., with accusative, dative, in NT also with prep, (on the significance of the various constructions, see M, Pr., 67f.; Vau. on Romans 4:5; Ellic. on 1 Timothy 1:16; Abbott, JV, 19-80): absol., Matthew 24:23, 26, Mark 13:21, 1 Corinthians 11:18; with accusative of thing(s), Acts 13:41, 1 Corinthians 13:7; with dative of person(s) (to believe what one says), Mrk.16:[13, 14], 1 John 4:1; τ. ψεύδει, 2 Thessalonians 2:11; περί . . . ὅτι, John 9:18; esp. and most frequently with reference to religious belief: absol., Matthew 8:13, Mark 5:36, Luke 8:50, John 11:40, al.; before ὅτι, Matthew 9:28, al.; with dative (see supr., and cf. DB, i, 829a), John 3:12; 5:24; 6:30; 8:31, Acts 16:34, Galatians 3:6" (LXX), 2 Timothy 1:12, 1 John 5:10, al.; with prep., (expressing personal trust and reliance as distinct from mere credence or belief; see M, Pr., l.with; DB, i, 829b), to believe in or on: ἐν (Psa.77 (78):22, al.), Mark 1:15 (see Swete, in l.); εἰς, Matthew 18:6, John 2:11 (see Westc., in l.), and freq., Acts 10:43; 19:4, Romans 10:14, Galatians 2:16, Philippians 1:29, I John 5:10, 1 Peter 1:8; εἰς τ. ὄνομα, John 1:12; 2:23; 3:18, 1 John 5:13; ἐπί, with accusative, Matthew 27:42, Acts 9:42; 11:17; 16:31; 22:19, Romans 4:5; ἐπί, with dative, Romans 9:33 (LXX) 10:11 (ib.), 1 Timothy 1:16, 1 Peter 2:6" (LXX) ; ptcp. pres., οἱ π., as subst., Acts 2:44, Romans 3:22, 1 Corinthians 1:21, al.; aor., Mrk.16:[16], Acts 4:32; pf., Acts 19:18; 21:20 (on Johannine use of the tenses of π., see Westc, Epp. Jo., 120).

2. Trans., to entrust: with accusative and dative, Luke 16:11, John 2:24; pass., to be entrusted with: with accusative, Romans 3:2, 1 Corinthians 9:17, Galatians 2:7, 1 Thessalonians 2:4 (see Lft., Notes, 21f.), 1 Timothy 1:11, Titus 1:3.

