John 3:18:10John.3.18.W10TAB
πιστεύων
pisteuôn
“believer”
- Transliteration
- pi-STEU-ôn
- Extended
- pi-STEU-ôn
- IPA
- /pi.ˈsteu.ɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- believer
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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 | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
pi-STEU-ôn
- sentence
ho pi-STEU-ôn eis au-TON ou KRI-ne-tai ho de MÊ pi-STEU-ôn Ê-dê KE-kri-tai HO-ti MÊ pe-PI-STEU-ken eis to O-no-ma TOU mo-no-ge-NOOS hy-OU TOU the-OU
Exegesis
The verse begins with the articular participle ho pisteuon {ὁ πιστεύων | ho pisteúōn} ‘the one who believes,’ which functions substantively as the subject of the first clause.
A second substantival participle, ho de me pisteuon {ὁ δὲ μὴ πιστεύων | ho dè mē pisteúōn} ‘but the one who does not believe,’ creates the stark contrast introduced by de {δὲ | de}.
Root and etymology
peithopi-epsilon-iota-theta-omega
“to persuade, trust”
In context — John 3:18
The person who believes in Him does not face judgment , but the person who does not believe has already been judged, because he has not believed in the name of the only-begotten Son of God .
About this coordinate
John 3:18:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of John 3:18, so the Greek word πιστεύων (pisteuôn) 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.3.18.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (John.3.18.W10.S1) and character.