Matthew 21:25:28Matt.21.25.W28TAB
ἐπιστεύσατε
episteusate
“you believed”
- Transliteration
- e-pi-STEU-sa-te
- Extended
- eh-pi-STEU-sah-teh
- IPA
- /e.piˈsteu.sa.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 | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Tau | t — as in top | |
| Epsilon | e — as in met (short) |
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The word
Word in context
- word
e-pi-STEU-sa-te
- clause
di-A TI OON ook e-pi-STEU-sa-te au-TÔI
- sentence
OI DE di-e-lo-YI-zon-to en he-au-TOIS LE-gon-tes e-AN EI-po-men eks oo-ra-NOO e-REI hê-MIN di-A TI OON ook e-pi-STEU-sa-te au-TÔI
Exegesis
The conclusion is a rhetorical question introduced by dia ti oun ouk episteusate autō {Διὰ τί οὖν οὐκ ἐπιστεύσατε αὐτῷ | Di-à tí oûn ouk e-pis-teú-sa-te au-tô̄} ‘why then did you not believe him?’ The sequence of fronted question, binary contrast, participial narration, and conditional–future interrogation underscores the leaders’ challenge and anticipated accountability.
Root and etymology
pisteuōpis-té-u-ō
“to trust, believe”
In context — Matthew 21:25
The baptism of John—where did it originate, from heaven or from men? And they were reasoning among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ He will say to us, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’”
About this coordinate
Matthew 21:25:28 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 28 of Matthew 21:25, so the Greek word ἐπιστεύσατε (episteusate) 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 Matt.21.25.W28, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.21.25.W28.S1) and character.