verb

Greekπείθω (peithō)

Biblang

peithamō

Strong’sG3982

I persuade, urge

stem peith-52 times in the New Testamentin 13 of 27 books33 forms occur

What it means

A plain-English reading of the word, with the lexicons it draws on — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones — right below it, in full.

AI Summary

To persuade — to win over or convince someone, ordinarily by fair means such as argument, entreaty, or other inducement ¹³. Strong's adds that the convincing involved can be by argument true or false, and that the word can also cover pacifying or conciliating someone by other agreeable means ². Dodson's gloss for the word is simply "I persuade, urge" ⁴.

In the perfect tense, and in the middle/passive voice, the verb shifts sense to to trust, be confident, have confidence in a person or thing ¹²³, and closely related to this, to be persuaded, believe something as true, resting on inward certainty rather than outward proof ¹²³.

In the middle/passive it can also mean to listen to, obey, yield to — submitting to a person's word or authority ¹².

Sources: 1 Abbott-Smith 2 Strong's 3 LSJ 4 Dodson. Condensed by anthropic/claude-sonnet-5 on 2026-09-23 — it may still misstate what these say; check them yourself if it matters to you.

The lexicons it was drawn from, in full:

Abbott-Smith — the 1922 lexicon entry, in full

πείθω,

[in LXX chiefly for בּטח, its parts and derivatives;]

(i) Active;

1. trans., to apply persuasion ("conative" in pres.; v. M, Pr., 147), to prevail upon or win over, persuade: absol., Mt 28:14, Ac 19:26; seq. περί, c. gen. rei, Ac 19:8; c. acc. pers., Ac 12:20 14:19 18:4, II Co 5:11, Ga 1:10; τ. καρδίας ἡμῶν, I Jo 3:19; c. acc. seq. περί, Ac 28:23; c. acc. et inf., Ac 13:43 26:28 (v. Field, Notes, 141 ff.); c. acc. seq. ἵνα (Plut.), Mt 27:20.

2. Intrans., 2 pf. πέποιθα with pres. sense (v. M, Pr., 147, 154; Bl., § 59, 2): to trust, be confident, have confidence: c. acc. et inf., Ro 2:19; c. acc. ref. (v. Ellic., in l.): Phl 1:6, 25; c. dat., Phl 1:14, Phm 21; ἑαυτῷ, c. inf., II Co 10:7; seq. ἐν, Phl 3:3, 4; ἐν κυρίῳ ὅτι, Phl 2:24; ἐπί, c. dat., Mt 27:43 (WH, mg.), Mk 10:24 (T, WH, R, mg., om.), Lk 11:22 18:9, II Co 1:9, He 2:13; ἐπί, c. acc., Mt 27:43 (c. dat., WH, mg.); id. seq. ὅτι, II Co 2:3, II Th 3:4 (v. Lft., Notes, 127); εἰς, c. acc. pers. seq. ὅτι, Ga 5:10.

(ii) Pass. and mid.;

1. to be persuaded, believe (v. M, Pr., 158): absol., Lk 16:31, Ac 17:4 21:14, He 13:18; c. dat., Ac 28:24; c. acc. et inf., Ac 26:26; so also pf., πέπεισμαι, πεπεισμένος εἰμί: c. acc. ref. seq. περί, He 6:9; c. acc. et inf., Lk 20:6; ὅτι, Ro 8:38, II Ti 1:5, 12; id. c. ἐν κυρίῳ, Ro 14:14; περί, c. gen. seq. ὅτι, Ro 15:14.

