What does πιστεύω · μοί mean in the Bible?
e. credit; by implication, to entrust (especially one's spiritual well-being to Christ)".
Greek · G4100, G3427
πιστεύετέ μοι
To trust (in) · to me
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πιστεύωG4100to trust (in)
Pronunciationpisteúō
Belief directed toward a person (with εἰς) expresses trust and reliance, not mere intellectual assent.
Open lexicon entry →μοίG3427to me
Pronunciationmoí
Open lexicon entry →What does πιστεύετέ μοι (pisteuete moi) mean in the Bible?
πιστεύω · μοί is a Greek phrase meaning "to have faith (in, upon, or with respect to, a person or thing), i.e. credit; by implication, to entrust (especially one's spiritual well-being to Christ)".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G4100, G3427?
G4100, G3427 is connected to 241 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. to have faith (in, upon, or with respect to, a person or thing), i.e. credit; by implication, to entrust (especially one's spiritual well-being to Christ)
Source Gloss
to have faith (in, upon, or with respect to, a person or thing), i.e. credit; by implication, to entrust (especially one's spiritual well-being to Christ)
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups5Aligned forms241TensesPresent, Aorist, Imperfect, Future, Perfect, PluperfectVoicesActive, Passive
Tenses
Voices
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality77×
Present ActiveJohn 3:15 · John 3:16 · John 3:18 · John 3:36 · John 5:24 · John 6:35 · John 6:40 · John 6:47 · John 7:38 · John 11:25 · John 11:26 · John 12:44 · John 12:46 · John 14:12 · Acts 13:39 · Acts 24:1454×
Aorist ActiveLuke 8:12 · John 7:39 · John 20:29 · Acts 19:2 · Eph 1:13 · 2 Thess 2:12 · Heb 4:3 · Mark 16:17 · Acts 11:17 · 2 Thess 1:10 · Mark 16:16 · Acts 11:21 · Luke 1:45 · Acts 4:32 · Jude 1:515×
Perfect ActiveActs 15:5 · Titus 3:8 · Acts 19:18 · Acts 21:20 · John 8:31 · Acts 16:34 · Acts 18:27 · Acts 21:258×
Indicativestates a fact or reality113×
Aorist ActiveMatt 21:32 · Mark 16:13 · Mark 16:14 · John 2:11 · John 2:22 · John 2:23 · John 4:39 · John 4:41 · John 7:31 · John 8:30 · John 9:18 · John 10:42 · John 11:45 · John 12:42 · John 17:8 · Acts 4:448×
Present ActiveMatt 9:28 · John 3:12 · John 5:38 · John 5:47 · John 6:36 · John 8:45 · John 8:46 · John 10:25 · John 10:26 · John 14:1 · John 16:31 · John 1:50 · John 9:35 · John 11:26 · John 14:10 · Acts 26:2736×
Perfect ActiveJohn 3:18 · 1 John 5:10 · John 6:69 · 1 John 4:16 · John 11:27 · 2 Tim 1:12 · John 16:27 · John 20:298×
Imperfect ActiveJohn 7:5 · John 12:11 · John 12:37 · Acts 18:8 · John 5:46 · John 2:247×
Future ActiveJohn 3:12 · John 5:47 · Matt 27:42 · Luke 16:11 · John 11:485×
Aorist Passive2 Thess 1:10 · 1 Tim 3:16 · 1 Tim 1:11 · Titus 1:3 · Rom 3:25×
Perfect Passive1 Cor 9:17 · Gal 2:72×
Pluperfect ActiveActs 14:231×
Present PassiveRom 10:101×
Subjunctivepossibility, probability, or purpose26×
Aorist ActiveMatt 24:23 · Matt 24:26 · Luke 22:67 · John 4:48 · John 8:24 · John 11:15 · John 13:19 · John 14:29 · Acts 13:41 · John 1:7 · John 11:42 · Acts 19:4 · Rom 10:14 · Mark 15:32 · John 6:30 · 1 John 3:2320×
Present ActiveJohn 6:29 · John 10:38 · John 19:35 · John 20:31 · Mark 11:23 · John 17:216×
Imperativecommand or strong request13×
Present ActiveMark 1:15 · Mark 11:24 · Mark 13:21 · John 10:37 · John 10:38 · John 12:36 · John 14:11 · 1 John 4:1 · Mark 5:36 · John 4:2111×
Aorist ActiveLuke 8:50 · Acts 16:312×
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract12×
Aorist ActiveMatt 21:32 · John 5:44 · Acts 14:1 · Acts 15:7 · 2 Thess 2:11 · Heb 11:66×
Present ActiveLuke 24:25 · John 12:39 · Rom 15:13 · Phil 1:29 · 1 Tim 1:165×
Aorist Passive1 Thess 2:41×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 240 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present113aorist97perfect17imperfect7future5pluperfect1
Voice
active231passive9
Mood
indicative112participle77subjunctive26imperative13infinitive12
NT Occurrences
Matthew 8:13ἐπίστευσαςaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 9:28Πιστεύετεpresent active indicativeongoingMatthew 18:6πιστευόντωνpresent active participleparticipleMatthew 21:22πιστεύοντεςpresent active participleparticipleMatthew 21:25ἐπιστεύσατεaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 21:32ἐπιστεύσατεaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 21:32ἐπίστευσανaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 21:32πιστεῦσαιaorist active infinitiveinfinitiveMatthew 24:23πιστεύσητεaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMatthew 24:26πιστεύσητεaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMatthew 27:42πιστεύσομενfuture active indicativeprospectiveMark 1:15πιστεύετεpresent active imperativeimperativeMark 5:36πίστευεpresent active imperativeimperativeMark 9:23πιστεύοντιpresent active participleparticipleMark 9:24Πιστεύωpresent active indicativeongoingMark 9:42πιστευόντωνpresent active participleparticipleMark 11:23πιστεύῃpresent active subjunctivesubjunctiveMark 11:24πιστεύετεpresent active imperativeimperativeMark 11:31ἐπιστεύσατεaorist active indicativecompletedMark 13:21πιστεύετεpresent active imperativeimperativeMark 15:32πιστεύσωμενaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveMark 16:13ἐπίστευσανaorist active indicativecompletedMark 16:14ἐπίστευσανaorist active indicativecompletedMark 16:16πιστεύσαςaorist active participleparticipleMark 16:17πιστεύσασινaorist active participleparticipleLuke 1:20ἐπίστευσαςaorist active indicativecompletedLuke 1:45πιστεύσασαaorist active participleparticipleLuke 8:12πιστεύσαντεςaorist active participleparticipleLuke 8:13πιστεύουσινpresent active indicativeongoingLuke 8:50πίστευσονaorist active imperativeimperativeLuke 16:11πιστεύσειfuture active indicativeprospectiveLuke 20:5ἐπιστεύσατεaorist active indicativecompletedLuke 22:67πιστεύσητεaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveLuke 24:25πιστεύεινpresent active infinitiveinfinitiveJohn 1:12πιστεύουσινpresent active participleparticipleJohn 1:50πιστεύειςpresent active indicativeongoingJohn 1:7πιστεύσωσινaorist active subjunctivesubjunctiveJohn 2:11ἐπίστευσανaorist active indicativecompletedJohn 2:22ἐπίστευσανaorist active indicativecompletedJohn 2:23ἐπίστευσανaorist active indicativecompleted+200 more occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
πιστεύετέ μοι is built from this root: