πιστεύω
Verb
Gloss
I believe, have faith in
Mounce definition
pluperfect, πεπιστεύκειν, to believe, give credit to, Mk. 1:15; 16:13; Lk. 24:25; intrans. to believe, have a mental persuasion, Mt. 8:13; 9:28; Jas. 2:19; to believe, be of opinion, Rom. 14:2; in NT πιστεύειν ἐν, εἰς, ἐπί, to believe in or on, Mt. 18:6; 27:42; Jn. 3:15, 16, 18; absol. to believe, be a believer, Acts 2:44; 4:4, 32; 13:48; trans. to intrust, commit to the charge or power of, Lk. 16:11; Jn. 2:24; pass. to be intrusted with, Rom. 3:2; 1 Cor. 9:17
Morphological categories
- Present stem = verbal root
- Verbal roots ending in ι or ϝ
- Roots ending in ευ (which retain the υ in the present)
Present active indicative
| S | P | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | πιστεύω 4 | πιστεύομεν 6 |
| 2 | πιστεύεις 7 | πιστεύετε 12 |
| 3 | πιστεύει 3 | πιστεύουσι(ν) 4 |
Imperfect active indicative
| S | P | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||
| 2 | ἐπιστεύετε 2 | |
| 3 | ἐπίστευε(ν) 1 | ἐπίστευον 4 |
Aorist active indicative
| S | P | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἐπίστευσα 1 | ἐπιστεύσαμεν 2 |
| 2 | ἐπίστευσας 2 | ἐπιστεύσατε 7 |
| 3 | ἐπίστευσε(ν) 14 | ἐπίστευσαν 22 |
Future active indicative
| S | P | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | πιστεύσομεν 1 | |
| 2 | πιστεύσετε 2 | |
| 3 | πιστεύσει 1 | πιστεύσουσι(ν) 1 |
Perfect active indicative
| S | P | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | πεπίστευκα 2 | πεπιστεύκαμεν 2 |
| 2 | πεπίστευκας 1 | πεπιστεύκατε 1 |
| 3 | πεπίστευκε(ν) 2 |
Pluperfect active indicative
| S | P | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||
| 2 | ||
| 3 | πεπιστεύκεισαν 1 |
Present active subjunctive
| S | P | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||
| 2 | πιστεύητε 4 | |
| 3 | πιστεύῃ 2 |
Aorist active subjunctive
| S | P | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | πιστεύσω 2 | πιστεύσωμεν 3 |
| 2 | πιστεύσῃς 2 | πιστεύσητε 9 |
| 3 | πιστεύσωσι(ν) 4 |
Present active imperative
| S | P | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||
| 2 | πίστευε 2 | πιστεύετε 9 |
| 3 |
Aorist active imperative
| S | P | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||
| 2 | πίστευσον 2 | |
| 3 |
Present passive indicative
| S | P | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ||
| 2 | ||
| 3 | πιστεύεται 1 |
Aorist passive indicative
| S | P | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | ἐπιστεύθην 2 | |
| 2 | ||
| 3 | ἐπιστεύθη 2 | ἐπιστεύθησαν 1 |
Perfect passive indicative
| S | P | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | πεπίστευμαι 2 | |
| 2 | ||
| 3 |
Present active masculine participle
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| N | πιστεύων 24 | πιστεύοντες 7 |
| G | πιστευόντων 4 | |
| D | πιστεύοντι 4 | πιστεύουσι(ν) 10 |
| A | πιστεύοντα 1 | πιστεύοντας 4 |
Aorist active masculine participle
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| N | πιστεύσας 2 | πιστεύσαντες 7 |
| G | πιστευσάντων 1 | |
| D | πιστεύσασι(ν) 3 | |
| A | πιστεύσαντας 1 |
Aorist active feminine participle
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| N | πιστεύσασα 1 | |
| G | ||
| D | ||
| A |
Perfect active masculine participle
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| N | πεπιστευκώς 1 | πεπιστευκότες 2 |
| G | πεπιστευκότων 2 | |
| D | πεπιστευκόσι(ν) 1 | |
| A | πεπιστευκότας 1 |
Perfect active neuter participle
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| N | ||
| G | πεπιστευκότων 1 | |
| D | ||
| A |