ἐπίστευσεν
episteusen
believed
from πίστις; to have faith (in, upon, or with respect to, a person or thing), i.e. credit; by implication, to entrust (especially one's spiritual well-being to Christ):--believe(-r), commit (to trust), put in trust with.
Acts 8:13 · Word #6
Lexicon G4100
| Lemma | πιστεύω |
| Transliteration | pisteúō |
| Strong's | G4100 |
| In-context | believed |
| Literal | believed |
Morphology V AOR ACT IND 3P SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state of being |
| Tense | AOR — Aorist — Simple occurrence, often past |
| Voice | ACT — Active — The subject performs the action |
| Mood | IND — Indicative — States a fact or reality |
| Person | 3P — 3rd person — The one spoken about ("he/she/it/they") |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | πιστεύω |
| Strong's | G4100 |
SIBI-P1 G4100-09
he/she/it was placing trust
| Morphological Notes | Verb; imperfect tense; active voice; indicative mood; third person singular. The imperfect denotes past continuous or repeated action, viewed as ongoing in past time. |
| Rendering Rationale | The verb πιστεύω derives from πίστις (faith, trust) and fundamentally means to place trust or confidence in someone or something. The imperfect active indicative, third person singular form (ἐπίστευσεν as tagged) is rendered "was placing trust" to reflect ongoing or continuous past action in active voice, preserving both the root idea of trust and the imperfect tense’s durative nuance. |
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Words from Root πιστεύω (to trust, to have faith, to rely upon, to entrust, to place confidence in)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
G4100-01 |
episteuen | he/she/it was placing trust |
G4100-02 |
episteuete | you were trusting |
G4100-03 |
episteuon | they were placing trust |
Word Usage (244 occurrences of G4100)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew 8:13 | ἐπίστευσας | episteusas | |
| Matthew 9:28 | πιστεύετε | pisteuete | |
| Matthew 18:6 | πιστευόντων | pisteuonton |