UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Notes: πιστεύω[a] differs from φρονέω[c], κρίνω[d], λογίζομαι[c], ἡγέομαι[a], and ἔχω[c] to hold a view (31.1: ἔχω / 31.1: ἡγέομαι / 31.1: κρίνω / 31.1: λογίζομαι / 31.1: φρονέω) because of the added component of trustworthiness. There is also a greater certainty in πιστεύω[a] than in οἶμαι, νομίζω, δοκὲω[a] and ὑπολαμβάνω[d] to suppose (31.29: δοκέω / 31.29: νομίζω / 31.29: οἴομαι / 31.29: ὑπολαμβάνω), and though for certain contexts there may be a somewhat less degree of certainty than in the case of γινώσκω[a] and οἶδα[a] to know (28.1: γινώσκω / 28.1: γνωρίζω / 28.1: γνῶσις / 28.1: οἶδα), there is the component of confidence and trustworthiness which is a focal element in this subdomain. πιστεύω[a] in the sense of believing information differs from πιστεύω[b] and πίστις[b] to trust or rely on (31.85: πιστεύω / 31.85: πίστις). There is also a contrast with πιστεύω[c] and πίστις[d] (31.102: πιστεύω / 31.102: πίστις), which are essentially equivalent in meaning to becoming a Christian, since the belief and trust is specifically in salvation through Jesus Christ with the resulting new relationship to God.

Form 1

Part of speech: verb

Related lemmas: ἀπιστέω · ἀπιστία · ἄπιστος · ὀλιγοπιστία · ὀλιγόπιστος · πιστικός · πίστις · πιστόομαι · πιστός

Sense 1: to believe, to think to be true, to regard as trustworthy

Semantic entry: 31.35

Semantic domains: Hold a View, Believe, Trust

Subdomains: Believe To Be True

Definition: to believe something to be true and, hence, worthy of being trusted{N:001}

Notes: In a number of languages the equivalent of πιστεύω[a] is simply to think to be true or to regard as true, but in some languages an idiomatic expression is employed, for example, to think in the heart or to think in the liver or to hold in the heart.

Show passage in OET: MAT 24:23

OET-RV MAT 24:23

23 “At that time, if anyone says, ‘Look, here’s the messiah’ or ‘Here he is’, don’t believe it,

OET-LV MAT 24:23

23 Then if anyone may _say to _you _all:
Behold, here is the chosen _one /messiah, or Here he _is, you _all _may_ not _believe it.

Show passage in OET: MAT 24:26

OET-RV MAT 24:26

26 “So if they tell you apprentices, ‘Look, he’s out in the wilderness,’ don’t go out there, or if they say, ‘He’s here in these private rooms,’ don’t believe it,

OET-LV MAT 24:26

26 Therefore if they _may _say to _you _all:
Behold, he _is in the wilderness, you _all _may_ not _come _out.
Or _see, in the private _rooms, you _all _may_ not _believe it.

Jump to OET MAT 24:23 section.

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All 59 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: OET MAT 24:23 · OET MAT 24:26

MRK: OET MRK 11:31 · OET MRK 13:21 · OET MRK 15:32 · OET MRK 16:13–14

LUK: OET LUK 1:20 · OET LUK 1:45 · OET LUK 8:13 · OET LUK 20:5 · OET LUK 22:67 · OET LUK 24:25

JHN: OET JHN 2:22 · OET JHN 3:12 · OET JHN 4:21 · OET JHN 4:50 · OET JHN 5:46–47 · OET JHN 6:30 · OET JHN 8:24 · OET JHN 9:18 · OET JHN 10:25–26 · OET JHN 11:42 · OET JHN 12:38 · OET JHN 13:19 · OET JHN 14:10–11 · OET JHN 14:29 · OET JHN 16:30–31 · OET JHN 17:8 · OET JHN 17:21 · OET JHN 20:25 · OET JHN 20:29 · OET JHN 20:31

