πιστεύσας
pisteúō
believed
To trust, to believe, to consider something or someone as trustworthy or reliable. The verb primarily indicates the act of believing or having confidence in the truth, reliability, or trustworthiness of something or someone. Contextually, it may range from accepting a statement as true, to placing personal trust in a person (such as a leader or deity), to formally entrusting something valuable, including responsibility or information, to another.
Acts 11:21 · Word #11
Lexicon G4100
| Lemma | πιστεύω |
| Transliteration | pisteúō |
| Strong's | G4100 |
| Definition | To trust, to believe, to consider something or someone as trustworthy or reliable. The verb primarily indicates the act of believing or having confidence in the truth, reliability, or trustworthiness of something or someone. Contextually, it may range from accepting a statement as true, to placing personal trust in a person (such as a leader or deity), to formally entrusting something valuable, including responsibility or information, to another. |
Morphology V AOR ACT PTCP NOM M SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state of being |
| Tense | AOR — Aorist — Simple occurrence, often past |
| Voice | ACT — Active — The subject performs the action |
| Mood | PTCP — Participle — A verbal adjective |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Common Translation
| Phrase | believed |
| Literal | having-believed |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | πιστεύω |
| Strong's | G4100 |
SIBI-P1 Translation G4100-44
having trusted
| Morphological Notes | Verb; aorist tense (simple/completed action), active voice, participle mood; nominative masculine singular. |
| Rendering Rationale | The aorist active participle denotes a completed act of trusting or believing. "Having trusted" preserves the root sense of placing confidence in and reflects the masculine nominative singular participial form. |
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