John 5:47:7John.5.47.W7TAB
πιστεύετε
pisteuete
“you believe”
- Transliteration
- pi-STEU-e-te
- Extended
- pi-STEU-eh-teh
- IPA
- /pi.ˈsteu.e.te/
Meaning by language
- English
- you believe
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
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 | |
| 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
pi-STEU-e-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 dative phrase tois ekeinou grammasin {τοῖς ἐκείνου γράμμασιν | toîs ekéinou grámmasin} functions as the object of the verb pisteuete {πιστεύετε | pisteúete} by dative of respect, describing belief “with respect to” or “in” his writings, contextually Moses. The present indicative pisteuete presents their unbelief in those writings as an ongoing reality.
Root and etymology
pisteuopi–iota–sigma–tau–epsilon–upsilon–omega
“to trust, believe, have faith”
In context — John 5:47
But if you do not believe his writings , how will you believe My words?
About this coordinate
John 5:47:7 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 7 of John 5:47, so the Greek word πιστεύετε (pisteuete) 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.W7, which extends further down to each syllable (John.5.47.W7.S1) and character.