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GreekG3982Verb

πείθω

peithō

54Occurrences
G3982Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to convince (by argument, true or false); by analogy, to pacify or conciliate (by other fair means); reflexively or passively, to assent (to evidence or authority), to rely (by inward certainty)

a primary verb;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
Active
1.trans., to apply persuasion ("conative" in pres.; see M, Pr., 147), to prevail upon or win over, persuade
2.Intrans., 2 pf. *πέποιθα *with Pres. sense (see M, Pr., 147, 154; Bl., § 59, 2)
1.to be persuaded, believe (see M, Pr., 158)
2.to listen to, obey
1.Peitho, Persuasion (as a goddess).
2.per­suasion
LXX: chiefly for בָּטַח בֶּטַח, its parts and derivatives

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

πείθω appears 54 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Acts
16
Philippians
6
Hebrews
5
Romans
5
2 Corinthians
4
Galatians
4
Luke
4
Matthew
3

Key Passages

1 John 3:19BSB

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

Acts 14:19BSB

Then some Jews arrived from Antioch and Iconium and won over the crowds. They stoned Paul and dragged him outside the city, presuming he was dead.

Acts 28:23BSB

So they set a day to meet with Paul, and many people came to the place he was staying. He expounded to them from morning to evening, testifying about the kingdom of God and persuading them about Jesus from the Law of Moses and the Prophets.

Hebrews 13:18BSB

Pray for us; we are convinced that we have a clear conscience and desire to live honorably in every way.

Matthew 28:14BSB

If this report reaches the governor, we will satisfy him and keep you out of trouble.”

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.