ἐπίστευσαν

pisteúō

believed

To trust, to believe, to consider something or someone as trustworthy or reliable. The verb primarily indicates the act of believing or having confidence in the truth, reliability, or trustworthiness of something or someone. Contextually, it may range from accepting a statement as true, to placing personal trust in a person (such as a leader or deity), to formally entrusting something valuable, including responsibility or information, to another.

G4100

John 2:11 · Word #18

Lexicon G4100

Lemmaπιστεύω
Transliterationpisteúō
Strong'sG4100
DefinitionTo trust, to believe, to consider something or someone as trustworthy or reliable. The verb primarily indicates the act of believing or having confidence in the truth, reliability, or trustworthiness of something or someone. Contextually, it may range from accepting a statement as true, to placing personal trust in a person (such as a leader or deity), to formally entrusting something valuable, including responsibility or information, to another.

Morphology V AOR ACT IND 3P PL 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 PL — Plural — More than one

Common Translation

Phrasebelieved
Literalbelieved

Lexical Info

Lemmaπιστεύω
Strong'sG4100

SIBI-P1 Translation G4100-06

they trusted

Morphological NotesVerb; aorist tense (simple/completed past), active voice, indicative mood, third person plural.
Rendering RationaleThe aorist active indicative, third person plural, denotes a completed action in the past performed by a plural subject. "They trusted" preserves the core sense of placing confidence in someone or something while reflecting the simple past aspect of the aorist.

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