Acts 27:25:4Acts.27.25.W4TAB
πιστεύω
pisteyuô
“I believe”
- Transliteration
- pi-STEY-uô
- Extended
- pih-STEY-oo-oh
- IPA
- /piˈsteu̯ɔː/
Meaning by language
- English
- I believe
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 |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pi-STEY-uô
- sentence
di-O eu-thy-MEI-te AN-dres pi-STEY-uô gar tôi the-ÔI HO-ti HOU-tôs ES-tai kath HON TRO-pon le-LA-lê-TAI moi
Exegesis
Paul’s indicative pisteuo {πιστεύω | pisteúō} ‘I believe’ functions as the rationale, connected by gar {γὰρ | gàr} ‘for.’
Root and etymology
pistispi–iota–sigma–tau–iota–sigma
“faith, trust”
In context — Acts 27:25
Therefore, be of good cheer, men, for I believe God that it will happen just as it has been spoken to me.
About this coordinate
Acts 27:25:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of Acts 27:25, so the Greek word πιστεύω (pisteyuô) 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.27.25.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (Acts.27.25.W4.S1) and character.