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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. 2 Corinthians 4:13πιστεύομεν · believe
    And in keeping with what is written, “I believed, therefore I have spoken,” we who have the same spirit of faith also believe and therefore speak,
  2. Galatians 2:7πεπίστευμαι · I had been entrusted [to preach]
    On the contrary, they saw that I had been entrusted to preach the gospel to the uncircumcised, just as Peter had been to the circumcised.
  3. Galatians 2:16ἐπιστεύσαμεν · have believed
    …know that a man is not justified by works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ. So we, too, have believed in Christ Jesus, that we may be justified by faith in Christ and not by works of the law, because by works of the law no one will be justified.
  4. Galatians 3:6ἐπίστευσεν · believed
    So also, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness.”
  5. Galatians 3:22πιστεύουσιν · believe
    But the Scripture pronounces all things confined by sin, so that by faith in Jesus Christ the promise might be given to those who believe.
  6. Ephesians 1:13πιστεύσαντες · believed
    And in Him, having heard and believed the word of truth—the gospel of your salvation—you were sealed with the promised Holy Spirit,
  7. Ephesians 1:19πιστεύοντας · believe
    …and the surpassing greatness of His power to us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of His mighty strength,
  8. Philippians 1:29πιστεύειν · to believe
    For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for Him,
  9. 1 Thessalonians 1:7πιστεύουσιν · believers
    As a result, you have become an example to all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia.
  10. 1 Thessalonians 2:4πιστευθῆναι · to be entrusted with
    Instead, we speak as those approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, not in order to please men but God, who examines our hearts.
  11. 1 Thessalonians 2:10πιστεύουσιν · believed
    You are witnesses, and so is God, of how holy, righteous, and blameless our conduct was among you who believed.
  12. 1 Thessalonians 2:13πιστεύουσιν · believe
    And we continually thank God because, when you received the word of God that you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as it truly is, the word of God, which is also now at work in you who believe.
  13. 1 Thessalonians 4:14πιστεύομεν · we believe
    For since we believe that Jesus died and rose again, we also believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in Him.
  14. 2 Thessalonians 1:10πιστεύσασιν · have believed; ἐπιστεύθη · who have believed
    …on the day He comes to be glorified in His saints and regarded with wonder by all who have believed, including you who have believed our testimony.
  15. 2 Thessalonians 2:11πιστεῦσαι · believe
    For this reason God will send them a powerful delusion so that they believe the lie,
  16. 2 Thessalonians 2:12πιστεύσαντες · have disbelieved
    …in order that judgment may come upon all who have disbelieved the truth and delighted in wickedness.
  17. 1 Timothy 1:11ἐπιστεύθην · have been entrusted
    …that agrees with the glorious gospel of the blessed God, with which I have been entrusted.
  18. 1 Timothy 1:16πιστεύειν · believe
    But for this very reason I was shown mercy, so that in me, the worst of sinners, Christ Jesus might display His perfect patience as an example to those who would believe in Him for eternal life.
  19. 1 Timothy 3:16ἐπιστεύθη · was believed in
    By common confession, the mystery of godliness is great: He appeared in the flesh, was vindicated by the Spirit, was seen by angels, was proclaimed among the nations, was believed in throughout the world, was taken up in glory.
  20. 2 Timothy 1:12πεπίστευκα · I have believed
    For this reason, even though I suffer as I do, I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him for that day.
  21. Titus 1:3ἐπιστεύθην · entrusted
    In His own time He has made His word evident in the proclamation entrusted to me by the command of God our Savior.
  22. Titus 3:8πεπιστευκότες · have believed
    This saying is trustworthy. And I want you to emphasize these things, so that those who have believed God will take care to devote themselves to good deeds. These things are excellent and profitable for the people.
  23. Hebrews 4:3πιστεύσαντες · have believed
    Now we who have believed enter that rest. As for the others, it is just as God has said: “So I swore on oath in My anger, ‘They shall never enter My rest.’” And yet His works have been finished since the foundation of the world.
  24. Hebrews 11:6πιστεῦσαι · believe
    And without faith it is impossible to please God. For anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him.
  25. James 2:19πιστεύεις · believe; πιστεύουσιν · believe [that]
    You believe that God is one. Good for you! Even the demons believe that—and shudder.
  26. James 2:23Ἐπίστευσεν · believed
    And the Scripture was fulfilled that says, “Abraham believed God, and it was credited to him as righteousness,” and he was called a friend of God.
  27. 1 Peter 1:8πιστεύοντες · you believe
    Though you have not seen Him, you love Him; and though you do not see Him now, you believe in Him and rejoice with an inexpressible and glorious joy,
  28. 1 Peter 2:6πιστεύων · believes
    For it stands in Scripture: “See, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”
  29. 1 Peter 2:7πιστεύουσιν · believe
    To you who believe, then, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe, “The stone the builders rejected has become the cornerstone,”
  30. 1 John 3:23πιστεύσωμεν · we should believe
    And this is His commandment: that we should believe in the name of His Son, Jesus Christ, and we should love one another just as He commanded us.
  31. 1 John 4:1πιστεύετε · do not believe
    Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.
  32. 1 John 4:16πεπιστεύκαμεν · believe
    And we have come to know and believe the love that God has for us. God is love; whoever abides in love abides in God, and God in him.
  33. 1 John 5:1πιστεύων · believes
    Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ has been born of God, and everyone who loves the Father also loves those born of Him.
  34. 1 John 5:5πιστεύων · believes
    Who then overcomes the world? Only he who believes that Jesus is the Son of God.
  35. 1 John 5:10πιστεύων · believes; πιστεύων · does not believe; πεπίστευκεν · he has not believed
    Whoever believes in the Son of God has this testimony within him; whoever does not believe God has made Him out to be a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has given about His Son.
  36. 1 John 5:13πιστεύουσιν · believe
    I have written these things to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life.
  37. Jude 1:5πιστεύσαντας · did not believe
    Although you are fully aware of this, I want to remind you that after Jesus had delivered His people out of the land of Egypt, He destroyed those who did not believe.