Hebrew words it translates

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

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

241 total
  1. Matthew 8:13ἐπίστευσας · you have believed
    Then Jesus said to the centurion, “Go! As you have believed, so will it be done for you.” And his servant was healed at that very hour.
  2. Matthew 9:28Πιστεύετε · Do you believe
    After Jesus had entered the house, the blind men came to Him. “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” He asked. “Yes, Lord,” they answered.
  3. Matthew 18:6πιστευόντων · believe
    But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be drowned in the depths of the sea.
  4. Matthew 21:22πιστεύοντες · If you believe
    If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer.”
  5. Matthew 21:25ἐπιστεύσατε · did you not believe
    What was the source of John’s baptism? Was it from heaven or from men?” They deliberated among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’
  6. Matthew 21:32ἐπιστεύσατε · you did not believe; ἐπίστευσαν · [did]; πιστεῦσαι · [and] believe
    For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors and prostitutes did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent and believe him.
  7. Matthew 24:23πιστεύσητε · believe [it]
    At that time, if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There He is!’ do not believe it.
  8. Matthew 24:26πιστεύσητε · believe [it]
    So if they tell you, ‘There He is, in the wilderness,’ do not go out, or, ‘Here He is, in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it.
  9. Matthew 27:42πιστεύσομεν · we will believe
    “He saved others, but He cannot save Himself. He is the King of Israel! Let Him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in Him.
  10. Mark 1:15πιστεύετε · believe
    “The time is fulfilled,” He said, “and the kingdom of God is near. Repent and believe in the gospel!”
  11. Mark 5:36πίστευε · believe
    But Jesus overheard their conversation and said to Jairus, “Do not be afraid; just believe.”
  12. Mark 9:23πιστεύοντι · believes
    “If You can?” echoed Jesus. “All things are possible to him who believes!”
  13. Mark 9:24Πιστεύω · I do believe
    Immediately the boy’s father cried out, “I do believe; help my unbelief!”
  14. Mark 9:42πιστευόντων · believe
    But if anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and to be thrown into the sea.
  15. Mark 11:23πιστεύῃ · believes
    “Truly I tell you that if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and has no doubt in his heart but believes that it will happen, it will be done for him.
  16. Mark 11:24πιστεύετε · believe
    Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
  17. Mark 11:31ἐπιστεύσατε · did you not believe
    They deliberated among themselves what they should answer: “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’
  18. Mark 13:21πιστεύετε · do not believe [it]
    At that time if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or ‘There He is!’ do not believe it.
  19. Mark 15:32πιστεύσωμεν · believe
    Let the Christ, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see and believe!” And even those who were crucified with Him berated Him.
  20. Mark 16:13ἐπίστευσαν · but they did not believe
    And they went back and reported it to the rest, but they did not believe them either.
  21. Mark 16:14ἐπίστευσαν · they did not believe
    Later, as they were eating, Jesus appeared to the Eleven and rebuked them for their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they did not believe those who had seen Him after He had risen.
  22. Mark 16:16πιστεύσας · believes
    Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned.
  23. Mark 16:17πιστεύσασιν · who believe
    And these signs will accompany those who believe: In My name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues;
  24. Luke 1:20ἐπίστευσας · you did not believe
    And now you will be silent and unable to speak until the day this comes to pass, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled at their proper time.”
  25. Luke 1:45πιστεύσασα · has believed
    Blessed is she who has believed that the Lord’s word to her will be fulfilled.”
  26. Luke 8:12πιστεύσαντες · they may not believe
    The seeds along the path are those who hear, but the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved.
  27. Luke 8:13πιστεύουσιν · believe
    The seeds on rocky ground are those who hear the word and receive it with joy, but they have no root. They believe for a season, but in the time of testing, they fall away.
  28. Luke 8:50πίστευσον · believe
    But Jesus overheard them and said to Jairus, “Do not be afraid; just believe, and she will be healed.”
  29. Luke 16:11πιστεύσει · will entrust
    So if you have not been faithful with worldly wealth, who will entrust you with true riches?
  30. Luke 20:5ἐπιστεύσατε · did you not believe
    They deliberated among themselves and said, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will ask, ‘Why did you not believe him?’
  31. Luke 22:67πιστεύσητε · you will not believe
    “If You are the Christ, tell us.” Jesus answered, “If I tell you, you will not believe.
  32. Luke 24:25πιστεύειν · to believe
    Then Jesus said to them, “O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets have spoken!
  33. John 1:7πιστεύσωσιν · might believe
    He came as a witness to testify about the Light, so that through him everyone might believe.
  34. John 1:12πιστεύουσιν · who believed
    But to all who did receive Him, to those who believed in His name, He gave the right to become children of God—
  35. John 1:50πιστεύεις · Do you believe
    Jesus said to him, “Do you believe just because I told you I saw you under the fig tree? You will see greater things than these.”
  36. John 2:11ἐπίστευσαν · believed
    Jesus performed this, the first of His signs, at Cana in Galilee. He thus revealed His glory, and His disciples believed in Him.
  37. John 2:22ἐπίστευσαν · they believed
    After He was raised from the dead, His disciples remembered that He had said this. Then they believed the Scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken.
  38. John 2:23ἐπίστευσαν · [and] believed
    While He was in Jerusalem at the Passover Feast, many people saw the signs He was doing and believed in His name.
  39. John 2:24ἐπίστευεν · entrust
    But Jesus did not entrust Himself to them, for He knew them all.
  40. John 3:12πιστεύετε · you do not believe; πιστεύσετε · will you believe
    If I have told you about earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you about heavenly things?
  41. John 3:15πιστεύων · believes
    …that everyone who believes in Him may have eternal life.
  42. John 3:16πιστεύων · believes
    For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.
  43. John 3:18πιστεύων · believes; πιστεύων · does not believe; πεπίστευκεν · he has not believed
    Whoever believes in Him is not condemned, but whoever does not believe has already been condemned, because he has not believed in the name of God’s one and only Son.
  44. John 3:36πιστεύων · believes
    Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. Whoever rejects the Son will not see life. Instead, the wrath of God remains on him.”
  45. John 4:21Πίστευέ · Believe
    “Believe Me, woman,” Jesus replied, “a time is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem.