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πείθω
peíthō · Greek · Strong's G3982 · 52 occurrences
What it means
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;
How the KJV renders it
agree, assure, believe, have confidence, be conflent, make friend, obey, persuade, trust, yield
Where that flattens a distinction
The same English word is also used for these other originals, so the distinction between them disappears in translation.
Questions this word decides
- Are any foods forbidden to Christians today?
- Is purgatory taught in scripture?
- Who wrote the letter to the Hebrews?
- What does Romans 14:5 mean about esteeming one day above another?
- Can a Christian lose their salvation?
- Is hell eternal conscious torment or annihilation?
Where it appears
52 occurrences in the Greek text.
Occurrences and morphology are taken from the primary Greek text, never from an English translation. Strong's Hebrew lexicon and Westminster Leningrad Codex morphology used under CC BY-SA 4.0 / CC BY 4.0 (OpenScriptures). Strong's Greek lexicon is public domain.