John 5:47:12John.5.47.W12TAB
πιστεύσετε;
pisteusete
“will you believe”
- Transliteration
- pi-STEU-se-te
- Extended
- pi-STEU-seh-teh
- IPA
- /pi.ˈsteu.se.te/
Meaning by language
- English
- will you 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 | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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Word in context
- word
pi-STEU-se-te
- sentence
ei DE TOIS e-KEI-noo GRAM-ma-sin oo pi-STEU-e-te PÔS TOIS e-MOIS RHÊ-ma-sin pi-STEU-se-te
Exegesis
The future indicative pisteusete {πιστεύσετε | pisteúsēte} shifts the timeframe to future response, implying that failure to accept Moses’ writings logically precludes future belief in Jesus’ teaching.
In context — John 5:47
But if you do not believe his writings , how will you believe My words?
About this coordinate
John 5:47:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of John 5:47, so the Greek word πιστεύσετε; (pisteusete) 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.5.47.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (John.5.47.W12.S1) and character.