Gloss
to convince, persuade; to trust in, have confidence in, be persuaded
Forms of the word
Dictionary
πείθω
Greek transliteration
peithō
Simplified transliteration
peitho
Principal Parts
(ἔπειθον), πείσω, ἔπεισα, πέποιθα, πέπεισμαι, ἐπείσθην
Numbers
Strong's number
3982
GK Number
4275
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
52
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
v-1b(3)
Definition
pluperfect, ἐπεποιθειν, to persuade, seek to persuade, endeavor to convince, Acts 18:4; 19:8, 26; 28:23; to persuade, influence by persuasion, Mt. 27:20; Acts 13:43; 26:28; to incite, instigate, Acts 14:19; to appease, render tranquil, to quiet, 1 Jn. 3:19; to strive to conciliate, aspire to the favor of, Gal. 1:10; to pacify, conciliate, win over, Mt. 28:14; Acts 12:20; pass. and mid. to be persuaded of, be confident of, Lk. 20:6; Rom. 8:38; Heb. 6:9; to suffer one's self to be persuaded, yield to persuasion, to be induced, Acts 21:14; to be convinced, to believe, yield belief, Lk. 16:31; Acts 17:4; to assent, listen to, obey, follow, Acts 5:36, 37, 40; 2 perf. πέποιθα, to be assured, be confident, 2 Cor. 2:3; Phil. 1:6; Heb. 13:18; to confide in, trust, rely on, place hope and confidence in, Mt. 27:43; Mk. 10:24; Rom. 2:19
Greek-English Concordance for πείθω
| James 3:3 | Now if we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey (peithesthai | πείθεσθαι | pres pass inf ) us, then we guide their entire body. |
| 1 John 3:19 | And by this we will know that we are of the truth and will (peisomen | πείσομεν | fut act ind 1 pl) set (peisomen | πείσομεν | fut act ind 1 pl) our conscience at (peisomen | πείσομεν | fut act ind 1 pl) rest (peisomen | πείσομεν | fut act ind 1 pl) in his presence, |
