Matthew 21:32:28Matt.21.32.W28TAB
πιστεῦσαι
pisteusai
“believe”
- Transliteration
- pi-STEU-sai
- Extended
- pi-STEU-sai
- IPA
- /piˈsteu.sai/
Meaning by language
- English
- 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 | |
| Sigma | s — as in sit | |
| Alpha | ah — as in father | |
| Iota | i — as in machine |
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The word
Word in context
- word
pi-STEU-sai
- clause
hy-MEIS DE i-DON-tes ou-DE me-te-me-LÊ-thê-te HY-ste-ron TOU pi-STEU-sai au-TÔ
- sentence
ÊL-then GAR i-ô-AN-nês PROS hy-MAS en ho-DÔ di-kai-o-SY-nês KAI ouk e-pi-STEU-sa-te au-TÔ oi DE te-LÔ-nai KAI ai POR-nai e-PI-steu-san au-TÔ hy-MEIS DE i-DON-tes ou-DE me-te-me-LÊ-thê-te HY-ste-ron TOU pi-STEU-sai au-TÔ
Exegesis
In the final clause the articular infinitive τοῦ πιστεῦσαι {τοῦ πιστεῦσαι | tou pisteusai} articulates purpose regarding belief.
In context — Matthew 21:32
For John came to you in the way of righteousness , and you did not believe him; but the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him. You, however, after seeing this, did not repent later so as to believe him.
About this coordinate
Matthew 21:32:28 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 28 of Matthew 21:32, so the Greek word πιστεῦσαι (pisteusai) 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.21.32.W28, which extends further down to each syllable (Matt.21.32.W28.S1) and character.