πιστεύῃ

pisteúō

may believe

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.

G4100

John 17:21 · Word #22

Lexicon G4100

Lemmaπιστεύω
Transliterationpisteúō
Strong'sG4100
DefinitionTo 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 PRS ACT SUBJ 3P SG All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state of being
Tense PRS — Present — Ongoing or repeated action
Voice ACT — Active — The subject performs the action
Mood SUBJ — Subjunctive — Expresses possibility or purpose
Person 3P — 3rd person — The one spoken about ("he/she/it/they")
Number SG — Singular — One

Common Translation

Phrasemay believe
Literalmay-believe|might-believe

Lexical Info

Lemmaπιστεύω
Strong'sG4100

SIBI-P1 Translation G4100-25

be trusting

Morphological NotesVerb, present active imperative, 2nd person singular; alternatively attested as present active subjunctive, 3rd person singular in other forms listed.
Rendering RationaleThe present active imperative, 2nd person singular, calls for an ongoing or continuous act of trust. "Be trusting" preserves the root sense of ongoing confidence or reliance inherent in πιστεύω and reflects the imperative mood.

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