ACT: OET ACT 4:4 · OET ACT 9:26 · OET ACT 13:41 · OET ACT 24:14 · OET ACT 26:27

ROM: OET ROM 6:8 · OET ROM 10:9 · OET ROM 10:16

CO1: OET CO1 11:18 · OET CO1 13:7

CO2: OET CO2 4:13

TH1: OET TH1 4:14

TH2: OET TH2 1:10 · OET TH2 2:11–12

HEB: OET HEB 11:6

JAM: OET JAM 2:19

JN1: OET JN1 4:1 · OET JN1 4:16 · OET JN1 5:1 · OET JN1 5:5 · OET JN1 5:10

Sense 2: to believe in, to have confidence in, to have faith in, to trust, faith, trust

Semantic entry: 31.85

Semantic domains: Hold a View, Believe, Trust

Subdomains: Trust, Rely

Definition: to believe to the extent of complete trust and reliance

Notes: In rendering πιστεύω[b] and πίστις[b] it would be wrong to select a term which would mean merely ‘reliance’ or ‘dependency’ or even ‘confidence,’ for there should also be a significant measure of ‘belief,’ since real trust, confidence, and reliance can only be placed in someone who is believed to have the qualities attributed to such a person.

Show passage in OET: MAT 8:13

OET-RV MAT 8:13

13 Then he said to the commander, “Go, then, and it’ll happen according to your faith,” and his slave was healed that very moment.

OET-LV MAT 8:13

13 And the Yaʸsous said to _the centurion:
Be _going, let _it _be _become with _you as you _believed.
And the servant was _healed in that the hour.

Show passage in OET: MAT 9:28

OET-RV MAT 9:28

28 When he went into the house, the blind men went to him, and Yeshua said to them, “Do you believe that I’m able to do this?”
¶ They replied, “Yes, master.”

OET-LV MAT 9:28

28 And having _come into the house, the blind men approached to _him, and the Yaʸsous is _saying to _them:
Are _you _all _believing that I _am _being _able to _do this?
They _are _saying to _him:
Yes, master.

Jump to OET MAT 8:13 section.

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All 65 recorded passages for this sense

MAT: OET MAT 8:13 · OET MAT 9:28 · OET MAT 18:6 · OET MAT 21:22 · OET MAT 21:25 · OET MAT 21:32 · OET MAT 27:42

MRK: OET MRK 1:15 · OET MRK 5:36 · OET MRK 9:23–24 · OET MRK 11:23–24

LUK: OET LUK 8:50

JHN: OET JHN 2:23 · OET JHN 5:24 · OET JHN 7:5 · OET JHN 7:48 · OET JHN 8:30–31 · OET JHN 8:45–46 · OET JHN 10:37–38 · OET JHN 11:25 · OET JHN 11:45 · OET JHN 11:48 · OET JHN 12:11 · OET JHN 12:36–37 · OET JHN 12:39 · OET JHN 12:42 · OET JHN 12:44 · OET JHN 12:46 · OET JHN 14:1 · OET JHN 14:12

ACT: OET ACT 8:12 · OET ACT 9:42 · OET ACT 15:11 · OET ACT 16:31 · OET ACT 16:34 · OET ACT 22:19 · OET ACT 27:25

ROM: OET ROM 4:3 · OET ROM 4:5 · OET ROM 4:11 · OET ROM 4:17–18 · OET ROM 4:24 · OET ROM 9:33 · OET ROM 14:2

CO1: OET CO1 1:21

GAL: OET GAL 2:16 · OET GAL 3:6

TH2: OET TH2 1:10

TI1: OET TI1 1:16 · OET TI1 3:16

TI2: OET TI2 1:12

HEB: OET HEB 4:3

JAM: OET JAM 2:23

PE1: OET PE1 1:8 · OET PE1 2:6

JN1: OET JN1 3:23 · OET JN1 5:13

JDE: OET JDE 1:5

Sense 3: to be a believer, to be a Christian, Christian faith

Semantic entry: 31.102

Semantic domains: Hold a View, Believe, Trust

Subdomains: Be a Believer, Christian Faith

Definition: to believe in the good news about Jesus Christ and to become a follower

Show passage in OET: MRK 9:42

OET-RV MRK 9:42

42 “But anyone who causes a young person to falter from their trust in me, it would be better if they were thrown into the sea with a heavy weight tied around their neck.