2. to listen to, obey: c. dat. pers., Ac 5:36, 37, 40 23:21 27:11, Ro 2:8, Ga 5:7, He 13:17, Ja 3:3 (cf. ἀνα-πείθω).†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G3982 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidpi'-tho

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)

Froma primary verb;

King Jamesagree, assure, believe, have confidence, be (wax) conflent, make friend, obey, persuade, trust, yield.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in

πείθω,
persuade, imperfect ἔπειθον Refs 8th c.BC+; Epic dialect and Lyric poetry πεῖθον Refs 5th c.BC+: future πείσω Refs 8th c.BC+; Epic dialect infinitive πεισέμεν Refs: aorist 1 ἔπεισα Refs 8th c.BC+ has only optative πείσειε Refs 8th c.BC+; Aeolic dialect participle πείσαις Refs 5th c.BC+: aorist 2 ἔπῐθον Refs 8th c.BC+ only in Epic dialect reduplicate forms πεπίθωμεν Refs 8th c.BC+: perfect πέπεικα Refs 5th c.BC+:—middle and passive πείθομαι, obey, Refs 8th c.BC+, etc.: future πείσομαιRefs, etc.: aorist 2 ἐπῐθόμην, Epic dialect πιθόμην Refs 8th c.BC+; subjunctive πίθωμαι Refs 8th c.BC+; infinitive πιθέσθαι Refs; participle πιθόμενος Refs 5th c.BC+: aorist 1 middle ἐπεισάμην Refs 4th c.BC+ W.: future passive πεισθήσομαι Refs 5th c.BC+: aorist 1 ἐπείσθην Refs 5th c.BC+: perfect πέπεισμαι Refs 5th c.BC+; Thess. perfect infinitive πεπεῖστειν Refs 3rd c.BC+
II intransitive tenses of active, in passive sense, perfect 2 πέποιθα Refs 8th c.BC+; 2nd pers. singular subjunctive πεποίθῃς Refs 8th c.BC+; Epic dialect 1st pers. plural πεποίθομεν (for-ωμεν) Refs 8th c.BC+: pluperfect ἐπεποίθειν Refs 8th c.BC+; 3rd.pers. plural ἐπεποίθεσαν Refs 5th c.BC+; Epic dialect πεποίθεα Refs 8th c.BC+; 1st pers. plural ἐπέπιθμεν Refs 8th c.BC+aorist 2 participle πιθών ={πιθόμενος}, Refs
III as if from πῐθέω, Refs 8th c.BC+ has future πῐθήσω Refs 8th c.BC+ (obey): aorist participle πῐθήσας Refs 8th c.BC+ (trust),Refs 8th c.BC+; reduplicate aorist subjunctive πεπῐθήσω transitive, Refs 8th c.BC+:—also Aeolic dialect πίθημι, participle πίθεις Refs 7th c.BC+
A active, prevail upon, persuade, usually by fair means, τινα Refs 8th c.BC+; πεπιθεῖν φρένας ΑἰακίδαοRefs 8th c.BC+: with accusative person et infinitive, persuade one to..,Refs 4th c.BC+; π. τινὰς ὥστε δοῦναι, etc., Refs 5th c.BC+; ὥστε μὴ.. Refs 5th c.BC+; later ἵνα.. NT+1st c.AD+; π. τινὰς ὡς χρὴ.., ὡς ἔστι.., Refs 5th c.BC+; πείθω ἐμαυτόν I persuade myself, am persuaded, believe, Refs 5th c.BC+participle, πείσας by persuasion, by fair means, opposed to ἐν δόλῳ, Refs 5th c.BC+; opposed to βίᾳ, Refs; πόλιν πείσας having obtained the city's consent, Refs 5th c.BC+; μὴ πείσας unless by leave, Refs 5th c.BC+; πείθοντες, opposed to βίᾳ, Refs 5th c.BC+; π. γυναῖκα, opposed to βιάζεσθαι, Refs; πέπεικε, opposed to ἠνάγκακε, Refs 5th c.BC+: with neuter pronoun, persuade one to or of a thing, τοῦτό γε οὐκ ἔπειθε τοὺς Φωκαιέας Refs 5th c.BC+; μὴ πεῖθ᾽ ἃ μὴ δεῖ do not attempt to persuade me to.., Refs 5th c.BC+; also τοιάνδ᾽ ἔπειθε ῥῆσιν addressed them thus, Refs 4th c.BC+
