John 16:9:6John.16.9.W6TAB
πιστεύουσιν
pisteuousin
“believe”
- Transliteration
- pis-TEU-ou-sin
- Extended
- pis-TEU-oo-sin
- IPA
- /pisˈteu.u.sin/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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 | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Upsilon | i — as in machine | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
pis-TEU-ou-sin
- phraseyour reading level
HO-ti oo pis-TEU-ou-sin eis e-ME
- sentence
pe-RI ha-mar-TI-as MEN HO-ti oo pis-TEU-ou-sin eis e-ME
Exegesis
The negated present verb pisteuousin {πιστεύουσιν | pisteúousin} portrays continuing unbelief rather than a single act of doubt, and eis eme {εἰς ἐμέ | eis emé} presents belief as movement toward Jesus personally.
In context — John 16:9
As to sin , indeed, the reason is that they do not believe in Me .
About this coordinate
John 16:9:6 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 6 of John 16:9, so the Greek word πιστεύουσιν (pisteuousin) 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.16.9.W6, which extends further down to each syllable (John.16.9.W6.S1) and character.