ἐπιστώθης
pistóō
have become convinced
To make trustworthy, to render someone or something worthy of trust, to cause to be believed or to have confidence in; in passive forms, to become convinced, to be assured, to be trusted; also, to confirm or demonstrate the reliability or truth of something to another.
2 Timothy 3:14 · Word #8
Lexicon G4104
| Lemma | πιστόω |
| Transliteration | pistóō |
| Strong's | G4104 |
| Definition | To make trustworthy, to render someone or something worthy of trust, to cause to be believed or to have confidence in; in passive forms, to become convinced, to be assured, to be trusted; also, to confirm or demonstrate the reliability or truth of something to another. |
Morphology V AOR PASS IND 2P SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state of being |
| Tense | AOR — Aorist — Simple occurrence, often past |
| Voice | PASS — Passive — The subject receives the action |
| Mood | IND — Indicative — States a fact or reality |
| Person | 2P — 2nd person — The one spoken to ("you") |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | have become convinced |
| Literal | you-were-assured |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | πιστόω |
| Strong's | G4104 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G4104-01
you were assured
| Morphological Notes | Verb; aorist tense (simple completed action), passive voice (subject receives the action), indicative mood, 2nd person singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The aorist passive indicative, second person singular, indicates a completed action received by the subject: the subject was caused to have assurance or confidence. "You were assured" preserves the passive voice and reflects the causative sense of making someone confident or certain. |
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SILEX v2
SIBI-P2 (Context-Aware)
you were assured
| Same as P1 | Yes |
| Rationale | P1 'you were assured' is an appropriate rendering of the passive; alternative 'became convinced' would also fit, but both are accurate per SILEX. P1 is already correct. |