John 6:40:16John.6.40.W16TAB
πιστεύων
pisteūōn
“believing”
- Transliteration
- pi-STEŪ-ōn
- Extended
- pih-STEH-oo-ohn
- IPA
- /pisˈteu.ɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- believing
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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 | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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Word in context
- word
pi-STEŪ-ōn
- sentence
TOU-to GAR ES-tin to THE-le-ma tou pa-TROS mou HI-na PAS ho the-ô-RŌN ton hy-ON KAI pi-STEŪ-ōn eis au-TON E-khê dzō-ÊN ai-Ō-ni-on KAI a-na-STÊ-sô au-TON e-GÔ tê es-KHA-tê hê-ME-ra
Exegesis
Within the hina-clause, the structure pas ho theōrōn ton huion kai pisteuōn eis auton {πᾶς ὁ θεωρῶν τὸν υἱὸν καὶ πιστεύων εἰς αὐτὸν | pâs ho the-ō-rôn tón hui-ón kaí pis-teú-ōn eis au-tón} uses pas ho plus present participles as substantives, meaning “everyone who is seeing” and “believing,” describing an ongoing response to the Son.
Root and etymology
pistpi–iota–sigma–tau
“to believe, trust, have faith”
In context — John 6:40
For this is the will of My Father , that everyone who beholds the Son and believes in Him may have everlasting life, and I Myself will raise him up on the last day.
About this coordinate
John 6:40:16 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 16 of John 6:40, so the Greek word πιστεύων (pisteūōn) 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.6.40.W16, which extends further down to each syllable (John.6.40.W16.S1) and character.