OET-LV MRK 9:42

42 And whoever wishfully may _stumble one of_ the these _little ones which believing in me, it _is better for _him rather if a_ heavy _grinding _stone is _hung _around around the neck of _him, and he _has _been _throw into the sea.

Show passage in OET: MRK 16:16

OET-RV MRK 16:16

16 Anyone who believes and gets immersed in water will be saved, however, those who refuse to believe will be condemned to death.

OET-LV MRK 16:16

Jump to OET MRK 9:42 section.

Jump to OET MRK 16:16 section.

All 93 recorded passages for this sense

MRK: OET MRK 9:42 · OET MRK 16:16–17

LUK: OET LUK 8:12

JHN: OET JHN 1:7 · OET JHN 1:12 · OET JHN 1:50 · OET JHN 2:11 · OET JHN 3:15–16 · OET JHN 3:18 · OET JHN 3:36 · OET JHN 4:39 · OET JHN 4:41–42 · OET JHN 4:48 · OET JHN 4:53 · OET JHN 5:38 · OET JHN 5:44 · OET JHN 5:46 · OET JHN 6:29 · OET JHN 6:35–36 · OET JHN 6:40 · OET JHN 6:47 · OET JHN 6:64 · OET JHN 6:69 · OET JHN 7:31 · OET JHN 7:38–39 · OET JHN 9:35–36 · OET JHN 9:38 · OET JHN 10:26 · OET JHN 10:42 · OET JHN 11:15 · OET JHN 11:26–27 · OET JHN 11:40 · OET JHN 16:9 · OET JHN 16:27 · OET JHN 17:20 · OET JHN 19:35 · OET JHN 20:8

ACT: OET ACT 2:44 · OET ACT 4:4 · OET ACT 4:32 · OET ACT 5:14 · OET ACT 8:13 · OET ACT 10:43 · OET ACT 11:17 · OET ACT 11:21 · OET ACT 13:12 · OET ACT 13:39 · OET ACT 13:48 · OET ACT 14:1 · OET ACT 14:23 · OET ACT 15:5 · OET ACT 15:7 · OET ACT 15:11 · OET ACT 17:12 · OET ACT 17:34 · OET ACT 18:8 · OET ACT 18:27 · OET ACT 19:2 · OET ACT 19:4 · OET ACT 19:18 · OET ACT 21:20 · OET ACT 21:25

ROM: OET ROM 1:16 · OET ROM 3:22 · OET ROM 10:4 · OET ROM 10:10–11 · OET ROM 10:14 · OET ROM 13:11 · OET ROM 15:13

CO1: OET CO1 1:21 · OET CO1 3:5 · OET CO1 14:22 · OET CO1 15:2 · OET CO1 15:11

GAL: OET GAL 3:22

EPH: OET EPH 1:13 · OET EPH 1:19

PHP: OET PHP 1:29

TH1: OET TH1 1:7 · OET TH1 2:10 · OET TH1 2:13

TIT: OET TIT 3:8

HEB: OET HEB 4:3

PE1: OET PE1 2:7

JN1: OET JN1 5:10

Sense 4: to entrust to, to put into the care of

Semantic entry: 35.50

Semantic domains: Help, Care For

Subdomains: Entrust To the Care Of

Definition: to entrust something to the care of someone

Notes: In some languages it may be possible to render this expression in OET ROM 3:2 as ‘because God gave his message to them to take care of’ or ‘… to keep,’ but one should avoid the implication that the message was simply to be kept by the Jews for themselves.

Show passage in OET: LUK 16:11

OET-RV LUK 16:11