Persuasive
πειθόςStrong’s G3981peithos
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Peithos is the Greek word usually translated “persuasive”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“And my speech and my preaching was not with enticing words of man’s wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power:”
Meaning
Usually translated “persuasive”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- persuasive 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Corinthians 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
πειθός peithos · persuasive
πειθός (πιθός, WH), -ή, -όν (πείθω), = cl. πιθανός, persuasive: 1Co.2:4 (not found elsewhere).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “persuasive” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
PERSUA'SIVE, adjective
Having the power of persuading; influencing the mind or passions; as persuasive eloquence; persuasive evidence.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.