ΔΙΑΠΙΣΤΕΥΣΑΙ, διαπιστευσαι
DIAPISTEUSAI, diapisteusai
Sounds Like: dee-ah-pis-TEV-sai
Translations: to disbelieve, to distrust, to be faithless, to be unfaithful
From the root: ΔΙΑΠΙΣΤΕΥΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from the prefix διά (dia), meaning 'through' or 'thoroughly', and the verb πιστεύω (pisteuō), meaning 'to believe' or 'to trust'. When combined, it means to thoroughly disbelieve or distrust someone or something, indicating a complete lack of faith or confidence. It describes the act of being unfaithful or refusing to believe.
Inflection: Aorist, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G1277 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 20:2
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΔΙΑΠΙΣΤΕΥΩ.
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- ΔΙΑΠΙΣΤΕΥΩ — to disbelieve, to distrust, to doubt, to refuse to believe
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