John 5:44:4John.5.44.W4TAB
πιστεῦσαι
pisteusai
“to believe”
- Transliteration
- pi-STEU-sai
- Extended
- pi-STEU-sai
- IPA
- /piˈsteu.sai/
Meaning by language
- English
- to 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 | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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Word in context
- word
pi-STEU-sai
- sentence
PŌS DY-nas-the hy-MEIS pi-STEU-sai DO-ksan par al-LÊ-lōn lam-BA-non-tes kai tēn DO-ksan tēn pa-RA tou MO-nou the-OU ou dzē-TEI-te
Exegesis
The finite verb dynasthe {δύνασθε | dý-na-sthe} ‘you are able’ followed by the infinitive pisteusai {πιστεῦσαι | pis-teû-sai} ‘to believe’ forms a verb–complement structure, so the question concerns their ability to exercise faith at all.
In context — John 5:44
How are you able to believe, when you receive glory from one another and do not seek the glory that is from the only God ?
About this coordinate
John 5:44:4 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 4 of John 5:44, so the Greek word πιστεῦσαι (pisteusai) 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.5.44.W4, which extends further down to each syllable (John.5.44.W4.S1) and character.