Lexical Definition

‎πείθω‎ peíthō (pi'-tho) to persuade ^G:V
a primary verb

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

• 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)

Abbott-Smith

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).†

Abbott-Smith References

Liddell-Scott-Jones

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 πείσομαι[Refs], 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 Αἰακίδαο[Refs 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, [πείθω Ἀθηναίους “IG” 12.39.27. ">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 ἐσαγγελθέντα[Refs 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 [Refs]trust, 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.)

_{LSJ Scripture Refs: Matt.27.20 ☩ Acts.12.20 ☩ 2Cor.10.7 ☩ Gal.5.10 ☩ 2Cor.2.3 ☩ Mark.10.24 ☩ LXX.Deut.33.28 ☩ Heb.6.9}