πεισμ-ονή G3988
persuasion; the act or power of convincing
A noun denoting persuasion, the act of convincing or being convinced. Paul uses it in Galatians 5:8 to say that the persuasion turning the Galatians away from freedom does not come from God who called them. The term can mean the process of persuasion, the content of what is persuasive, or the state of being persuaded. Here it likely refers to the false teaching convincing them to adopt legalistic practices.
Senses
1. sense 1 — The act or process of persuading, or the persuasive influence itself. In Galatians, Paul identifies a persuasion that led believers astray from gospel freedom, attributing it to human rather than divine origin. The term emphasizes the power of influence and conviction, which Paul warns can mislead when it does not come from God. 1×
AR["الإقناعُ"]·ben["প্রবৃত্তি"]·DE["Ueberredung"]·EN["persuasion"]·FR["πεισμονὴ"]·heb["פִּתּוּי"]·HI["मनअओनअ"]·ID["bujukan"]·IT["peismonē"]·jav["pangreh"]·KO["설득은"]·PT["persuasão"]·RU["убеждение"]·ES["persuasión"]·SW["kushawishika"]·TR["ikna"]·urd["قائل-کرنا"]
Related Senses
G4102 1. faith, trust, belief (239×)G4100 1. believe / have faith in (233×)H0982 1. trust in, rely on (105×)H3988a 1. reject, refuse (56×)G4103 1. faithful, trustworthy, reliable (54×)H0530 1. faithfulness, fidelity, reliability (47×)H0539 1. believe, accept as true (42×)H3985 1. refuse, be unwilling (41×)H0539 2. faithful, trustworthy, sure (39×)H8582 1. lead astray, cause to err (22×)H2623 1. faithful ones / saints (community) (21×)G0571 1. unbelieving, unbeliever (20×)G3982 1. be persuaded or convinced (19×)H8582 2. go astray, err morally (19×)G4105 1. to deceive, lead astray (18×)G3982 2. trust or have confidence in (17×)H2186a 1. reject, spurn (Qal) (16×)H3988a 2. despise, scorn (14×)G3982 3. persuade or convince someone (13×)G4103 2. believing, a believer (13×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
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