To trust (in)
πιστεύωStrong’s G4100pisteuō
Appears in 218 verses of the New Testament
In short
Pisteuō is the Greek word usually translated “believing”, “believed” and “having believed”. It appears in 218 verses of the New Testament.
“When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe (because our testimony among you was believed) in that day.”
Meaning
Usually translated “believing”, “believed” and “having believed”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- believing 41
- believed 24
- having believed 22
- do believe 13
- to believe 11
- believe 11
- is believing 11
- may believe 7
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- John 85
- Acts 36
- Romans 20
- Mark 14
- Matthew 9
- Luke 9
21 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- 2 Thessalonians 2:11In contextAnd for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
- 2 Thessalonians 2:12In contextThat they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.
- 1 Timothy 1:11In contextAccording to the glorious gospel of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.
- 1 Timothy 1:16In contextHowbeit for this cause I obtained mercy, that in me first Jesus Christ might shew forth all longsuffering, for a pattern to them which should hereafter believe on him to life everlasting.
- 1 Timothy 3:16In contextAnd without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.
- Titus 1:3In contextBut hath in due times manifested his word through preaching, which is committed unto me according to the commandment of God our Saviour;
All 218 verses, by book
- John 85
- 1:71:121:502:112:222:232:243:123:153:163:183:364:214:394:414:424:484:504:535:245:385:445:465:476:296:306:356:366:406:476:646:697:57:317:387:397:488:248:308:318:458:469:189:359:369:3810:2510:2610:3710:3810:4211:1511:2511:2611:2711:4011:4211:4511:4812:1112:3612:3712:3812:3912:4212:4412:4613:1914:114:1014:1114:1214:2916:916:2716:3016:3117:817:2017:2119:3520:820:2520:2920:31
- Acts 36
- 2:444:44:325:148:128:138:379:269:4210:4311:1711:2113:1213:3913:4113:4814:114:2315:515:715:1116:3116:3417:1217:3418:818:2719:219:419:1821:2021:2522:1924:1426:2727:25
- 2 Corinthians 1
- 4:13
- Philippians 1
- 1:29
- 2 Timothy 1
- 1:12
- Jude 1
- 1:5
Greek dictionary
πιστεύω pisteuō · to trust (in)
πιστεύω, [in LXX chiefly for אמן hi. ;] 1. intrans., to have faith (in), to believe; in cl., with accusative, dative, in NT also with prep, (on the significance of the various constructions, see M, Pr., 67f.; Vau. on Rom.4:5; Ellic. on 1Ti.1:16; Abbott, JV, 19-80): absol., Mat.24:23, 26 Mrk.13:21, 1Co.11:18; with accusative of thing(s), Act.13:41, 1Co.13:7; with dative of person(s) (to believe what one says), Mrk.16:[13, 14], 1Jn.4:1; τ. ψεύδει, 2Th.2:11; περί . . . ὅτι, Jhn.9:18; esp. and most frequently with reference to religious belief: absol., Mat.8:13, Mrk.5:36, Luk.8:50, Jhn.11:40, al …
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “believing” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
BELIE'VING, participle present
tense Giving credit to testimony or to other evidence than personal knowledge.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.