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Persuasion

πεισμονήStrong’s G3988

peismonē

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Peismonē is the Greek word usually translated “persuasion”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“This persuasion cometh not of him that calleth you.”
Galatians 5:8 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “persuasion”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • persuasion 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • Galatians 1

1 book in all.

Explore in Scripture
    Greek dictionary

    πεισμονή peismonē · persuasion

    πεισμονή, -ῆς, ἡ (πείθω), persuasion: Gal.5:8.† πείθω, [in LXX chiefly for בָּטַח בֶּטַח, its parts and derivatives ;] (i) Active; 1. trans., to apply persuasion ("conative" in pres.; see M, Pr., 147), to prevail upon or win over, persuade: absol., Mat.28:14, Act.19:26; before περί, with genitive of thing(s), Act.19:8; with accusative of person(s), Act.12:20 14:19 18:4, 2Co.5:11, Gal.1:10; τ. καρδίας ἡμῶν, 1Jn.3:19; with accusative before περί, Act.28:23; with accusative and inf., Act.13:43 26:28 (see Field, Notes, 141 ff.); with accusative before ἵνα (Plut.), Mat.27:20. …

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “persuasion” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    PERSUA'SION, noun

    s as z. [Latin persuasio.]

    1. The act of persuading; the act of influencing the mind by arguments or reasons offered, or by any thing that moves the mind or passions, or inclines the will to a determination.
    2. The state of being persuaded or convinced; settled opinion or conviction proceeding from arguments and reasons offered by others, or suggested by one's own reflections.
    3. A creed or belief; or a sect or party adhering to a creed or system of opinions; as men of the same persuasion; all persuasions concur in the measure.

    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.