For an Informed Love of God
Bill Mounce
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πιστεύω
Vocabulary form:
πιστεύω
Definition:
I believe, trust
Erasmian:
Modern:
Frequency:
241
GK:
4409
Notes:
pisteuvw can take a direct object in either the dative or accusative. It is the cognate verb of the noun pivstiV and adjective pistovV.
Biblical Concordance
| Matthew 8:13 | And Jesus said to the centurion, “Go; it will be done for you just as you believed.” (episteusas | ἐπίστευσας | aor act ind 2 sg) And his servant was healed at that very hour. |
| Matthew 9:28 | When he had gone into the house, the blind men came to him; and Jesus said to them, “Do you believe (pisteuete | πιστεύετε | pres act ind 2 pl) that I am able to do this?” They said to him, “Yes, Lord.” |
| Matthew 18:6 | But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe (pisteuontōn | πιστευόντων | pres act ptcp gen pl masc) in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a large millstone hung around his neck and be drowned far out at sea. |
| Matthew 21:22 | And whatever you ask in prayer, if you believe (pisteuontes | πιστεύοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), you will receive.” |
| Matthew 21:25 | The baptism of John, where did it come from? From heaven or from man?” They reasoned among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say to us, ‘Why then did (episteusate | ἐπιστεύσατε | aor act ind 2 pl) you (episteusate | ἐπιστεύσατε | aor act ind 2 pl) not believe (episteusate | ἐπιστεύσατε | aor act ind 2 pl) him?’ |
| Matthew 21:32 | For John came to show you the way of righteousness, and you (episteusate | ἐπιστεύσατε | aor act ind 2 pl) did (episteusate | ἐπιστεύσατε | aor act ind 2 pl) not believe (episteusate | ἐπιστεύσατε | aor act ind 2 pl) him; but tax collectors and prostitutes did believe (episteusan | ἐπίστευσαν | aor act ind 3 pl). And even when you saw it, you did not change your minds and believe (pisteusai | πιστεῦσαι | aor act inf ) him. |
| Matthew 24:23 | Then if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or, ‘There he is!’ Do (pisteusēte | πιστεύσητε | aor act subj 2 pl) not believe (pisteusēte | πιστεύσητε | aor act subj 2 pl) him. |
| Matthew 24:26 | So, if they say to you, ‘There he is, out in the wilderness!’ do not go out; or, ‘Here he is, in the inner rooms!’ do (pisteusēte | πιστεύσητε | aor act subj 2 pl) not believe (pisteusēte | πιστεύσητε | aor act subj 2 pl) it. |
| Matthew 27:42 | “He saved others, but he cannot save himself! He is the king of Israel! Let him now come down from the cross, and we will believe (pisteusomen | πιστεύσομεν | fut act ind 1 pl) in him! |
| Mark 1:15 | and saying, “The time is fulfilled and is at hand; the kingdom of God is at hand; repent and believe (pisteuete | πιστεύετε | pres act imperative 2 pl) in the gospel.” |
| Mark 5:36 | But Jesus, ignoring what was said, said to the synagogue official, “Do not be afraid; only believe.” (pisteue | πίστευε | pres act imperative 2 sg) |
| Mark 9:23 | And Jesus said to him, “‘If you can’! All things are possible for the one who has faith.” (pisteuonti | πιστεύοντι | pres act ptcp dat sg masc) |
| Mark 9:24 | Immediately the father of the boy cried out and said, “I believe (pisteuō | πιστεύω | pres act ind 1 sg); help my unbelief!” |
| Mark 9:42 | “And whoever causes one of these little ones who believe (pisteuontōn | πιστευόντων | pres act ptcp gen pl masc) in me to sin, it would be better for him if a large millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea. |
| Mark 11:23 | I tell you the truth, that if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and cast into the sea,’ and does not waver in his heart but believes (pisteuē | πιστεύῃ | pres act subj 3 sg) that what he says will happen, it will be done for him. |
| Mark 11:24 | For this reason I tell you, whatever you pray and ask for, believe (pisteuete | πιστεύετε | pres act imperative 2 pl) that you have received it, and it will be yours. |
