John 7:38:2John.7.38.W2TAB
πιστεύων
pisteuōn
“believer”
- Transliteration
- pi-STEU-ōn
- Extended
- pi-STEU-ôôn
- IPA
- /pi.ˈsteu.ɔːn/
Meaning by language
- English
- believer
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 | |
| Omega | o — same as omicron | |
| Nu | n — as in new |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pi-STEU-ōn
- sentence
ho pi-STEU-ōn eis e-ME ka-THŌS EI-pen hê gra-PHÊ po-ta-MOI ek TÊS koi-LEE-as au-TOU RHEU-sou-sin HY-da-tos DZÔN-tos
Exegesis
The sentence opens with ho pisteuon {ὁ πιστεύων | ho pis-teú-ōn} as a substantival participle, so the believer is presented as a defined person rather than as an abstract idea.
Root and etymology
peithopi epsilon iota theta omega
“to persuade, to trust”
In context — John 7:38
The one who believes in Me , just as the Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from his inner being.
About this coordinate
John 7:38:2 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 2 of John 7:38, so the Greek word πιστεύων (pisteuōn) 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.7.38.W2, which extends further down to each syllable (John.7.38.W2.S1) and character.