John 12:44:7John.12.44.W7TAB
πιστεύων
pisteuōn
“believing”
- Transliteration
- pi-STEU-ōn
- Extended
- pih-STEH-oo-ohn
- IPA
- /piˈsteu.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-STEU-ōn
- sentence
ee-ay-SOOS de E-kra-ksen KAI EI-pen ho pi-STEU-ōn eis e-ME ou pi-STEUEI eis e-ME al-LA eis ton PEM-psan-TA me
Exegesis
The clause is fronted by the substantival participle ho pisteuon {Ὁ πιστεύων | ho pis-TEÚ-ōn} “the one believing,” using a present participle to portray believing as an ongoing disposition rather than a single moment.
Root and etymology
pistispi–iota–sigma–tau–iota–sigma
“to believe, to trust, to rely on”
In context — John 12:44
And Jesus cried out and said, “The one who believes in Me does not believe in Me, but in Him who sent Me.”
About this coordinate
John 12:44:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of John 12:44, so the Greek word πιστεύων (pisteuōn) 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 John.12.44.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (John.12.44.W7.S1) and character.