| Mark 11:31 | So they discussed it among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Why then did (episteusate | ἐπιστεύσατε | aor act ind 2 pl) you (episteusate | ἐπιστεύσατε | aor act ind 2 pl) not believe (episteusate | ἐπιστεύσατε | aor act ind 2 pl) him?’ |
| Mark 13:21 | And then if someone should say to you, ‘Look, here is the Christ!’ or, ‘Look, there he is!’ — do (pisteuete | πιστεύετε | pres act imperative 2 pl) not believe (pisteuete | πιστεύετε | pres act imperative 2 pl) it. |
| Mark 15:32 | Let the Christ, the king of Israel come down now from the cross, so that we may see and believe.” (pisteusōmen | πιστεύσωμεν | aor act subj 1 pl) And those crucified with him were reviling him. |
| Mark 16:13 | And when they returned, they reported it to the others; but they (episteusan | ἐπίστευσαν | aor act ind 3 pl) refused to (episteusan | ἐπίστευσαν | aor act ind 3 pl) believe (episteusan | ἐπίστευσαν | aor act ind 3 pl) them. |
| Mark 16:14 | Later he appeared to the eleven themselves as they were reclining at table; and he reproached their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they (episteusan | ἐπίστευσαν | aor act ind 3 pl) had (episteusan | ἐπίστευσαν | aor act ind 3 pl) refused to (episteusan | ἐπίστευσαν | aor act ind 3 pl) believe (episteusan | ἐπίστευσαν | aor act ind 3 pl) those who had seen him resurrected. |
| Mark 16:16 | The one who believes (pisteusas | πιστεύσας | aor act ptcp nom sg masc) and is baptized will be saved, but the one who refuses to believe will be condemned. |
| Mark 16:17 | And these signs will accompany those who believe: (pisteusasin | πιστεύσασιν | aor act ptcp dat pl masc) in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak in new tongues; |
| Luke 1:20 | And now you will be reduced to silence and not be able to speak until the day in which these things happen, because you (episteusas | ἐπίστευσας | aor act ind 2 sg) did (episteusas | ἐπίστευσας | aor act ind 2 sg) not believe (episteusas | ἐπίστευσας | aor act ind 2 sg) my words, which will be fulfilled in their time.” |
| Luke 1:45 | Blessed is she who believed (pisteusasa | πιστεύσασα | aor act ptcp nom sg fem) that there would be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord.” |
| Luke 8:12 | Those along the path are the ones who hear — then the devil comes and takes away the word from their heart, so that they may (pisteusantes | πιστεύσαντες | aor act ptcp nom pl masc) not believe (pisteusantes | πιστεύσαντες | aor act ptcp nom pl masc) and be saved. |
| Luke 8:13 | Those that fall on rock are the ones who, when they hear the word, receive it with joy; but they have no root — they believe (pisteuousin | πιστεύουσιν | pres act ind 3 pl) for a while but in a time of testing they fall away. |
| Luke 8:50 | When Jesus heard this, he said to him, “Do not be afraid, only believe (pisteuson | πίστευσον | aor act imperative 2 sg), and she will get better.” |
| Luke 16:11 | Therefore if in unrighteous wealth you have not been faithful, who will (pisteusei | πιστεύσει | fut act ind 3 sg) entrust (pisteusei | πιστεύσει | fut act ind 3 sg) to you that which is of true value? |
| Luke 20:5 | They reasoned among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ then he will say, ‘Why did (episteusate | ἐπιστεύσατε | aor act ind 2 pl) you (episteusate | ἐπιστεύσατε | aor act ind 2 pl) not believe (episteusate | ἐπιστεύσατε | aor act ind 2 pl) him?’ |
| Luke 22:67 | and said, “If you are the Messiah, tell us.” But he said to them, “If I tell you, you (pisteusēte | πιστεύσητε | aor act subj 2 pl) will (pisteusēte | πιστεύσητε | aor act subj 2 pl) not believe (pisteusēte | πιστεύσητε | aor act subj 2 pl), |
| Luke 24:25 | So he said to them, “You foolish people, slow of heart to believe (pisteuein | πιστεύειν | pres act inf ) in all that the prophets have spoken! |
| John 1:7 | He came as a witness to bear testimony about the light so that everyone might believe (pisteusōsin | πιστεύσωσιν | aor act subj 3 pl) through him. |
| John 1:12 | But as many as did accept him, to them he gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe (pisteuousin | πιστεύουσιν | pres act ptcp dat pl masc) in his name, |
