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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G3982 — πείθω
peithō · to persuade · Greek
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Matthew 27:20 · ἔπεισανAnd the chief priests and the elders did persuade the multitudes that they might ask for themselves Barabbas, and might destroy Jesus;Matthew 27:43 · πέποιθενhe hath trusted on God, let Him now deliver him, if He wish him, because he said—Son of God I am;’Matthew 28:14 · πείσομενand if this be heard by the governor, we will persuade him, and you keep free from anxiety.’Luke 11:22 · ἐπεποίθει,but when the stronger than he, having come upon him, may overcome him, his whole-armour he doth take away in which he had trusted, and his spoils he distributeth;Luke 16:31 · πεισθήσονται.¶And he said to him, If Moses and the prophets they do not hear, neither if one may rise out of the dead will they be persuaded.’Luke 18:9 · πεποιθόταςAnd he spake also unto certain who have been trusting in themselves that they were righteous, and have been despising the rest, this simile:Luke 20:6 · πεπεισμένοςand if we may say, From men, all the people will stone us, for they are having been persuaded John to be a prophet.’Acts 5:36 · ἐπείθοντοfor before these days rose up Theudas, saying, that himself was some one, to whom a number of men did join themselves, as it were four hundred, who was slain, and all, as many as were obeying him, were scattered, and came to nought.Acts 5:37 · ἐπείθοντο‘After this one rose up, Judas the Galilean, in the days of the enrolment, and drew away much people after him, and that one perished, and all, as many as were obeying him, were scattered;Acts 5:39 · ἐπείσθησανand if it be of God, ye are not able to overthrow it, lest perhaps also ye be found fighting against God.’Acts 12:20 · πείσαντεςAnd Herod was highly displeased with the Tyrians and Sidonians, and with one accord they came unto him, and having made a friend of Blastus, who is over the bed-chambers of the king, they were asking peace, because of their country being nourished from the king’s;Acts 13:43 · ἔπειθονand the synagogue having been dismissed, many of the Jews and of the devout proselytes did follow Paul and Barnabas, who, speaking to them, were persuading them to remain in the grace of God.Acts 14:19 · πείσαντεςAnd there came thither, from Antioch and Iconium, Jews, and they having persuaded the multitudes, and having stoned Paul, drew him outside of the city, having supposed him to be dead;Acts 17:4 · ἐπείσθησανAnd certain of them did believe, and attached themselves to Paul and to Silas, also of the worshipping Greeks a great multitude, of the principal women also not a few.Acts 18:4 · ἔπειθένand he was reasoning in the synagogue every sabbath, persuading both Jews and Greeks.Acts 19:8 · πείθωνAnd having gone into the synagogue, he was speaking boldly for three months, reasoning and persuading the things concerning the reign of God,Acts 19:26 · πείσαςand ye see and hear, that not only at Ephesus, but almost in all Asia, this Paul, having persuaded, did turn away a great multitude, saying, that they are not gods who are made by hands;Acts 21:14 · πειθομένουand he not being persuaded, we were silent, saying, ‘The will of the Lord be done.’Acts 23:21 · πεισθῇςthou, therefore, mayest thou not yield to them, for there lie in wait for him of them more than forty men, who did anathematize themselves—not to eat nor to drink till they kill him, and now they are ready, waiting for the promise from thee.’Acts 26:26 · πείθομαιfor the king doth know concerning these things, before whom also I speak boldly, for none of these things, I am persuaded, are hidden from him; for this thing hath not been done in a corner;Acts 26:28 · πείθειςAnd Agrippa said unto Paul, ‘In a little thou dost persuade me to become a Christian!’Acts 27:11 · ἐπείθετοbut the centurion to the pilot and to the shipowner gave credence more than to the things spoken by Paul;Acts 28:23 · πείθωνand having appointed him a day, they came, more of them unto him, to the lodging, to whom he was expounding, testifying fully the reign of God, persuading them also of the things concerning Jesus, both from the law of Moses, and the prophets, from morning till evening,Acts 28:24 · ἐπείθοντοand, some, indeed, were believing the things spoken, and some