Greek · Strong's G4100 · Verb

πιστεύω

pisteuō

to trust (in)

245times used
218verses
21books

How it's translated

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 Rom.4:5; Ellic. on 1Ti.1:16; Abbott, JV, 19-80): absol., Mat.24:23, 26 Mrk.13:21, 1Co.11:18; with accusative of thing(s), Act.13:41, 1Co.13:7; with dative of person(s) (to believe what one says), Mrk.16:[13, 14], 1Jn.4:1; τ. ψεύδει, 2Th.2:11; περί . . . ὅτι, Jhn.9:18; esp…

The forms it takes

Tense

  • Present 47% ongoing or repeated action
  • Aorist 41% a whole action, seen as complete
  • Perfect 7% done, and still standing
  • Imperfect 3% ongoing action in the past
  • Future 2% something still to come
  • Pluperfect <1% had been done, with results then

Mood and form

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Its meaning group

Hold a View, Believe, Trust › Be a Believer, Christian Faith 39% of uses

Hold a View, Believe, Trust › Trust, Rely 30% of uses

Hold a View, Believe, Trust › Believe To Be True 27% of uses

Help, Care For › Entrust To the Care Of 3% of uses

Words with a similar meaning

Between Hebrew and Greek

In the Greek Old Testament (the Septuagint), this word translates these Hebrew words, which helps show what New Testament writers heard in it:

Where it appears

Matthewacross the New TestamentRevelation

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Every verse

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