| John 1:50 | Jesus responded, saying to him, “Is it because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree that you believe (pisteueis | πιστεύεις | pres act ind 2 sg)? You will see greater things than that.” |
| John 2:11 | Jesus did this, the first of his signs, at Cana in Galilee, and revealed his glory; and his disciples believed (episteusan | ἐπίστευσαν | aor act ind 3 pl) in him. |
| John 2:22 | Therefore, when he had risen from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this, and they believed (episteusan | ἐπίστευσαν | aor act ind 3 pl) the scripture and the words that Jesus had spoken. |
| John 2:23 | Now while Jesus was in Jerusalem during the festival of Passover, many people put their trust (episteusan | ἐπίστευσαν | aor act ind 3 pl) in his name, for they saw miraculous signs he was performing. |
| John 2:24 | But as for Jesus, he did (episteuen | ἐπίστευεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) not entrust (episteuen | ἐπίστευεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) himself to them, because he knew all men, |
| John 3:12 | If I have told you about earthly things and you (pisteuete | πιστεύετε | pres act ind 2 pl) do (pisteuete | πιστεύετε | pres act ind 2 pl) not believe (pisteuete | πιστεύετε | pres act ind 2 pl), how will (pisteusete | πιστεύσετε | fut act ind 2 pl) you (pisteusete | πιστεύσετε | fut act ind 2 pl) believe (pisteusete | πιστεύσετε | fut act ind 2 pl) if I tell you about heavenly things? |
| John 3:15 | so that everyone who believes (pisteuōn | πιστεύων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) in him may have eternal life. |
| John 3:16 | “For this is how God loved the world: he gave his one and only Son that everyone who believes (pisteuōn | πιστεύων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) in him should not perish but have eternal life. |
| John 3:18 | The one who believes (pisteuōn | πιστεύων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) in him is not condemned, but the one (pisteuōn | πιστεύων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) who (pisteuōn | πιστεύων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) does (pisteuōn | πιστεύων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) not believe (pisteuōn | πιστεύων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) is condemned already, because he (pepisteuken | πεπίστευκεν | perf act ind 3 sg) has (pepisteuken | πεπίστευκεν | perf act ind 3 sg) not believed (pepisteuken | πεπίστευκεν | perf act ind 3 sg) in the name of God’s one and only Son. |
| John 3:36 | The one who believes (pisteuōn | πιστεύων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) in the Son has eternal life; but the one who disobeys the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God remains on him. |
| John 4:21 | Jesus said to her, “Believe (pisteue | πίστευε | pres act imperative 2 sg) me, woman, the hour is coming when you will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem. |
| John 4:39 | Many of the Samaritans from that town believed (episteusan | ἐπίστευσαν | aor act ind 3 pl) in him because of what the woman had said when she testified, “He told me everything I ever did.” |
| John 4:41 | and many more believed (episteusan | ἐπίστευσαν | aor act ind 3 pl) because of what they heard from him. |
| John 4:42 | They said to the woman, “No longer is it because of what you said that we believe (pisteuomen | πιστεύομεν | pres act ind 1 pl), for we have heard him for ourselves, and we know that this man truly is the Savior of the world.” |
| John 4:48 | Jesus therefore said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you (pisteusēte | πιστεύσητε | aor act subj 2 pl) will (pisteusēte | πιστεύσητε | aor act subj 2 pl) never believe!” (pisteusēte | πιστεύσητε | aor act subj 2 pl) |
| John 4:50 | Jesus replied “Go, your son lives.” The man believed (episteusen | ἐπίστευσεν | aor act ind 3 sg) the word that Jesus spoke to him, and he set off for home. |
Mnemonics
mnemonic
pisteuo as in 'psstt I believe you'