πιστεύω

Verb

pisteuō · to trust (in)

Search morphology

Strong's ID: 4100

Lexical summary

241

NT occurrences

62

Observed forms

About this Greek word

Pluperfect, πεπιστεύκειν, to believe, give credit to, Mk. 1:15; 16:13; Lk. 24:25; intrans. to believe, have a mental persuasion, Mt. 8:13; 9:28; Jas. 2:19; to believe, be of opinion, Rom. 14:2; in NT πιστεύειν ἐν, εἰς, ἐπί, to believe in or on, Mt. 18:6; 27:42; Jn. 3:15, 16, 18; absol. to believe, be a believer, Acts 2:44; 4:4, 32; 13:48; trans. to intrust, commit to the charge or power of, Lk. 16:11; Jn. 2:24; pass. to be intrusted with, Rom. 3:2; 1 Cor. 9:17

Principal-part candidates

Citation forms are shown separately from the NT forms that support them. Reconstructed forms are labeled; unsupported forms are left unavailable.

Present

Citation form attested in NT

ΠιστεύωPresent active

NT evidence

Future

Reconstructed from NT-attested forms

πιστεύσωFuture active

NT evidence

Aorist

Citation form attested in NT

ἘπίστευσαFirst aorist active

NT evidence

Perfect active

Citation form attested in NT

πεπίστευκαPerfect active

NT evidence

Perfect middle/passive

Citation form attested in NT

πεπίστευμαιPerfect middle/passive

NT evidence

Aorist passive

Citation form attested in NT

ἐπιστεύθηνAorist passive

NT evidence

Observed NT forms

These forms and parsing labels come from the attested NT corpus. A missing form is not presented as an unattested grammatical claim.

Finite verb paradigms

Indicative mood

Indicative mood, grouped by number
NumberPersonPresent ActivePresent PassiveImperfect ActiveFuture ActiveAorist ActiveAorist PassivePerfect ActivePerfect PassivePluperfect ActiveReferences
SingularFirst
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Second
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Third
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PluralFirst
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Second
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Third
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Subjunctive mood

Subjunctive mood, grouped by number
NumberPersonPresent ActiveAorist ActiveReferences
SingularFirst—
John 9:36
Second—
John 11:40
Third
—
Mark 11:23
PluralFirst—
Mark 15:32
Second
Third—
John 1:7

Imperative mood

Imperative mood, grouped by number
NumberPersonPresent ActiveAorist ActiveReferences
SingularSecond
PluralSecond
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Mark 1:15

Infinitive

Infinitive forms grouped by voice and tense
VoicePresentAorist
Active
Luke 24:25
Matthew 21:32
Passive
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Participle paradigms

Present Active participles

Present Active participles, grouped by number and case
NumberCaseMasculineReferences
SingularNominative
John 3:15
Genitive——
Dative
Mark 9:23
Accusative
Vocative——
PluralNominative
Matthew 21:22
Genitive
Matthew 18:6
Dative
John 1:12
Accusative
Acts 22:19
Vocative——

Aorist Active participles

Aorist Active participles, grouped by number and case
NumberCaseMasculineFeminineReferences
SingularNominative
Genitive———
Dative———
Accusative———
Vocative———
PluralNominative
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Luke 8:12
Genitive
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Dative
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Mark 16:17
Accusative
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Vocative———

Perfect Active participles

Perfect Active participles, grouped by number and case
NumberCaseMasculineNeuterReferences
SingularNominative
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Genitive———
Dative———
Accusative———
Vocative———
PluralNominative
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Acts 15:5
Genitive
Dative
—
Accusative
—
Vocative———

NT distribution

NT Book

πιστεύω

Book distribution counts: John: 98 occurrences; Acts: 37 occurrences; Romans: 21 occurrences; Mark: 14 occurrences; Matthew: 11 occurrences; Luke: 9 occurrences; 1 John: 9 occurrences; 1 Corinthians: 9 occurrences; 1 Thessalonians: 5 occurrences; Galatians: 4 occurrences; 2 Thessalonians: 4 occurrences; James: 3 occurrences; 1 Peter: 3 occurrences; 1 Timothy: 3 occurrences; Titus: 2 occurrences; Hebrews: 2 occurrences; Ephesians: 2 occurrences; 2 Corinthians: 2 occurrences; Jude: 1 occurrences; 2 Timothy: 1 occurrences; Philippians: 1 occurrences

Author

πιστεύω
  • John107
  • Paul54
  • Luke46
  • Mark14
  • Matthew11
  • James3
  • Peter3
  • Hebrews2
  • Jude1

Author distribution counts: John: 107 occurrences; Paul: 54 occurrences; Luke: 46 occurrences; Mark: 14 occurrences; Matthew: 11 occurrences; James: 3 occurrences; Peter: 3 occurrences; Hebrews: 2 occurrences; Jude: 1 occurrences