Acts 13:39:5Acts.13.39.W5TAB
πιστεύων
pisteyōn
“believing”
- Transliteration
- pi-STEY-ōn
- Extended
- pih-STEY-ohn
- IPA
- /pisˈteu̯.ɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- believing
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| 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 | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pi-STEY-ōn
- sentence
en TOU-tō PAS ho pi-STEY-ōn di-kai-OU-tai
Exegesis
The generic subject pas ho pisteuōn {πᾶς ὁ πιστεύων | pâs ho pistéuōn} uses the article plus a present participle to denote anyone whose defining stance is ongoing faith.
Root and etymology
pisteuōpi–iota–sigma–tau–epsilon–upsilon–omega
“to believe, to trust”
In context — Acts 13:39
In Him , everyone who believes is justified from all things, from which you could not be justified in the law of Moses.
About this coordinate
Acts 13:39:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of Acts 13:39, so the Greek word πιστεύων (pisteyōn) 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 Acts.13.39.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.13.39.W5.S1) and character.