John 4:39:7John.4.39.W7TAB
ἐπίστευσαν
episteusan
“{they} believed”
- Transliteration
- e-PI-steu-san
- Extended
- eh-PI-steu-sahn
- IPA
- /e.ˈpis.teu.san/
Meaning by language
- English
- {they} 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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Word in context
- word
e-PI-steu-san
- sentence
ek de tês PO-le-os e-KEI-nēs pol-LOI e-PI-steu-san eis au-TON tôn sa-ma-ri-TÔN di-A ton LO-gon tês gy-nai-KOS mar-ty-ROU-sēs HO-ti ei-PEN moi PAN-ta HA e-POI-Ê-sa
Exegesis
The main verb episteusan {ἐπίστευσαν | e-pí-steu-san} ‘they believed’ is aorist indicative, portraying their faith as a definite response.
In context — John 4:39
And from that city many of the Samaritans believed in Him because of the word of the woman who was bearing witness, “He told me all that I did.”
About this coordinate
John 4:39:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of John 4:39, 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.4.39.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (John.4.39.W7.S1) and character.