were not believing.Romans 2:8 · πειθομένοιςand to those contentious, and disobedient, indeed, to the truth, and obeying the unrighteousness—indignation and wrath,Romans 2:19 · πέποιθάςand hast confidence that thou thyself art a leader of blind ones, a light of those in darkness,Romans 8:38 · πέπεισμαιfor I am persuaded that neither death, nor life, nor messengers, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present,Romans 14:14 · πέπεισμαιI have known, and am persuaded, in the Lord Jesus, that nothing is unclean of itself, except to him who is reckoning anything to be unclean—to that one it is unclean;Romans 15:14 · πέπεισμαιAnd I am persuaded, my brethren—I myself also—concerning you, that ye yourselves also are full of goodness, having been filled with all knowledge, able also one another to admonish;2 Corinthians 1:9 · πεποιθότεςbut we ourselves in ourselves the sentence of the death have had, that we may not be trusting on ourselves, but on God, who is raising the dead,2 Corinthians 2:3 · πεποιθὼςand I wrote to you this same thing, that having come, I may not have sorrow from them of whom it behoved me to have joy, having confidence in you all, that my joy is of you all,2 Corinthians 5:11 · πείθομεν,having known, therefore, the fear of the Lord, we persuade men, and to God we are manifested, and I hope also in your consciences to have been manifested;2 Corinthians 10:7 · πέποιθενThe things in presence do ye see? if any one hath trusted in himself to be Christ’s, this let him reckon again from himself, that according as he is Christ’s, so also we are Christ’s;Galatians 1:10 · πείθωfor now men do I persuade, or God? or do I seek to please men? for if yet men I did please—Christ’s servant I should not be.Galatians 5:7 · πείθεσθαι;Ye were running well; who did hinder you—not to obey the truth?Galatians 5:10 · πέποιθαI have confidence in regard to you in the Lord, that ye will be none otherwise minded; and he who is troubling you shall bear the judgment, whoever he may be.Philippians 1:6 · πεποιθὼςhaving been confident of this very thing, that He who did begin in you a good work, will perform it till a day of Jesus Christ,Philippians 1:14 · πεποιθόταςand the greater part of the brethren in the Lord, having confidence by my bonds, are more abundantly bold—fearlessly to speak the word.Philippians 1:25 · πεποιθὼςand of this being persuaded, I have known that I shall remain and continue with you all, to your advancement and joy of the faith,Philippians 2:24 · πέποιθαand I trust in the Lord that I myself also shall quickly come.Philippians 3:3 · πεποιθότες,for we are the circumcision, who by the Spirit are serving God, and glorying in Christ Jesus, and in flesh having no trust,Philippians 3:4 · πεποιθέναιthough I also have cause of trust in flesh. If any other one doth think to have trust in flesh, I more;2 Thessalonians 3:4 · πεποίθαμενand we have confidence in the Lord touching you, that the things that we command you ye both do and will do;2 Timothy 1:5 · πέπεισμαιtaking remembrance of the unfeigned faith that is in thee, that dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice, and I am persuaded that also in thee.2 Timothy 1:12 · πέπεισμαιfor which cause also these things I suffer, but I am not ashamed, for I have known in whom I have believed, and have been persuaded that he is able that which I have committed to him to guard—to that day.Philemon 1:21 · Πεποιθὼςhaving been confident in thy obedience I did write to thee, having known that also above what I may say thou wilt do;Hebrews 2:13 · πεποιθὼςand again, ‘Behold I and the children that God did give to me.’Hebrews 6:9 · Πεπείσμεθαand we are persuaded, concerning you, beloved, the things that are better, and accompanying salvation, though even thus we speak,Hebrews 13:17 · ΠείθεσθεBe obedient to those leading you, and be subject, for these do watch for your souls, as about to give account, that with joy they may do this, and not sighing, for this is unprofitable to you.Hebrews 13:18 · πειθόμεθαPray for us, for we trust that we have a good conscience, in all things willing to behave well,James 3:3 · πείθεσθαιlo, the bits we put into the mouths of the horses for their obeying us, and their whole body we turn about;1 John 3:19 · πείσομενand in this we know that of the truth we are, and before Him we shall assure our hearts,