John 3:12:8John.3.12.W8TAB
πιστεύετε
pisteuete
“you believe”
- Transliteration
- pi-STEU-e-te
- Extended
- pi-STEU-eh-teh
- IPA
- /pi.ˈsteu.e.te/
Meaning by language
- English
- you believe
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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 | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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Word in context
- word
pi-STEU-e-te
- sentence
ei TA e-PI-gei-a EI-pon hy-MEEN KAI ou pi-STEU-e-te PÔS e-AN EI-pô hy-MEEN TA e-pou-RA-ni-a pi-STEU-se-te
Exegesis
The clause ou pisteuete {οὐ πιστεύετε | ou pisteuete} ‘you do not believe’ names the present refusal that blocks the next step, while pōs {πῶς | pōs} ‘how’ turns the whole statement into a rhetorical question whose implied answer is that belief in deeper revelation is not forthcoming.
In context — John 3:12
If I spoke to you about things on earth and you do not believe, how will you believe if I should speak to you about heavenly things?
About this coordinate
John 3:12:8 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 8 of John 3:12, so the Greek word πιστεύετε (pisteuete) 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.3.12.W8, which extends further down to each syllable (John.3.12.W8.S1) and character.