2 prevail on by entreaty, Refs 8th c.BC+
II in bad sense, talk over, mislead, ἐπεὶ οὐ παρελεύσεαι οὐδέ με πείσεις Refs 8th c.BC+
II.2 π. τινὰ χρήμασι bribe, Refs 5th c.BC+; π. ἐπὶ μισθῷ μισθῷ, Refs 5th c.BC+ (passive, χρήμασι πεισθείς Refs 8th c.BC+; πείθειν τινά alone, NT+5th c.BC+
II.3 offood, tempt, Refs 1st c.AD+
B passive and middle, to be prevailed on, won over, persuaded, absolutely, Refs 8th c.BC+; imperative frequently in Trag., πείθου be persuaded, Refs 5th c.BC+; but πιθοῦ comply, Refs 5th c.BC+: with infinitive, to be persuaded to do, Refs; πείθεσθέ μοι πρύτανιν ἑλέσθαι Refs; also πείθεσθαί τινι ὥστε.. Refs 5th c.BC+; ὃ.. ὑμεῖς.. ἥκιστ᾽ ἂν ὀξέως πείθοισθε (i.e. πρᾶξαι) Refs; ἑκὼν καὶ πεπεισμένος of one's own free will, Refs 4th c.AD+, etc.; τὰ μὲν παρ᾽ ἡμῶν ἴσθι σοι πεπεισμένα we are won over to you, Refs 5th c.BC+
B.2 πείθεσθαί τινι listen to one, obey him, Refs 8th c.BC+; τοῖς ἐν τέλει βεβῶσι π. Refs 5th c.BC+; τοῖς ἄρχουσι, τῷ νόμῳ, Refs 8th c.BC+; γήραϊ πείθεσθαι yield, succumb to old age, Refs 8th c.BC+; στυγερῇ πειθώμεθα δαιτί let us comply with the custom of eating, sad though the meal be, Refs; ἀδίκοις ἔργμασι π. Refs 6th c.BC+
B.2.b with adjective neuter, σημάντορι πάντα πιθέσθαι obey him in all things, Refs 8th c.BC+; ἅ τιν᾽ οὐ πείσεσθαι ὀΐω wherein I think some will not obey, Refs 8th c.BC+
B.3 with genitive, four times in Refs 5th c.BC+; κείνου.. πιθοίατο vulgar form in Refs 8th c.BC+
B.II πείθεσθαί τινι believe, trust in, πείθεθ᾽ ἑταίρῳ Refs 8th c.BC+: with accusative et infinitive, believe that.., οὐ γάρ πω ἐπείθετο ὃν πατέρ᾽ εἶναι Refs 8th c.BC+infinitive, π. τινὶ μὴ εἶναι χρήματα, ={ὅτι χρήματα οὐκ ἔχει}, Refs 5th c.BC+ adjective or pronoun, τὰ περὶ Αἴγυπτον τοῖσι λέγουσι αὐτὰ π., οὐκ ἐπείθοντο τὰ ἐσαγγελθένταRefs 5th c.BC+; ταῦτ᾽ ἐγώ σοι οὐ πείθομαι I do not take this on your word, Refs 5th c.BC+
B.II.b π. τινὰ ὅπως.. to believe of him, that.., Refs 5th c.BC+
B.III perfect Refstrust, rely on, with dative person vel of things, Refs 8th c.BC+ (not frequently in early Prose, as αὑτῷ πεποιθέναι Refs 5th c.BC+: with dative et infinitive, οὔ πω χερσὶ πέποιθα ἄνδρ᾽ ἀπαμύνασθαι Refs 8th c.BC+infinitive only, πέποιθα τοῦτ᾽ ἐπισπάσειν κλέος I trust to win this fame, Refs 5th c.BC+; αἰχμήν.. μᾶλλον θεοῦ σέβειν πεποιθώς daring to.., Refs 5th c.BC+: rarely with accusative et infinitive, πέποιθα.. τὸν πυρφόρον ἥξειν κεραυνόν NT+4th c.BC+; π. εἴς τινας ὅτι.. NT; ἐπί τινας ὅτι.. NT that you may feel confidence, Refs 8th c.BC+; πεποιθώς in sure confidence, LXX
B.IV post-Refs 8th c.BC+perfect passive πέπεισμαι believe, trust, with dative, νεκροῖσι Refs 5th c.BC+infinitive, συνοίσειν ταῦτα πέπ. Refs 5th c.BC+; πεπεισμένος ἔκ τινων λογίων persuaded by.., NT+1st c.AD+. (Cf. Latin fido, fides.)

