ἐμπιστεύω
From LSJ
εἰ μὴ ἦλθον καὶ ἐλάλησα αὐτοῖς, ἁμαρτίαν οὐκ εἶχον → if I had not come and spoken to them, they would not be guilty of sin
English (LSJ)
A entrust, τινί τι D.S.1.67, Plu.Phoc.32; Ἔρως ταῖς βολαῖς τῶν ὀμμάτων ἐ. τὴν τόξευσιν Lib.Descr.30.8:—Pass., τινί PStrassb.5.10; but also, to be entrusted with, τι Luc.Demon.51, Gp.2.44.1; ὁ ἐγκέφαλος . . ἀσφάλειαν ἐμπεπιστευμένος Hp.Ep.23. II trust in, give credence to, τινί LXXDe.1.32, al., Nic.Dam.Fr.130.19 J.; ἔν τινι LXX 2 Ch.20.20; ἐπί τινι ib.3 Ma.2.7.
German (Pape)
[Seite 813] darauf vertrauen, τινί, LXX.; anvertrauen, τινί τι, Plut. Phoc. 32; D. Sic. 1, 67; pass., mir wird anvertraut, τὴν ἀρχὴν ἐμπιστευθεὶς ἐκ βασιλέως, dem vom Könige die Herrschaft anvertraut war, Luc. Demon. 51, vgl. Amor. 14.
