Words the Bible translates as believe
English uses one word here. The Bible uses 3 words, and they do not mean the same thing. Each is listed with what it actually means, most frequent first.
- pisteuōπιστεύωto believe: to take a message as true and lean one's whole self on the person it is about, above all on God and on Jesus
+1 more meaning
- to entrust something to someone, or (when the subject is the receiver) to be put in charge of it as a trust
- peithōπείθωto work on someone until they come around: to persuade, convince, win over
+3 more meanings
- to rest your weight on someone or something: to trust, rely on, be confident
- to have been brought to certainty: to be convinced, to be sure
- to let yourself be moved by another: to comply, go along with, obey
- amanאָמַןto believe, to trust, to put confidence in someone or something
+2 more meanings
- to be firm, steady, and reliable, so that a person or thing can be counted on
- to support and care for a child as a guardian, foster-parent, or nurse
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