πιστεύω
pisteúō · verb · “to believe, trust”
Pisteuō est le verbe de pistis (foi) — croire, se confier, s'appuyer sur. C'est le verbe de l'évangile de Jean : « quiconque croit (pisteuōn) en lui ne périsse point ».
Réponse rapide traduite avec l'aide de l'IA et en cours de révision. L'explication complète est affichée en anglais.
Pisteuō is more than mental agreement. It means to entrust oneself to — to lean the weight of your hope on another. John’s Gospel uses it nearly a hundred times to describe the right response to Jesus.
To “believe in him” is therefore to rely on Christ for what only he can give: forgiveness and eternal life. Believing is not a one-time decision archived in the past but an ongoing trust that shapes a whole life.
Definition: to have faith (in, upon, or with respect to, a person or thing), i.e. credit; by implication, to entrust (especially one's spiritual well-being to Christ)
KJV usage: believe(-r), commit (to trust), put in trust with
Reference gloss from Strong's Concordance (1890, public domain).