Modern Summary of Abbott-Smith’s Lexicon (1922)
The word "πιστεύω" (pisteyō) primarily means "to believe" or "to have faith." It can refer to trusting or accepting something as true, often with a focus on religious belief. In practical use, it may involve believing statements, trusting individuals, or placing personal reliance on something or someone, with variations depending on grammatical constructions like direct objects, prepositions, or contexts of entrusting responsibility.
to believe; to place trust and confidence in
The Greek word pisteyō means "to believe; to place trust and confidence in," encompassing related ideas including believe, commit, put in trust with.
Its Hebrew parallel is אָמַן (âman), revealing shared conceptual ground across the biblical languages.
The semantic range of pisteyō — spanning meanings like believe, commit, put in trust with — suggests a word whose full significance cannot be captured by a single English term.
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