H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.

Translated as

Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.

convinced9×persuaded7×confident5×persuade4×obey3×followed2×have confidence2×sure2×trust2×trusted2×am confident1×convince1×

12 rarer renderings are not shown; every occurrence below carries the English it was given there.

Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.

Biblang forms

What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.

Form and the Greek behind it	What it is	Usually	Times
peithamōπείθω	happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular	persuade	1×
peithasōπείθεις	happening now · youpresent active indicative 2nd person singular	persuade	1×
peithanōπείθομεν	happening now · wepresent active indicative 1st person plural	persuade	1×
peithomōπείθομαι	happening now · Ipresent middle or passive indicative 1st person singular	convinced	1×
peithonōπειθόμεθα	happening now · wepresent middle or passive indicative 1st person plural	sure	1×
peithateἔπειθέν	was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular	persuade	1×
peithaleἔπειθον	was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural	urged	1×
peithoteἐπείθετο	was happening · he/she/itimperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular	persuaded	1×
peitholeἐπείθοντο	was happening · theyimperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person plural	followed	3×
peithaniπείσομεν	will happen · wefuture active indicative 1st person plural	satisfy	2×
peithiliπεισθήσονται	will happen · theyfuture passive indicative 3rd person plural	convinced	1×
peithalaἔπεισαν	happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural	persuaded	1×
peithilaἐπείσθησαν	happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural	persuaded	2×
peithamēπέποιθα	has happened · Iperfect active indicative 1st person singular	trust	2×
peithasēπέποιθάς	has happened · youperfect active indicative 2nd person singular	confident	1×
peithatēπέποιθεν	has happened · he/she/itperfect active indicative 3rd person singular	trusts	2×
peithanēπεποίθαμεν	has happened · weperfect active indicative 1st person plural	have confidence	1×
peithomēπέπεισμαι	has happened · Iperfect middle or passive indicative 1st person singular	convinced	5×
peithonēΠεπείσμεθα	has happened · weperfect middle or passive indicative 1st person plural	confident	1×
peithatelēἐπεποίθει	had happened · he/she/itpluperfect active indicative 3rd person singular	trusted	1×
peithiseiaπεισθῇς	happened · youaorist passive subjunctive 2nd person singular	persuaded	1×
peithovōrΠείθεσθε	happening now · yepresent middle or passive imperative 2nd person plural	obey	1×
peithorōπείθεσθαι	happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle or passive infinitive	obey	2×
peitharēπεποιθέναι	has happened · the “to …” formperfect active infinitive	put confidence	1×
peitharōntosπείθων	happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine	convince	2×
peithorōntouπειθομένου	happening now · of, belonging topresent middle or passive participle genitive singular masculine	persuaded	1×
peithorōntoiπειθομένοις	happening now · to, forpresent middle or passive participle dative plural masculine	obey	1×
peitharantosπείσας	happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine	persuaded	1×
peitharantoisπείσαντες	happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine	won over	2×
peitharēntosπεποιθὼς	has happened · subjectperfect active participle nominative singular masculine	confident	5×
peitharēntoisπεποιθότες	has happened · subjectperfect active participle nominative plural masculine	rely	2×
peitharēntoinπεποιθότας	has happened · objectperfect active participle accusative plural masculine	trusted	2×
peithorēntosπεπεισμένος	has happened · subjectperfect middle or passive participle nominative singular masculine	convinced	1×

Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.

