But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?
But if ye beleeue not his writings, how ſhall ye beleeue my words?
εἰ δὲ τοῖς ἐκείνου γράμμασιν οὐ πιστεύετε, πῶς τοῖς ἐμοῖς ῥήμασι πιστεύσετε;
εἰ δὲ τοῖς ἐκείνου γράμμασιν οὐ πιστεύετε, πῶς τοῖς ἐμοῖς ῥήμασι πιστεύσετε;
γράμμα , neuter noun, gramma — that which is drawn or written, a letter (value 185)
G1121,
γράμμα grámma, gram'-mah; from G1125; a writing, i.e. a letter, note, epistle, book, etc.; plural learning:—bill, learning, letter, scripture, writing, written.a letter
any writing, a document or record
a note of hand, bill, bond, account, written acknowledgement of a debt
a letter, an epistle
the sacred writings (of the OT)
letters, i.e. learning
of sacred learning
Used in 14 Verses, 7 Books 15  Occurrence Count
δέ , conjunction, de — but, and, now, (a connective or adversative particle) (value 9)
G1161,
δέ dé, deh; a primary particle (adversative or continuative); but, and, etc.:—also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).Used in 2568 Verses, 26 Books 2882  Occurrence Count
εἰ , conjunction, ei — forasmuch as, if, that (value 15)
G1487,
εἰ ei, i; a primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.:—forasmuch as, if, that, (al-)though, whether. Often used in connection or composition with other particles, especially as in G1489, G1490, G1499, G1508, G1509, G1512, G1513, G1536, G1537. See also G1437.Used in 461 Verses, 25 Books 505  Occurrence Count
ἐκεῖνος , pronoun, ekeinos — that one (or neut. that thing), often intensified by the article preceding (value 360)
G1565,
ἐκεῖνος ekeînos, ek-i'-nos; from G1563; that one (or (neuter) thing); often intensified by the article prefixed:—he, it, the other (same), selfsame, that (same, very), × their, × them, they, this, those. See also G3778.Used in 244 Verses, 17 Books 251  Occurrence Count
ἐμός , pronoun, emos — my (value 315)
G1699,
ἐμός emós, em-os'; from the oblique cases of G1473 (G1698, G1700, G1691); my:—of me, mine (own), my.Used in 63 Verses, 16 Books 71  Occurrence Count
ὁ , article, ho — the (value 70)
G3588,
ὁ ho, ho; the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):—the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.this, that, these, etc. Only significant renderings other than "the" counted
Used in 7051 Verses, 27 Books 20257  Occurrence Count
οὐ , particle, ou — not, no (value 470)
G3756,
οὐ ou, oo; a primary word; the absolute negative (compare G3361) adverb; no or not:—+ long, nay, neither, never, no (X man), none, (can-)not, + nothing, + special, un(-worthy), when, + without, + yet but. See also G3364, G3372.no, not; in direct questions expecting an affirmative answer
Used in 1408 Verses, 26 Books 1635  Occurrence Count
πιστεύω , verb, pisteuō — to believe, entrust (value 1795)
G4100,
πιστεύω pisteúō, pist-yoo'-o; from G4102; 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):—believe(-r), commit (to trust), put in trust with.to think to be true, to be persuaded of, to credit, place confidence in
of the thing believed
to credit, have confidence
in a moral or religious reference
used in the NT of the conviction and trust to which a man is impelled by a certain inner and higher prerogative and law of soul
to trust in Jesus or God as able to aid either in obtaining or in doing something: saving faith
mere acknowledgment of some fact or event: intellectual faith
to entrust a thing to one, i.e. his fidelity
to be intrusted with a thing
Used in 220 Verses, 21 Books 248  Occurrence Count
πῶς , particle, pōs — how? (value 1080)
G4459,
πῶς pōs, poce; adverb from the base of G4226; an interrogative particle of manner; in what way? (sometimes the question is indirect, how?); also as exclamation, how much!:—how, after (by) what manner (means), that. (Occasionally unexpressed in English).Used in 100 Verses, 17 Books 103  Occurrence Count
ῥῆμα , neuter noun, rhēma — a word, by implication a matter (value 149)
G4487,
ῥῆμα rhēma, hray'-mah; from G4483; an utterance (individually, collectively or specially),; by implication, a matter or topic (especially of narration, command or dispute); with a negative naught whatever:—+ evil, + nothing, saying, word.that which is or has been uttered by the living voice, thing spoken, word
any sound produced by the voice and having definite meaning
speech, discourse
what one has said
a series of words joined together into a sentence (a declaration of one's mind made in words)
an utterance
a saying of any sort as a message, a narrative
concerning some occurrence
subject matter of speech, thing spoken of
so far forth as it is a matter of narration
so far as it is a matter of command
a matter of dispute, case at law
Used in 67 Verses, 13 Books 70  Occurrence Count
| John 5:47Modern KJV—Authorized Version |
| But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words? |
| Original Text (TR 1894)Stephanus 1550 (Total 7233) |
| εἰ δὲ τοῖς ἐκείνου γράμμασιν οὐ πιστεύετε, πῶς τοῖς ἐμοῖς ῥήμασι πιστεύσετε; |
| Verse #26258 (Ch. #1002) — 12 words, 63 lettersText Copied! |
| Data from Strong's Concordance |
| KJV |
Strong's # |
Greek |
Value |
| But |
G1161de |
δέ |
9 |
| if |
G1487ei |
εἰ |
15 |
| ye believe |
G4100pisteuō |
πιστεύω |
1795 |
| not |
G3756ou |
οὐ |
470 |
| his |
G1565ekeinos |
ἐκεῖνος |
360 |
| writings, |
G1121gramma |
γράμμα |
185 |
| how |
G4459pōs |
πῶς |
1080 |
| shall ye believe |
G4100pisteuō |
πιστεύω |
1795 |
| my |
G1699emos |
ἐμός |
315 |
| words? |
G4487rhēma |
ῥῆμα |
149 |
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