πείθω peithō · G3982

to persuade

πείθω, ; [in LXX chiefly for בָּטַח בֶּטַח, its parts and derivatives ; ] ; (i) Active; 1. trans., to apply persuasion ("conative" in pres.; see M, Pr., 147), to prevail upon or win over, persuade: absol., Mat.28:14, Act.19:26; before περί, with genitive of thing(s), Act.19:8; with accusative of person(s), Act.12:20 14:19 18:4, 2Co.5:11, Gal.1:10; τ. καρδίας ἡμῶν, 1Jn.3:19; with accusative before περί, Act.28:23; with accusative and inf., Act.13:43 26:28 (see Field, Notes, 141 ff.); with accusative before ἵνα (Plut.), Mat.27:20. ; 2. Intrans., 2 pf. πέποιθα with Pres. sense (see M, Pr., 147, 154; Bl., § 59, 2): to trust, be confident, have confidence: with accusative and inf., Rom.2:19; …

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

πείθω, ; persuade, imperfect ἔπειθον []; Epic dialect and Lyric poetry πεῖθον []: future πείσω []; Epic dialect infinitive πεισέμεν []: aorist 1 ἔπεισα [] has only optative πείσειε []; Aeolic dialect participle πείσαις []: aorist 2 ἔπῐθον [] only in Epic dialect reduplicate forms πεπίθωμεν []: perfect πέπεικα []:—middle and passive πείθομαι, obey, [], etc.: future πείσομαι[], etc.: aorist 2 ἐπῐθόμην, Epic dialect πιθόμην []; subjunctive πίθωμαι []; infinitive πιθέσθαι []; participle πιθόμενος …

Where it's used 54 times

Matthew 27:20 · Matthew 27:43 · Matthew 28:14 · Mark 10:24 · Luke 11:22 · Luke 16:31 · Luke 18:9 · Luke 20:6 · Acts 5:36 · Acts 5:37 · Acts 12:20 · Acts 13:43 · Acts 14:19 · Acts 17:4 · Acts 18:4 · Acts 19:8 · Acts 19:26 · Acts 21:14 · Acts 23:21 · Acts 26:26 · Acts 26:28 · Acts 27:11 · Acts 28:23 · Acts 28:24 · Romans 2:8 · Romans 2:19 · Romans 8:38 · Romans 14:14 · Romans 15:14 · 2 Corinthians 1:9 · 2 Corinthians 2:3 · 2 Corinthians 5:11 · 2 Corinthians 10:7 · Galatians 1:10 · Galatians 3:1 · Galatians 5:7 · Galatians 5:10 · Philippians 1:6 · Philippians 1:14 · Philippians 1:25 · Philippians 2:24 · Philippians 3:3 · Philippians 3:4 · 2 Thessalonians 3:4 · 2 Timothy 1:5 · 2 Timothy 1:12 · Philemon 1:21 · Hebrews 2:13 · Hebrews 6:9 · Hebrews 11:13 · Hebrews 13:17 · Hebrews 13:18 · James 3:3 · 1 John 3:19

Source: TBESG G3982; TFLSJ G3982

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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