Every form the system can build — all 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses

Statements — indicative mood, 30 occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	peithamō1×πείθω	peithame	peithami	peithama	peithamē2×πέποιθα	peithamelē
you 2nd person singular	peithasō1×πείθεις	peithase	peithasi	peithasa	peithasē1×πέποιθάς	peithaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	peithatō	peithate1×ἔπειθέν	peithati	peithata	peithatē2×πέποιθεν	peithatelē1×ἐπεποίθει
we 1st person plural	peithanō1×πείθομεν	peithane	peithani2×πείσομεν	peithana	peithanē1×πεποίθαμεν	peithanelē
ye 2nd person plural	peithavō	peithave	peithavi	peithava	peithavē	peithavelē
they 3rd person plural	peithalō	peithale1×ἔπειθον	peithali	peithala1×ἔπεισαν	peithalē	peithalelē

acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	peithomō1×πείθομαι	peithome	peithomē5×πέπεισμαι	peithomelē
you 2nd person singular	peithosō	peithose	peithosē	peithoselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	peithotō	peithote1×ἐπείθετο	peithotē	peithotelē
we 1st person plural	peithonō1×πειθόμεθα	peithone	peithonē1×Πεπείσμεθα	peithonelē
ye 2nd person plural	peithovō	peithove	peithovē	peithovelē
they 3rd person plural	peitholō	peithole3×ἐπείθοντο	peitholē	peitholelē

acted on passive voice

Who person	will happen future	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	peithimi	peithima
you 2nd person singular	peithisi	peithisa
he/she/it 3rd person singular	peithiti	peithita
we 1st person plural	peithini	peithina
ye 2nd person plural	peithivi	peithiva
they 3rd person plural	peithili1×πεισθήσονται	peithila2×ἐπείσθησαν

May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence

the subject acts active voice

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	peithameiō	peithameia	peithameiē
you 2nd person singular	peithaseiō	peithaseia	peithaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	peithateiō	peithateia	peithateiē
we 1st person plural	peithaneiō	peithaneia	peithaneiē
ye 2nd person plural	peithaveiō	peithaveia	peithaveiē
they 3rd person plural	peithaleiō	peithaleia	peithaleiē

acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice

Who person	happening now present	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	peithomeiō	peithomeiē
you 2nd person singular	peithoseiō	peithoseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	peithoteiō	peithoteiē
we 1st person plural	peithoneiō	peithoneiē
ye 2nd person plural	peithoveiō	peithoveiē
they 3rd person plural	peitholeiō	peitholeiē

acted on passive voice

Who person	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	peithimeia
you 2nd person singular	peithiseia1×πεισθῇς
he/she/it 3rd person singular	peithiteia
we 1st person plural	peithineia
ye 2nd person plural	peithiveia
they 3rd person plural	peithileia

Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence

the subject acts active voice

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	peithasōr	peithasar	peithasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	peithatōr	peithatar	peithatēr
ye 2nd person plural	peithavōr	peithavar	peithavēr
they 3rd person plural	peithalōr	peithalar	peithalēr

acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice

Who person	happening now present	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	peithosōr	peithosēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	peithotōr	peithotēr
ye 2nd person plural	peithovōr1×Πείθεσθε	peithovēr
they 3rd person plural	peitholōr	peitholēr

acted on passive voice

Who person	happened aorist
you 2nd person singular	peithisar
he/she/it 3rd person singular	peithitar
ye 2nd person plural	peithivar
they 3rd person plural	peithilar

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

the subject acts active voice

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	peithamoiō	peithamoia
you 2nd person singular	peithasoiō	peithasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	peithatoiō	peithatoia
we 1st person plural	peithanoiō	peithanoia
ye 2nd person plural	peithavoiō	peithavoia
they 3rd person plural	peithaloiō	peithaloia

acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice

Who person	happening now present
I 1st person singular	peithomoiō
you 2nd person singular	peithosoiō
he/she/it 3rd person singular	peithotoiō
we 1st person plural	peithonoiō
ye 2nd person plural	peithovoiō
they 3rd person plural	peitholoiō

acted on passive voice

Who person	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	peithimoia
you 2nd person singular	peithisoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	peithitoia
we 1st person plural	peithinoia
ye 2nd person plural	peithivoia
they 3rd person plural	peithiloia

The “to …” form — infinitive, 3 occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	peitharō	peithari	peithara	peitharē1×πεποιθέναι
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice	peithorō2×πείθεσθαι			peithorē
acted on passive voice		peithiri	peithira

Used as an adjective — participle, 17 occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	peitharōntos2×πείθων	peitharintos	peitharantos3×πείσας	peitharēntos9×πεποιθὼς
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice	peithorōntos2×			peithorēntos1×πεπεισμένος
acted on passive voice		peithirintos	peithirantos

Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.

