Persuasion and Trust

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.)

† לֶ֫קַח n.m. Pr 4:2 learning, teaching (concrete; prob. what is received);—ל׳ abs. Is 29:24 + 5 times; sf. לִקְחִי Dt 32:2 Jb 11:4; לִקְחָהּ Pr 7:21;— 1. instruction, subjective, as personal acquirement; יִלְמְדוּ לֶ֑קַח Is 29:24; they shall learn instruction (‖ בִּינָה); וְיוֹסֶף לֶ֑קַח Pr 1:5 a wise man will hear and will increase (his) learning, so 9:9. 2. teaching, obj., as thing taught, יַעֲרֹף כַּמָּטָר לִקְחִי Dt 32:2 (‖ אִמְרָתִי), Jb 11:4; ל׳ טוֹב נָתַתִּי לָכֶם Pr 4:2; also = teaching-power, persuasiveness, מֶתֶק שְׂפָתַיִם יוֹסִיף ל׳ Pr 16:21 sweetness of lips increaseth persuasiveness (v. מתק), וְעַל שְׂפָתָיו יוֹסִיף לָקַח v 23; in bad sense, of seductive words of adulteress, בְּרֹב ל׳ Pr 7:21 (‖ בְּחֵלֶק שְׂפָתֶיהָ).

ἀναπείθω Refs 4th c.AD+, persuade, convince, Refs 5th c.BC+:—passive, Refs 5th c.BC+ __2 persuade, move to do a thing, with accusative person et infinitive, Refs 5th c.BC+; followed by conjunction, ἀ. ὡς χρή.. Refs persuade one of a thing, Refs 5th c.BC+ __3 seduce, mislead, τινάRefs 5th c.BC+; ἀ. χρήμασι, δώροις, bribe, Refs 5th c.BC+; χρυσίον διδοὺς ἀναπείσεις ὅπως.. NT+5th c.BC+:—passive, ἀναπεπεισμένος bribed, Refs 5th c.BC+

πειθός, ή, όν, ={πιθανός}, NT

πεισμ-ονή, ἡ, persuasion, NT+6th c.AD+ __2 confidence, ἡ ἐξ ἀλλήλων πρὸς ἀλλήλους γινομένη π. Refs 2nd c.AD+ __II quality of a cable, pertinacity, Refs