Pisteuo

pist-yoo'-o
Parts of Speech Verb

Pisteuo Definition

  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 intrusted with a thing
Audio Pronunciation
Original Language
pisteuvw
Origin
from (4102)
Strong's Number
4100
TDNT Entry
6:174,849

KJV Word Usage

believe
239
commit unto
4
commit to (one's) trust
1
be committed unto
1
be put in trust with
1
be commit to one's trust
1
believer
1
Total
248

Greek lexicon based on Thayer's and Smith's Bible Dictionary plus others; this is keyed to the large Kittel and the "Theological Dictionary of the New Testament." These files are public domain.

Thayer and Smith. "Greek Lexicon entry for Pisteuo". "The KJV New Testament Greek Lexicon". . .