Greek word study

πείθωpeíthō — I persuade, urge

I persuade, urge.

Translated in the King James as: agree, assure, believe, have confidence, be (wax) conflent, make friend, obey, persuade, trust, yield

Appears 52 times in Scripture

Origin: a primary verb;

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Where it appears

Matthew — 3×
Matt 27:20Matt 27:43Matt 28:14
Luke — 4×
Luke 11:22Luke 16:31Luke 18:9Luke 20:6
Acts — 17×
Acts 5:36Acts 5:37Acts 5:40Acts 12:20Acts 13:43Acts 14:19Acts 17:4Acts 18:4Acts 19:8Acts 19:26Acts 21:14Acts 23:21Acts 26:26Acts 26:28Acts 27:11Acts 28:23Acts 28:24
Romans — 5×
Rom 2:8Rom 2:19Rom 8:38Rom 14:14Rom 15:14
2 Corinthians — 4×
2 Cor 1:92 Cor 2:32 Cor 5:112 Cor 10:7
Galatians — 3×
Gal 1:10Gal 5:7Gal 5:10
Philippians — 6×
Phil 1:6Phil 1:14Phil 1:25Phil 2:24Phil 3:3Phil 3:4
2 Thessalonians — 1×
2 Thess 3:4
2 Timothy — 2×
2 Tim 1:52 Tim 1:12
Philemon — 1×
Philemon 1:21
Hebrews — 4×
Heb 2:13Heb 6:9Heb 13:17Heb 13:18
James — 1×
James 3:3
1 John — 1×
1 John 3:19

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA), Dodson Greek Lexicon (public domain). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.