Greek word study
πείθω G3982
- Transliteration
- peíthō
- KJV glosses
- agree, assure, believe, have confidence, be (wax) conflent, make friend, obey, persuade, trust, yield
Lexical summary
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)
Strong’s Exhaustive 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 word’s possible definitions do not determine its meaning in every passage. Meaning is established by grammar, syntax, literary context, and usage.
Source: Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon. Data source information