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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Result
πι + στεῦ + σαι
pi + steu + sai
pisteusai

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
Sigmas — as in sit
Alphaah — as in father
Iotai — as in machine

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  1. word

    pi-STEU-sai

  2. 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 contextJohn 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.