Strongs Number: G4100
| Greek Word: | πιστεύω |
| Transliteration: | pisteuō |
| Phonetic: | pist-yoo'-o |
| Part of Speech: | Verb |
| Strongs Definition: | to have faith (in upon or with respect to a person or thing) that is credit; by implication to entrust (especially one´ s spiritual well being to Christ) |
| Thayers Definition: |
1. to think to be true, to be persuaded of, to credit, place confidence in a. of the thing believed 1. to credit, have confidence b. in a moral or religious reference 1. used in the NT of the conviction and trust to which a man is impelled by a certain inner and higher prerogative and law of soul 2. to trust in Jesus or God as able to aid either in obtaining or in doing something: saving faith 1bc) mere acknowledgment of some fact or event: intellectual faith 2. to entrust a thing to one, i.e. his fidelity a. to be intrusted with a thing |
| Origin: | From G4102 |
| Bible Usage: | believe (-r) commit (to trust) put in trust with. |