believe, pisteuó, G4100

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Strong’s number: G4100

Greek Lexical Dictionary: Strong’s #4100 – πιστεύω

Greek Word: πιστεύω

Part of Speech: verb

Transliteration: pisteuó

Phonetic Spelling: (pist-yoo’-o)

Quick Definition: to believe, entrust

Usage: I believe, have faith in, trust in; pass: I am entrusted with.

Etymology: from 4102 /pístis, “faith,” derived from 3982 /peíthō, “persuade, be persuaded”

NASB Translation: believe (118), believed (73), believers (3), believes (29), believing (10), do (1), entrust (1), entrusted (6), entrusting (1), has faith (1).

New Testament usage: believe pisteuó G4100

218 verses

Mat 8:13; Mat 9:28; Mat 18:6; Mat 21:22; Mat 21:25; Mat 21:32; Mat 24:23; Mat 24:26; Mat 27:42; Mar 1:15; Mar 5:36; Mar 9:23; Mar 9:24; Mar 9:42; Mar 11:23; Mar 11:24; Mar 11:31; Mar 13:21; Mar 15:32; Mar 16:13; Mar 16:14; Mar 16:16; Mar 16:17; Luk 1:20; Luk 1:45; Luk 8:12; Luk 8:13; Luk 8:50; Luk 16:11; Luk 20:5; Luk 22:67; Luk 24:25; Joh 1:7; Joh 1:12; Joh 1:50; Joh 2:11; Joh 2:22; Joh 2:23; Joh 2:24; Joh 3:12; Joh 3:15; Joh 3:16; Joh 3:18; Joh 3:36; Joh 4:21; Joh 4:39; Joh 4:41; Joh 4:42; Joh 4:48; Joh 4:50; Joh 4:53; Joh 5:24; Joh 5:38; Joh 5:44; Joh 5:46; Joh 5:47; Joh 6:29; Joh 6:30; Joh 6:35; Joh 6:36; Joh 6:40; Joh 6:47; Joh 6:64; Joh 6:69; Joh 7:5; Joh 7:31; Joh 7:38; Joh 7:39; Joh 7:48; Joh 8:24; Joh 8:30; Joh 8:31; Joh 8:45; Joh 8:46; Joh 9:18; Joh 9:35; Joh 9:36; Joh 9:38; Joh 10:25; Joh 10:26; Joh 10:37; Joh 10:38; Joh 10:42; Joh 11:15; Joh 11:25; Joh 11:26; Joh 11:27; Joh 11:40; Joh 11:42; Joh 11:45; Joh 11:48; Joh 12:11; Joh 12:36; Joh 12:37; Joh 12:38; Joh 12:39; Joh 12:42; Joh 12:44; Joh 12:46; Joh 13:19; Joh 14:1; Joh 14:10; Joh 14:11; Joh 14:12; Joh 14:29; Joh 16:9; Joh 16:27; Joh 16:30; Joh 16:31; Joh 17:8; Joh 17:20; Joh 17:21; Joh 19:35; Joh 20:8; Joh 20:25; Joh 20:29; Joh 20:31; Act 2:44; Act 4:4; Act 4:32; Act 5:14; Act 8:12; Act 8:13; Act 8:37; Act 9:26; Act 9:42; Act 10:43; Act 11:17; Act 11:21; Act 13:12; Act 13:39; Act 13:41; Act 13:48; Act 14:1; Act 14:23; Act 15:5; Act 15:7; Act 15:11; Act 16:31; Act 16:34; Act 17:12; Act 17:34; Act 18:8; Act 18:27; Act 19:2; Act 19:4; Act 19:18; Act 21:20; Act 21:25; Act 22:19; Act 24:14; Act 26:27; Act 27:25; Rom 1:16; Rom 3:2; Rom 3:22; Rom 4:3; Rom 4:5; Rom 4:11; Rom 4:17; Rom 4:18; Rom 4:24; Rom 6:8; Rom 9:33; Rom 10:4; Rom 10:9; Rom 10:10; Rom 10:11; Rom 10:14; Rom 10:16; Rom 13:11; Rom 14:2; Rom 15:13; 1Co 1:21; 1Co 3:5; 1Co 9:17; 1Co 11:18; 1Co 13:7; 1Co 14:22; 1Co 15:2; 1Co 15:11; 2Co 4:13; Gal 2:7; Gal 2:16; Gal 3:6; Gal 3:22; Eph 1:13; Eph 1:19; Php 1:29; 1Th 1:7; 1Th 2:4; 1Th 2:10; 1Th 2:13; 1Th 4:14; 2Th 1:10; 2Th 2:11; 2Th 2:12; 1Ti 1:11; 1Ti 1:16; 1Ti 3:16; 2Ti 1:12; Tit 1:3; Tit 3:8; Heb 4:3; Heb 11:6; Jas 2:19; Jas 2:23; 1Pe 1:8; 1Pe 2:6; 1Pe 2:7; 1Jn 3:23; 1Jn 4:1; 1Jn 4:16; 1Jn 5:1; 1Jn 5:5; 1Jn 5:10; 1Jn 5:13; Jud 1:5.