How every form is built — the slots that make them

peithstem+aoeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—ntthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

peith is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Words built on the same stem

Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.

peithos — πειθός, persuasive

Where it appears

Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.

52 occurrences, every one of them listed

peithamō“persuade”happening now · Ipresent active indicative 1st person singular1×

Galatians 1:10“persuade”Arti gar anthrōpoin peithamō ē ton theon? ē zētamō anthrōpoi …Am I now seeking the approval of men, or of God? Or am I striving to please men? If I were still trying to please …

peithasō“persuade”happening now · youpresent active indicative 2nd person singular1×

Acts 26:28… pros ton Paulon; En olige min peithasō Christianon poiara.… Agrippa said to Paul, “Can you persuade me in such a short time …

peithanō“persuade”happening now · wepresent active indicative 1st person plural1×

2 Corinthians 5:11… oun ton fobon tou kuriou anthrōpoin peithanō, theo de faneronē; elpizamō de kai …… fear the Lord, we try to persuade men. What we are is clear …

peithomō“convinced”happening now · Ipresent middle or passive indicative 1st person singular1×

Acts 26:26“convinced”… lalamō; latharō gar auton houteiu ouk peithomō oudenem, ouk gar atō en gōnia …… I can speak freely to him. I am confident that none of this has escaped his notice, because it was not done in a corner.

peithonō“sure”happening now · wepresent middle or passive indicative 1st person plural1×

Hebrews 13:18“sure”Proseuchovōr peri nu, peithonō gar hoti kalan suneidēsian echanō, en …Pray for us; we are convinced that we have a clear conscience and desire to live honorably in every way.

peithate“persuade”was happening · he/she/itimperfect active indicative 3rd person singular1×

Acts 18:4… en ta sunagōga kata pantem sabbatem, peithate tē Ioudaioin kai Hellēnoin.… reasoned in the synagogue, trying to persuade Jews and Greeks alike.

peithale“urged”was happening · theyimperfect active indicative 3rd person plural1×

Acts 13:43… kai to Barnabo, hotinois proslalarōntois autoi peithale; autoin prosmenarō ta charita tou theou.… Barnabas, who spoke to them and urged them to continue in the grace …

peithote“persuaded”was happening · he/she/itimperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person singular1×

Acts 27:11… to kubernēto kai to nauklēro mallon peithote ē tei hupo Paulou legorōntei.… to Paul’s advice, the centurion was persuaded by the pilot and by the …

peithole“followed”was happening · theyimperfect middle or passive indicative 3rd person plural3×

Acts 5:36“followed”… tetrakosioi; hos anairita, kai pantois hosois peithole auto dialuila kai genela eis oudenem.… be somebody, and about four hundred men joined him. He was killed, all his followers were dispersed, and it all came to nothing.

Acts 5:37“followed”… autou; kakeinos apoleta kai pantois hosois peithole auto diaskorpizila.… people after him. He too perished, and all his followers were scattered.

Acts 28:24kai tois men peithole tei legorōntei tois de apistale,Some of them were convinced by what he said, but others …

peithani“satisfy”will happen · wefuture active indicative 1st person plural2×

Matthew 28:14… akouiteia houtem epi tou hēgemonou, nis peithani auton kai vin amerimnoin poiani.… report reaches the governor, we will satisfy him and keep you out of …

1 John 3:19“reassure”… tau alētheiau anō, kai emprosthen autou peithani tan kardian nu… belong to the truth, and will assure our hearts in His …

peithili“convinced”will happen · theyfuture passive indicative 3rd person plural1×

Luke 16:31“convinced”… oude ean tinos ek nekroiu anastēateia peithili.… persuaded even if someone rises from the dead.’”

peithala“persuaded”happened · theyaorist active indicative 3rd person plural1×

Matthew 27:20Tois de archierevois kai tois presbuterois peithala toin ochloin hina aiteleia ton Barabbon …But the chief priests and elders persuaded the crowds to ask for Barabbas …

peithila“persuaded”happened · theyaorist passive indicative 3rd person plural2×

Acts 5:39“persuaded”… kataluara autoin; mēpote kai theomachois heuriskiveia. peithila de auto,… to stop them. You may even find yourselves fighting against God.”

