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peithō G3982

πείθω (peithō) means “to persuade” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

πείθω Greek · G3982 52 tagged occurrences in 52 verses

Pronunciation guide: pi'-tho Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G3982

πείθω · peithō · 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; with accusative ref. (see Ellic., in l) : Php.1:6, 25; with dative, Php.1:14, Phm 21; ἑαυτῷ, with inf., 2Co.10:7; before ἐν, Php.3:3-4; ἐν κυρίῳ ὅτι, Php.2:24; ἐπί, with dative, Mat.27:43 (WH, mg.), Mrk.10:24 (T, WH, R, mg., om.), Luk.11:22 18:9, 2Co.1:9, Heb.2:13; ἐπί, with accusative, Mat.27:43 (with dative, WH, mg.); id. before ὅτι, 2Co.2:3, 2Th.3:4 (see Lft., Notes, 127); εἰς, with accusative of person(s) before ὅτι, Gal.5:10. (ii) Pass. and mid.; 1. to be persuaded, believe (see M, Pr., 158) : absol., Luk.16:31, Act.17:4 21:14, Heb.13:18; with dative, Act.28:24; with accusative and inf., Act.26:26; so also pf., πέπεισμαι, πεπεισμένος εἰμί: with accusative ref. before περί, Heb.6:9; with accusative and inf., Luk.20:6; ὅτι, Rom.8:38, 2Ti.1:5 1:12; id. with ἐν κυρίῳ, Rom.14:14; περί, with genitive before ὅτι, Rom.15:14. 2. to listen to, obey: with dative of person(s), Act.5:36-37, 40 23:21 27:11, Rom.2:8, Gal.5:7, Heb.13:17, Jas.3:3 (cf. ἀνα-πείθω).† Πειθώ, -οῦς, ἡ 1. Peitho, Persuasion (as a goddess). 2. per­suasion: ἐν πειθοῖ (so Orig., Eus. and some cursives in 1Co.2:4 for πειθός, which see).† (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

I persuade, urge.

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How translators render G3982

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BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
i am convinced 3
obey 2
we are convinced 2
am confident 1
am convinced 1
and urged 1
are convinced that 1
being confident 1
can you persuade 1
confident 1
confident of 1
convinced of 1
convinced that 1
follow 1
from obeying 1
fully persuaded 1
has persuaded 1
having secured the support 1
he has grounds for confidence 1
he trusts 1
i am confident that 1
i had confidence 1
i trust 1
is confident 1
persuade 1
persuaded 1
persuading 1
persuasively 1
put my trust 1
put no confidence 1
seeking the approval 1
the man trusted 1
they will not be persuaded even 1
they yielded 1
trust 1
trusted 1
trying to persuade 1
was persuaded 1
we have confidence 1
we try to persuade 1
were convinced 1
were persuaded 1
will assure 1
will satisfy 1
won over 1
would not be dissuaded 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
obey 4
persuaded 4
am persuaded 3
believed 3
i am persuaded 3
confidence 2
he trusted 2
obeyed 2
persuading 2
that ye should 2
trust 2
art confident that 1
be persuaded 1
being confident of 1
do 1
do i 1
for them that trust 1
hath persuaded 1
have 1
have confidence 1
having 1
having confidence 1
having made 1
i trust 1
may obey 1
persuade 1
persuaded that 1
put my trust 1
shall assure 1
that he hath whereof he might trust 1
their friend 1
they agreed 1
thou persuadest 1
trusted 1
waxing confident 1
we are persuaded 1
we have confidence 1
we persuade 1
we trust 1
were persuaded of 1
will persuade 1
will they be persuaded 1
would 1
yield 1

Verses containing G3982

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  1. James 3:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can guide the whole animal.

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  2. 1 John 3:19 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And by this we will know that we belong to the truth, and will assure our hearts in His presence:

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