John 17:8:20John.17.8.W20TAB
ἐπίστευσαν
episteusan
“believed”
- Transliteration
- e-PI-steu-san
- Extended
- eh-PI-steu-sahn
- IPA
- /eˈpi.steu.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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 | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-PI-steu-san
- phraseyour reading level
KAI e-PI-steu-san HO-ti SY me a-PE-stei-las
- sentence
HO-ti ta RHÊ-ma-ta HA E-dô-KAS moi DE-dô-ka au-TOIS KAI au-TOI E-la-bon KAI EG-nô-san a-lê-THÔS HO-ti pa-RA SOO eks-ÊL-thon KAI e-PI-steu-san HO-ti SY me a-PE-stei-las
Exegesis
The coordinated aorists elabon {ἔλαβον | e-lá-bon}, egnōsan {ἔγνωσαν | e-gnō-san}, and episteusan {ἐπίστευσαν | e-pi-steu-san} form a progression from reception to recognition to belief, so faith emerges from contact with the words rather than from detached speculation.
Root and etymology
sossós
“yours, belonging to you”
In context — John 17:8
Because the words You gave Me, I have delivered them to them; they received them and truly knew that I came out from You, and they believed that You sent Me.
About this coordinate
John 17:8:20 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 20 of John 17:8, so the Greek word ἐπίστευσαν (episteusan) 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.17.8.W20, which extends further down to each syllable (John.17.8.W20.S1) and character.