Acts 17:4kai tinois ek autoiu peithila kai prosklērila to Paulo kai to …Some of the Jews were persuaded and joined Paul and Silas, along …

peithamē“trust”has happened · Iperfect active indicative 1st person singular2×

Galatians 5:10“have confidence”mis peithamē eis vin en kurio hoti oudenem …I am confident in the Lord that you will take no other view …

Philippians 2:24peithamē de en kurio hoti kai autos …And I trust in the Lord that I myself …

peithasē“confident”has happened · youperfect active indicative 2nd person singular1×

Romans 2:19“confident”peithasē tē siauton hodēgon arō tufloiu, fōtem …… convinced that you are a guide for the blind, a light for those …

peithatē“trusts”has happened · he/she/itperfect active indicative 3rd person singular2×

Matthew 27:43peithatē epi ton theon, ruetar nun ei …He trusts in God. Let God deliver Him …

2 Corinthians 10:7Teim kata prosōpem blepavō. ei tinos peithatē heauto Christou arō, houtem logizotōr palin …… at outward appearances. If anyone is confident that he belongs to Christ, he …

peithanē“have confidence”has happened · weperfect active indicative 1st person plural1×

2 Thessalonians 3:4peithanē de en kurio epi vin, hoti …And we have confidence in the Lord that you are …

peithomē“convinced”has happened · Iperfect middle or passive indicative 1st person singular5×

Romans 8:38peithomē gar hoti oute thanatos oute zōas …For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither …

Romans 14:14oidamē kai peithomē en kurio Iēso hoti oudenem koinem …I am convinced and fully persuaded in the Lord …

Romans 15:14Peithomē de, adelfoir mu, kai autos mis …I myself am convinced, my brothers, that you yourselves are …

2 Timothy 1:5“sure”… Lōida kai ta mētēra su Eunika, peithomē de hoti kai en si.… your grandmother Lois and your mother Eunice, and I am convinced is in you as well.

2 Timothy 1:12… epaischunomō, oidamē gar ho pisteuamē, kai peithomē hoti dunatos atō tan parathēkan mu …… I have believed, and I am convinced that He is able to guard …

peithonē“confident”has happened · weperfect middle or passive indicative 1st person plural1×

Hebrews 6:9“confident”Peithonē de peri vu, agapētoir, teim kreittoneim …… like this, beloved, we are convinced of better things in your case— things …

peithatelē“trusted”had happened · he/she/itpluperfect active indicative 3rd person singular1×

Luke 11:22… tan panoplian autou airatō epi ha peithatelē, kai teim skuleim autou diadōatō.… the armor in which the man trusted, and then he divides up his …

peithiseia“persuaded”happened · youaorist passive subjunctive 2nd person singular1×

Acts 23:21“persuaded”sis oun mē peithiseia autoi, enedreualō gar auton ek autoiu …Do not let them persuade you, because more than forty men are waiting to ambush him. They have …

peithovōr“obey”happening now · yepresent middle or passive imperative 2nd person plural1×

Hebrews 13:17Peithovōr toi hēgorōntoi vu kai hupeikavōr, autois …Obey your leaders and submit to them …

peithorō“obey”happening now · the “to …” formpresent middle or passive infinitive2×

Galatians 5:7… tinos vin enkoptata ta alētheia mē peithorō?… well. Who has obstructed you from obeying the truth?

