πιστεύω: pisteyō (G4100), a Greek word meaning "to have faith (in, upon, or with respect to, a person or thing), i.e. credit; by implication, to entrust (especially one's spiritual well-being to Christ)"
pisteyō
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pisteyō is a Greek word meaning "to have faith (in, upon, or with respect to, a person or thing), i.e. credit", encompassing ideas like believe, commit, put in trust with.
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.
- to entrust oneself to another
- to be persuaded of the truth of something
- to commit or entrust something to another's care
Lexical data derived from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance. See full disclaimer
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πιστεύω
Pronunciationpisteyō
G4100
to have faith (in, upon, or with respect to, a person or thing), i.e. credit; by implication, to entrust (especially one's spiritual well-being to Christ)
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