Septuagint 48 times in 47 verses

Gen 15:6; Gen 42:20; Gen 45:26; Exo 4:1; Exo 4:5; Exo 4:8; Exo 4:9; Exo 4:31; Exo 14:31; Exo 19:9; Num 14:11; Num 20:12; Dt 9:23; Dt 28:66; 1Sa 3:21; 1Sa 27:12; 1Ki 10:7; 2Ch 9:6; 2Ch 32:15; Job 4:18; Job 9:16; Job 15:15; Job 15:22; Job 15:31; Job 24:22; Job 29:24; Job 39:12; Job 39:24; Psa 26:13; Psa 77:22; Psa 77:32; Psa 105:12; Psa 105:24; Psa 115:1; Psa 118:66; Pro 14:15; Pro 30:1; Isa 7:9; Isa 28:16; Isa 43:10; Isa 53:1; Jer 12:6; Jer 25:8; Jer 47:14; Lam 4:12; Dan 6:24; Hab 1:5.tEnglishman’s Concordance: πίστις (pistis)

Lexicons: believe pisteuó G4100

Thayer’s G4100:

  1. to think to be true, to be persuaded of, to credit, place confidence in
    1. of the thing believed
      1. to credit, have confidence
    2. in a moral or religious reference
      1. used in the NT of the conviction and trust to which a man is impelled by a certain inner and higher prerogative and law of soul
      2. to trust in Jesus or God as able to aid either in obtaining or in doing something: saving faith 1bc) mere acknowledgment of some fact or event: intellectual faith
  2. to entrust a thing to one, i.e. his fidelity
    1. to be entrusted with a thing

Strong’s G4100: From G4102; to have faith (in, upon, or with respect to, a person or thing), that is, credit; by implication to entrust (especially one’s spiritual well being to Christ): – believe (-r), commit (to trust), put in trust with.

Mounce G4100: to believe, put one’s faith in, trust, with an implication that actions based on that trust may follow; (pass.) entrust

Related words: G4101 (adj); G4102 (noun); G4103 (adj); G4104 (verb)

Hebrew Equivalent Word: Strong #: 6004 ‑ עָמַם(aw‑mam’);  8085 ‑ שָׁמַע(shaw‑mah’);  

PreceptsAustin: pisteuo

Reference Works: believe pisteuó G4100

I’m a new believer. Where do I start?

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Do I choose God or does God choose me?

How do I know I’m saved?

03 Jeremiah 2:1-13 Why is God so difficult to believe in?

40 Matthew 7:7-11 Seek and you will find

What is saving faith and why is it so important?

01 Romans 1:1-17 The Power of the Gospel

06 Romans 5:1-11 The Hope of the Gospel

12 Jeremiah 31:31-34 What good is faith?

02 James 1:1-8 Why does God test our faith?

04 Galatians 3:1-14 Two arguments for justification by faith alone

16 Matthew 5:1-3 Poor in Spirit

The Beatitudes: Matthew 5:1-12 Summary

Why bother with Jesus when I’ve got it made?

01 Holy Spirit: Agent of Change

15 What does it mean to carry your cross? Luke 14:25-35

06 Philippians 2:12-13 Work out your salvation

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