pisteuō · believe

What it means

pisteuō (πιστεύω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “believe”.

Trust.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To believe something is true.
2. To trust in God or in Jesus.
3. To place something valuable in another's hands, because one relies on him.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

Word study

Believe, trust. Abbott-Smith and Thayer note that it also means to entrust something to someone. It comes from πίστις, “faith”.

• To believe in someone John 3:16Acts 16:31
• To believe something: “believe in the good news” Mark 1:15
• To believe God Romans 4:3
• To believe without having seen John 20:29
• To entrust something to someone Luke 16:11Romans 3:2

How we translate it

“Believe” 117 times, “believed” 73, “believes” 31, “believing” 10. This edition's glossary sets “believe” and allows “trust”; when someone hands something over to another it is “entrust” (Luke 16:11; Romans 3:2).

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• believe ×117
• believed ×73
• believes ×31
• believing ×10
• believers ×2
• entrust ×2
• was entrusted ×2
• I had been entrusted with ×1
• I have been entrusted with ×1
• be entrusted with ×1
• others ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×11
• Mark×14
• Luke×9
• John×98
• Acts×37
• Romans×21
• 1 Corinthians×9
• 2 Corinthians×2
• Galatians×4
• Ephesians×2
• Philippians×1
• 1 Thessalonians×5
• 2 Thessalonians×4
• 1 Timothy×3
• 2 Timothy×1
• Titus×2
• Hebrews×2
• James×3
• 1 Peter×3
• 1 John×9
• Jude×1

• Matthew 8:13

  And Jesus said to the centurion, “Go; as you have believed, let it be done for you.” And the servant was healed in that hour.

• Matthew 9:28

  When he had gone into the house, the blind men came to him, and Jesus says to them, “Do you believe that I am able to do this?” They say to him, “Yes, Lord.”

• Matthew 18:6

  But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it is better for him that a donkey’s millstone be hung around his neck and that he be drowned in the depth of the sea.

• Matthew 21:22

  And everything that you ask for in prayer, believing, you will receive.”

• Matthew 21:25

  The immersion of John, where was it from? From heaven or from people?” And they were discussing among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say to us, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’

• Matthew 21:32

  For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him; but the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him; and you, even when you saw it, did not even regret it afterward so as to believe him.

• Matthew 24:23

  Then, if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Messiah,’ or ‘Here he is,’ do not believe it.

• Matthew 24:26

  So if they say to you, ‘Look, he is in the wilderness,’ do not go out; ‘Look, he is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it.

• Matthew 27:42

  “Others he saved; himself he cannot save. He is the King of Israel; let him come down now from the cross, and we will believe in him.

• Mark 1:15

  and saying, “The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God has come near; change your minds and believe in the good news.”

• Mark 5:36

  But Jesus, ignoring the word being spoken, says to the synagogue leader, “Do not be afraid; only believe.”

• Mark 9:23

  And Jesus said to him, “‘If you can’! All things are possible for the one who believes.”

• Mark 9:24

  At once the father of the child cried out and was saying, “I believe; help my unbelief!”

• Mark 9:42

  And whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it would be far better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea.

• Mark 11:23

  Truly I tell you that whoever says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and does not doubt in his heart, but believes that what he says is happening, it will be done for him.

• Mark 11:24

  Therefore I tell you, everything that you pray and ask for, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.

• Mark 11:31

  And they were discussing it among themselves, saying, “What shall we say? If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Why then did you not believe him?’

• Mark 13:21

  And then, if anyone says to you, ‘Look, here is the Messiah!’ or ‘Look, there!’ do not believe it.

• Mark 15:32

  Let the Messiah, the King of Israel, come down now from the cross, so that we may see and believe.” And those who were crucified with him were reviling him.

• Mark 16:13

  And they went away and reported it to the rest; they did not believe them either.

• Mark 16:14

  Later he appeared to the eleven themselves as they were reclining at table, and he rebuked their unbelief and hardness of heart, because they had not believed those who had seen him raised.

• Mark 16:16

  The one who believes and is immersed will be saved, but the one who does not believe will be condemned.

• Mark 16:17

  And these signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak in new tongues;

• Luke 1:20

  And look, you will be silent and not able to speak until the day that these things happen, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their time.”

• Luke 1:45

  And happy is she who believed that there will be a fulfillment of what was spoken to her from the Lord.”

• Luke 8:12

  And those along the path are the ones who have heard; then the devil comes and takes away the word from their hearts, so that they may not believe and be saved.

• Luke 8:13

  And those on the rock are the ones who, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root; they believe for a while, and in a time of testing fall away.

• Luke 8:50

  But Jesus, hearing this, answered him, “Do not be afraid; only believe, and she will be made well.”

• Luke 16:11

  If then you have not been faithful with the unjust wealth, who will entrust to you the true riches?

• Luke 20:5

  And they reasoned among themselves, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, ‘Why did you not believe him?’

• Luke 22:67

  saying, “If you are the Messiah, tell us.” But he said to them, “If I tell you, you will certainly not believe;

• Luke 24:25

  And he said to them, “O foolish ones, and slow of heart to believe in all that the prophets have spoken!

• John 1:7

  He came for testimony, to testify about the light, so that all might believe through him.

• John 1:12

  But to all who received him, he gave them the right to become children of God, to those who believe in his name,

• John 1:50

  Jesus answered and said to him, “Because I told you that I saw you under the fig tree, do you believe? You will see greater things than these.”

• John 2:11

  This Jesus did as the beginning of his signs in Cana of Galilee, and he revealed his glory, and his disciples believed in him.

• John 2:22

  So when he was raised from the dead, his disciples remembered that he had said this, and they believed the Scripture and the word that Jesus had spoken.

• John 2:23

  Now while he was in Jerusalem at the Passover, during the feast, many believed in his name, seeing the signs that he was doing.

• John 2:24

  But Jesus himself did not entrust himself to them, because he knew all people,

• John 3:12

  If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things?

And 201 more times.