James 3:3… eis teim stomeim balanō eis tem peithorō autoin ni, kai holem tem sōmem …… mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can guide the whole …

peitharē“put confidence”has happened · the “to …” formperfect active infinitive1×

Philippians 3:4“put confidence”… en sarka. Ei tinos dokatō allosos peitharē en sarka, mis mallon;… such confidence. If anyone else thinks he has grounds for confidence in the flesh, I have more:

peitharōntos“convince”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine2×

Acts 19:8“persuading”… parrēsiazote epi mēnoin treis dialegorōntos kai peitharōntos peri tau basileiau tou theou.… synagogue and spoke boldly there for three months, arguing persuasively about the kingdom of God.

Acts 28:23“convince”… ektithote diamarturorōntos tan basileian tou theou peitharōntos tē autoin peri tou Iēsu apo …… to evening, testifying about the kingdom of God and persuading them about Jesus from the Law …

peithorōntou“persuaded”happening now · of, belonging topresent middle or passive participle genitive singular masculine1×

Acts 21:14“persuaded”mē peithorōntou de autou hēsuchazana legarantois; Tou kuriou …When he would not be dissuaded, we quieted down and said, “The …

peithorōntoi“obey”happening now · to, forpresent middle or passive participle dative plural masculine1×

Romans 2:8“obey”… ek eritheiau kai apeitharōntoi ta alētheia peithorōntoi de ta adikia orgas kai thumos,… are self-seeking and who reject the truth and follow wickedness, there will be wrath and anger.

peitharantos“persuaded”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative singular masculine1×

Acts 19:26… pantau tau Asiau tos Paulos houtos peitharantos metastēata hikanon ochlon, legarōntos hoti ouk …… province of Asia, this Paul has persuaded a great number of people to …

peitharantois“won over”happened · subjectaorist active participle nominative plural masculine2×

Acts 12:20“winning over”… homothumadōs de pareiale pros auton, kai peitharantois Blaston ton epi tou koitōnou tou …… and Sidon, and they convened before him. Having secured the support of Blastus, the king’s chamberlain, they asked …

Acts 14:19… apo Antiocheiau kai Ikonieu Ioudaiois, kai peitharantois toin ochloin kai lithazarantois ton Paulon …… arrived from Antioch and Iconium and won over the crowds. They stoned Paul and …

peitharēntos“confident”has happened · subjectperfect active participle nominative singular masculine5×

2 Corinthians 2:3“am confident”… echameia apo hoiu date min chairarō, peitharēntos epi pantoin vin hoti tas ēmas …… by those who ought to make me rejoice. I had confidence in all of you, that you would share my joy.

Philippians 1:6peitharēntos autem houtem hoti tos enarcherantos en …being confident of this, that He who began …

Philippians 1:25kai houtem peitharēntos oidamē hoti menami kai paramenami pantoi …Convinced of this, I know that I …

Philemon 1:21peitharēntos ta hupakoa su grafama si, horarēntos …Confident of your obedience, I write to …

Hebrews 2:13kai palin; Mis emi peitharēntos epi auto; kai palin; Idou mis …And again: “I will put My trust in Him.” And once again: “Here …

peitharēntois“rely”has happened · subjectperfect active participle nominative plural masculine2×

2 Corinthians 1:9“rely”… apokrimem tou thanatou echanē, hina mē peitharēntois aneiō epi heautoi alla epi to …… under the sentence of death, in order that we would not trust in ourselves, but in God, who …

Philippians 3:3… Christo Iēso kai ouk en sarka peitharēntois,… glory in Christ Jesus, and who put no confidence in the flesh —

peitharēntoin“trusted”has happened · objectperfect active participle accusative plural masculine2×

Luke 18:9Legata de kai pros tinoin toin peitharēntoin epi heautoi hoti alō dikaiois kai …To some who trusted in their own righteousness and viewed …

Philippians 1:14“trusting”… toin polloteroin toiu adelfoiu en kurio peitharēntoin toi desmoi mu perissoterōs tolmarō afobōs …And most of the brothers, confident in the Lord by my chains, now dare more greatly to speak the word without fear.

peithorēntos“convinced”has happened · subjectperfect middle or passive participle nominative singular masculine1×

Luke 20:6… anthrōpoiu, tos laos hapantos katalithazati nin, peithorēntos gar atō Iōannon profēton arō;… will stone us, for they are convinced that John was a prophet.”