Lexical Definition

‎πιστεύω‎ pisteúō (pist-yoo'-o) to trust (in) ^G:V
from ‎πίστις‎

believe(-r), commit (to trust), put in trust with.

• 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)

Abbott-Smith

πιστεύω, [in LXX chiefly for אמן hi.;]
1. intrans., to have faith (in), to believe; in cl., c. acc., dat., in NT also c. prep. (on the significance of the various constructions, v. M, Pr., 67 f.; Vau. on Ro 4:5; Ellic. on I Ti 1:16; Abbott, JV, 19-80): absol., Mt 24:23, 26, Mk 13:21, I Co 11:18; c. acc. rei, Ac 13:41, I Co 13:7; c. dat. pers. (to believe what one says), 13, [14](/btb/interlinear/41%20-%20Mark/16/Mark.16.14.html)], I Jo 4:1; τ. ψεύδει, II Th 2:11; περί . . . ὅτι, Jo 9:18; esp. and most freq. with reference to religious belief: absol., Mt 8:13, Mk 5:36, Lk 8:50, Jo 11:40, al.; seq. ὅτι, Mt 9:28, al.; c. dat. (v. supr., and cf. DB, i, 829a), Jo 3:12 5:24 6:30 8:31, Ac 16:34, Ga 3:6(LXX), II Ti 1:12, I Jo 5:10, al.; c. prep., (expressing personal trust and reliance as distinct from mere credence or belief; v. M, Pr., 67 f.; DB, i, 829b), to believe in or on: ἐν (Ps 77 (78):22*, al.), Mk 1:15 (v. Swete, in l.); εἰς, Mt 18:6, Jo 2:11 (v. Westc., in l.), and freq., Ac 10:43 19:4, Ro 10:14, Ga 2:16, Phl 1:29, I Jo 5:10, I Pe 1:8; εἰς τ. ὄνομα (v.s. ὄνομα, Jo 1:12 2:23 3:18, I Jo 5:13; ἐπί, c. acc., Mt 27:42, Ac 9:42 11:17 16:31 22:19, Ro 4:5; ἐπί, c. dat., Ro 9:33(LXX) 10:11(LXX), I Ti 1:16, I Pe 2:6(LXX); ptcp. pres., οἱ π., as subst., Ac 2:44, Ro 3:22, I Co 1:21, al.; aor., [16](/btb/interlinear/41%20-%20Mark/16/Mark.16.16.html)], Ac 4:32; pf., Ac 19:18 21:20 (on Johannine use of the tenses of π., v. Westc, Epp. Jo., 120).
2. Trans., to entrust: c. acc. et dat., Lk 16:11, Jo 2:24; pass., to be entrusted with: c. acc., Ro 3:2, I Co 9:17, Ga 2:7, I Th 2:4 (v. Lft., Notes, 21 f.), I Ti 1:11, Tit 1:3.

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

πιστεύω-εύω,

future -εύσω: pluperfect πεπιστεύωεύκειν [NT]: (πίστις):—trust, put faith in, rely on a person, thing, or statement, τινι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; [σημείοις] [Refs 5th c.BC+] adjective or pronoun, λόγοις ἐμοῖσι πίστευσον τάδε believe my words herein, [πιστεύωεῦσαι δεῖ 4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Meteorologica” 343b10; μὴ πάντα πειρῶ πᾶσι πιστεύωεύειν 4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus “Μονόστιχοι - Fragmenta Comicorum Graecorum” 335: later with Preps., π. ἐν τῷ Θεῷ, ἐν τῷ εὐαγγελίῳ, LXX.Ps.77.22, NT.Mark.1.15; π. εἰς τὸν Θεόν NT.John.14.1, +others">NT+5th c.BC+]; εἰς τὸ ὄνομά τινος[NT]: absolutely, believe, περὶ μὲν τούτου.. οὔτε ἀπιστεύωέω οὔτε ὦν π. τι λίην [Refs 5th c.BC+]; χαλεπὰ παντὶ ἑξῆς τεκμηρίῳ πιστεύωεῦσαι although it is hard to believe every single bit of evidence about them, [Refs 5th c.BC+] entertain a confident opinion, [Refs]:—passive, to be trusted or believed, ἄνδρες ἄξιοι πιστεύωεύεσθαι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πιστεύωευθῆναι ὑπό τινος enjoy his confidence,[Refs 4th c.BC+]; ὡς πιστεύωευθησόμενος as if he would be believed, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; πιστεύωεύονται [οἱ λόγοι] [Refs]; ἐπιστεύωεύοντο ἃ ἔλεγον they were believed in what they said, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; πρόγνωσιν ἐπεπίστευντο were believed to possess foreknowledge, [Refs 1st c.AD+]

__2 comply, ὡς οὐχ ὑπείξων οὐδὲ πιστεύωεύσων λέγει; [Refs 5th c.BC+]; opposed to ἀπιστεύωέω, [Refs]
__3 with infinitive, believe that, feel confident that a thing is, will be, has been, [πιστεύωεύῃ τῶν ἐναντίων προὔχειν 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 2.62; προέσθαι τὴν προῖκ᾽ οὐκ ἐπίστευσεν 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 30.7 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. ὡς.., ὅτι.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]infinitive is sometimes omitted, τὰ μὲν οὐ πιστεύωεύουσιν οἱ νέοι (i.e. εἶναι or γεγονέναι) [Refs]:—passive, παρὰ Διὸς.. οἱ νόμοι πεπιστεύωευμένοι ἦσαν γεγονέναι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; πιστεύωευθεὶς ἀληθεύσειν believed sure to.., [πιστεύωευμένοι 1st c.BC-1st c.AD: Strabo Geographus 6.1.8 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]: without infinitive, πιστεύωευθείσης εἱμαρμένης αἴρεται πᾶσα νουθεσία [Refs 2nd c.AD+]
__4 with dative et infinitive, τοῖσι ἐπίστευε σιγᾶν to whom he trusted that they would keep silence, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__5 have faith, [NT]
__II π. τινί τι entrust something to another, τινὶ ἡγεμονίαν, χρήματα, [πιστεύωεύειν ὑμᾶς 5th c.BC: Lysias Orator 30.7 ">Refs 5th c.BC+]:—middle, have entrusted to one, ἀρχήν Berichte der russ. Akad. fuür Gesch. der materiellen Kultur [Refs 2nd c.AD+] —passive, πιστεύωεύεσθαί τι to be entrusted with a thing, have it committed to one, παρά or ὑπό τινος, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]: with infinitive, πιστεύωευθέντας τοῖς ἐχθροῖς διαφθείρειν [Refs 4th c.BC+]: with genitive, πιστεύωευθεὶς τῆς Κύπρου [Refs 2nd c.BC+]

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: Acts.14.23 ☩ LXX.Ps.77.22* ☩ Mark.1.15 ☩ John.14.1 ☩ Acts.9.42 ☩ Acts.2.44}