ἘΠΙΣΤΟΥ, ἐπιστου
EPISTOU, epistou
Sounds Like: eh-pi-STOO-toh
Translations: trust, believe, entrust, commit, have faith, be confident, rely upon
From the root: ἘΠΙΣΤΕΥΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This verb means to trust, believe, or have faith in someone or something. It can also mean to entrust or commit something to someone. In the provided context, it appears to be used in the sense of 'to pledge' or 'to guarantee with an oath', which is a specific application of 'trusting' or 'committing'.
Inflection: Imperfect, Middle/Passive, Indicative, 3rd Person Singular
Strong’s number: G1982 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint
- 2 Maccabees — 7:24
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ἘΠΙΣΤΕΥΩ.
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- ἘΠΙΣΤΕΥΕΝ — he was believing, he was trusting, he was entrusting, he was committing, he was having faith
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