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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Result
Πί + στε + υέ
pi + steu + e
pisteue

Alphabet Analysis

Pip — as in pet
Iotai — as in machine
Sigmas — as in sit
Taut — as in top
Epsilone — as in met (short)
Upsiloni — as in machine
Epsilone — as in met (short)

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  1. word

    PI-steu-e

  2. 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 contextJohn 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.