verb · G4100 · 241× in the NT
πιστεύω
I believe, have faith in
Gloss
I believe, have faith in, trust in; pass: I am entrusted with.
Forms
Endings and the sense of each form. NT counts are from the SBLGNT; generated slots fill a regular paradigm when the NT never uses that case.
present active indicative
- πιστεύω—I believepresent · active · indicative · 1st singular4×
- πιστεύεις‑ειςyou believepresent · active · indicative · 2nd singular7×
- πιστεύει‑ειhe/she/it believespresent · active · indicative · 3rd singular3×
- πιστεύομεν‑ομενwe believepresent · active · indicative · 1st plural6×
- πιστεύετε‑ετεyou (pl.) believepresent · active · indicative · 2nd plural12×
- πιστεύουσι(ν)‑σι(ν)they believepresent · active · indicative · 3rd plural4×
present active subjunctive
- πιστεύῃ‑ῃhe/she/it might believepresent · active · subjunctive · 3rd singular2×
- πιστεύητε‑ητεyou (pl.) might believepresent · active · subjunctive · 2nd plural4×
present active imperative
- πίστευε‑εbelieve!present · active · imperative · 2nd singular2×
- πιστεύετε‑ετεbelieve!present · active · imperative · 2nd plural9×
present active infinitive
- πιστεύειν‑εινto believepresent · active · infinitive5×
present active participle
- πιστεύων‑νbelieving, nominativepresent · active · participle · singular · nominative · masculine24×
- πιστεύοντα‑ονταbelieving, accusativepresent · active · participle · singular · accusative · masculine1×
- πιστεύοντι‑οντιbelieving, dativepresent · active · participle · singular · dative · masculine4×
- πιστεύοντες‑οντεςbelieving, nominativepresent · active · participle · plural · nominative · masculine7×
- πιστεύοντας‑ονταςbelieving, accusativepresent · active · participle · plural · accusative · masculine4×
- πιστευόντων‑όντωνbelieving, genitivepresent · active · participle · plural · genitive · masculine4×
- πιστεύουσι(ν)‑σι(ν)believing, dativepresent · active · participle · plural · dative · masculine10×
present passive indicative
- πιστεύεται‑εταιhe/she/it is believedpresent · passive · indicative · 3rd singular1×
imperfect active indicative
- ἐπίστευε(ν)‑ν)he/she/it used to believeimperfect · active · indicative · 3rd singular1×
- ἐπιστεύετε‑τεyou (pl.) used to believeimperfect · active · indicative · 2nd plural2×
- ἐπίστευον‑ονthey used to believeimperfect · active · indicative · 3rd plural4×
future active indicative
- πιστεύσει‑σειhe/she/it will believefuture · active · indicative · 3rd singular1×
- πιστεύσομεν‑σομενwe will believefuture · active · indicative · 1st plural1×
- πιστεύσετε‑σετεyou (pl.) will believefuture · active · indicative · 2nd plural2×
- πιστεύσουσι(ν)‑υσι(ν)they will believefuture · active · indicative · 3rd plural1×
aorist active indicative
- ἐπίστευσα‑σαI believedaorist · active · indicative · 1st singular1×
- ἐπίστευσας‑αςyou believedaorist · active · indicative · 2nd singular2×
- ἐπίστευσε(ν)‑ν)he/she/it believedaorist · active · indicative · 3rd singular14×
- ἐπιστεύσαμεν‑ενwe believedaorist · active · indicative · 1st plural2×
- ἐπιστεύσατε‑τεyou (pl.) believedaorist · active · indicative · 2nd plural7×
- ἐπίστευσαν‑ανthey believedaorist · active · indicative · 3rd plural22×
aorist active subjunctive
- πιστεύσω‑σωI might believeaorist · active · subjunctive · 1st singular2×
- πιστεύσῃς‑σῃςyou might believeaorist · active · subjunctive · 2nd singular2×
- πιστεύσωμεν‑σωμενwe might believeaorist · active · subjunctive · 1st plural3×
- πιστεύσητε‑σητεyou (pl.) might believeaorist · active · subjunctive · 2nd plural9×
- πιστεύσωσι(ν)‑σι(ν)they might believeaorist · active · subjunctive · 3rd plural4×
aorist active imperative
- πίστευσον‑σονbelieve!aorist · active · imperative · 2nd singular2×
aorist active infinitive
- πιστεῦσαι‑σαιto believe (aorist)aorist · active · infinitive6×
aorist active participle
- πιστεύσας‑σαςhaving believed, nominativeaorist · active · participle · singular · nominative · masculine2×
- πιστεύσασα‑σασαhaving believed, nominativeaorist · active · participle · singular · nominative · feminine1×
- πιστεύσαντες‑σαντεςhaving believed, nominativeaorist · active · participle · plural · nominative · masculine7×
- πιστεύσαντας‑σανταςhaving believed, accusativeaorist · active · participle · plural · accusative · masculine1×
- πιστευσάντων‑σάντωνhaving believed, genitiveaorist · active · participle · plural · genitive · masculine1×
- πιστεύσασι(ν)‑σι(ν)having believed, dativeaorist · active · participle · plural · dative · masculine3×
aorist passive indicative
- ἐπιστεύθην‑ηνI believed (passive)aorist · passive · indicative · 1st singular2×
- ἐπιστεύθη‑θηhe/she/it believed (passive)aorist · passive · indicative · 3rd singular2×
- ἐπιστεύθησαν‑ανthey believed (passive)aorist · passive · indicative · 3rd plural1×
aorist passive infinitive
- πιστευθῆναι‑θῆναιto believe (aorist) (passive)aorist · passive · infinitive1×
perfect active indicative
- πεπίστευκα‑επίστευκαI have believedperfect · active · indicative · 1st singular2×
- πεπίστευκας‑επίστευκαςyou have believedperfect · active · indicative · 2nd singular1×
- πεπίστευκε(ν)‑ίστευκε(ν)he/she/it has believedperfect · active · indicative · 3rd singular2×
- πεπιστεύκαμεν‑επιστεύκαμενwe have believedperfect · active · indicative · 1st plural2×
- πεπιστεύκατε‑επιστεύκατεyou (pl.) have believedperfect · active · indicative · 2nd plural1×
perfect active participle
- πεπιστευκώς‑επιστευκώςhaving believed, nominativeperfect · active · participle · singular · nominative · masculine1×
- πεπιστευκότες‑επιστευκότεςhaving believed, nominativeperfect · active · participle · plural · nominative · masculine2×
- πεπιστευκότας‑επιστευκόταςhaving believed, accusativeperfect · active · participle · plural · accusative · masculine1×
- πεπιστευκότων‑επιστευκότωνhaving believed, genitiveperfect · active · participle · plural · genitive · masculine2×
- πεπιστευκότων‑επιστευκότωνhaving believed, genitiveperfect · active · participle · plural · genitive · neuter1×
- πεπιστευκόσι(ν)‑ιστευκόσι(ν)having believed, dativeperfect · active · participle · plural · dative · masculine1×
perfect passive indicative
- πεπίστευμαι‑επίστευμαιI have believed (passive)perfect · passive · indicative · 1st singular2×
pluperfect active indicative
- πεπιστεύκεισαν‑επιστεύκεισανthey had believedpluperfect · active · indicative · 3rd plural1×
Where you’ll meet it
- New Testament
NT glosses follow Dodson’s public-domain lexicon, counted on the SBLGNT (MorphGNT). Attic and patristic notes are short reader-helps for Xenophon, Plato, and the pre-Nicene writers — not a substitute for LSJ.