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.