John 4:21:5John.4.21.W5TAB
Πίστευέ
pisteue
“believe”
- Transliteration
- PI-steu-e
- Extended
- PI-steu-e
- IPA
- /ˈpis.teu.e/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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) |
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Word in context
- word
PI-steu-e
- sentence
LE-gei au-TÊI ho ee-ay-SOOS PI-steu-e moi GY-nai HO-ti ER-khe-tai HÔ-ra HO-te OO-te en tôi O-rei TOU-toi OO-te en hi-e-ro-so-LY-mois pros-ky-NÊ-se-te tôi pa-TRI
Exegesis
The imperative pisteue {Πίστευέ | pí-steu-e} fronted early in the clause establishes an exhortation to personal trust in what follows.
In context — John 4:21
Jesus said to her, “Woman, believe Me, the hour is coming when neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem will you worship the Father .”
About this coordinate
John 4:21:5 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 5 of John 4:21, so the Greek word Πίστευέ (pisteue) 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.4.21.W5, which extends further down to each syllable (John.4.21.W5.S1) and character.