John 5:46:3John.5.46.W3TAB
ἐπιστεύετε
episteuete
“you believed”
- Transliteration
- e-pi-STEU-e-te
- Extended
- eh-pee-STEU-eh-teh
- IPA
- /e.pi.ˈsteu.e.te/
Meaning by language
- English
- you 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 | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-pi-STEU-e-te
- sentence
EI GAR e-pi-STEU-e-te Mô-y-SEI e-pi-STEU-e-te AN e-MOI pe-RI GAR e-MOO e-KEI-nos E-gra-psen
Exegesis
The imperfect indicative episteuete {ἐπιστεύετε | e-pis-TEU-e-te} appears twice, first with the dative Mousei {Μωϋσεῖ | Mōu-sei} and then, hypothetically, with the dative emoi {ἐμοί | e-MOI}, portraying belief as an ongoing or characteristic stance.
Root and etymology
pisteuopi–iota–sigma–tau–epsilon–upsilon–omega
“to trust, believe, have faith”
In context — John 5:46
For if you believed Moses , you would believe Me ; for that one wrote about Me.
About this coordinate
John 5:46:3 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 3 of John 5:46, so the Greek word ἐπιστεύετε (episteuete) 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.5.46.W3, which extends further down to each syllable (John.5.46.W3.S1) and character.