1 Corinthians 15:11:101 Cor.15.11.W10TAB
ἐπιστεύσατε
episteusate
“you believed”
- Transliteration
- e-pi-STEU-sa-te
- Extended
- eh-pih-STEH-oo-sah-teh
- IPA
- /e.piˈsteu.sa.te/
Meaning by language
- English
- you believed
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Pi | p — as in pet | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-pi-STEU-sa-te
- sentence
EI-te OUN e-GÔ EI-te e-KEI-noi HOU-tōs kê-RYSS-so-men KAI HOU-tōs e-pi-STEU-sa-te
Exegesis
The first houtos {οὕτως | hoútōs} modifies kerussomen {κηρύσσομεν | kērússomen}, and the second houtos {οὕτως | hoútōs} modifies episteusate {ἐπιστεύσατε | episteúsate}, establishing a chiastic balance that highlights the parallel between the manner of preaching and the act of believing. The present indicative kerussomen conveys ongoing, characteristic proclamation, while the aorist episteusate marks a decisive historical believing. The structure subordinates individual identities (ego, ekeinoi) to the shared message (houtos…kerussomen) and its effect (houtos…episteusate).
Root and etymology
pisteuōpi–iota–sigma–tau–epsilon–upsilon–omega
“to believe, trust, rely on”
In context — 1 Corinthians 15:11
So then, whether it is I or they, this is what we proclaim , and this is how you believed .
About this coordinate
1 Corinthians 15:11:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of 1 Corinthians 15:11, so the Greek word ἐπιστεύσατε (episteusate) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written 1 Cor.15.11.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (1 Cor.15.11.W10.S1) and character.