πιστεύεις (pisteueis) in John 11:26: Verb Second Person Singular Present Active Indicative

Verb: the form names an action, state, or verbal idea. The verse determines how strongly the verbal form should be pressed.

Not applicable: this form is not using noun case to mark its sentence role.

Singular: the form is grammatically singular in this occurrence and should be matched to its local referent.

Not applicable: this form does not use grammatical gender to make its point.

Present: presents the verbal idea in present-form perspective here, but it should not automatically be turned into a continuous-action claim.

Active: presents the subject as doing or carrying the action.

Indicative: presents the verbal idea as an assertion or question within the clause.

Second person: the form directly addresses the person or group being spoken to.

πιστεύεις τοῦτο;

Jesus' direct question to Martha after His resurrection-and-life declaration

πιστεύεις is the finite second-person singular verb in Jesus' direct question, asking Martha personally whether she believes this.

The present tense does not automatically prove continuous belief as a grammar rule; the question's force comes from Jesus' words and the immediate dialogue.

High: The verb form carries Jesus' direct personal question at a major confession point in John 11.

Verb Second Person Singular Present Active Indicative. asks Martha personally whether she believes this. Attached to πιστεύεις τοῦτο;. Governed by Jesus' direct question to Martha after His resurrection-and-life declaration. The second-person singular form identifies the addressee, while the context supplies the content of belief.

Who is being asked to believe? The second-person singular form addresses Martha directly: Do you believe this?

Direct: The form directly supports the English question, Do you believe this?

The present tense should not be turned into an automatic rule about continuous action. The pronoun this points back to Jesus' preceding claim, so the question must stay tied to the immediate context.

Present tense always means continuous action: The present form supports the direct question, but the verse's emphasis is governed by Jesus' full statement and Martha's response. second person singular makes the question only private and not instructive for readers: The grammar identifies Martha as the addressee, while the narrated dialogue teaches readers through the passage.

The Textus Receptus witness for John 11:26 reads πιστεύεις, with the morphology label Verb Second Person Singular Present Active Indicative.

The lemma is πιστεύω. The gloss "I believe, have faith in" orients this occurrence without replacing the sentence context.

πιστεύεις is the finite verb in Jesus' direct question, asking Martha personally whether she believes this.

In John 11:26, the second-person singular form makes Jesus' question personally addressed to Martha after His resurrection-and-life claim.

The form belongs to John's repeated emphasis on believing in Jesus, but this guide limits the claim to Martha's direct question in John 11:26.

When teaching John 11:26, use the second-person singular form to show the personal address of Jesus' question without overstating the present tense.

The present tense does not automatically prove continuous belief as a grammar rule; the question's force comes from Jesus' words and the immediate dialogue.