John 4:50:10John.4.50.W10TAB
ἐπίστευσεν
episteusen
“{He} believed”
- Transliteration
- e-PI-steu-sen
- Extended
- eh-PI-steu-sehn
- IPA
- /e.ˈpis.teu.sen/
Meaning by language
- English
- {He} believed
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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 | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
e-PI-steu-sen
- sentence
LE-gei au-TOI HO ee-ay-SOOS po-REU-ou HO hy-OS sou DZÊ e-PI-steu-sen HO AN-thrô-pos TOI LO-gôi HON EI-pen au-TOI HO ee-ay-SOOS kai e-po-REU-e-to
Exegesis
The narrative then moves to the response: episteusen ho anthrōpos {ἐπίστευσεν ὁ ἄνθρωπος | e-pí-steu-sen ho án-thrō-pos} ‘the man believed’ places the aorist verb first for emphasis, highlighting a decisive act of trust.
In context — John 4:50
Jesus said to him, “Go; your son lives.” The man believed the word that Jesus had said to him, and he was going.
About this coordinate
John 4:50:10 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 10 of John 4:50, so the Greek word ἐπίστευσεν (episteusen) 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.4.50.W10, which extends further down to each syllable (John.4.50.W10.S1) and character.