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KING JAMES BIBLE DICTIONARY

 

Greek - English Dictionary

G3982 - Believed

Strong's No.:G3982

Greek:πείθω

Transliteration:peithō

Phonetic:pi'-tho

Word Origin:A primary verb

Bible Usage:agree assure believe have confidence be (wax) content make friend obey persuade trust yield.

Part of Speech:Verb

Strongs
Definition:

to convince (by argument true or false); by analogy to pacify or conciliate (by other fair means); reflexively or passively to assent (to evidence or authority) to rely (by inward certainty)


Thayers
Definition:

1. persuade

a. to persuade, i.e. to induce one by words to believe

b. to make friends of, to win one's favour, gain one's good will, or to seek to win one, strive to please one

c. to tranquillise

d. to persuade unto i.e. move or induce one to persuasion to do something

2. be persuaded

a. to be persuaded, to suffer one's self to be persuaded; to be induced to believe: to have faith: in a thing

1. to believe

2. to be persuaded of a thing concerning a person

b. to listen to, obey, yield to, comply with

3. to trust, have confidence, be confident


Bible References:
Believed

Translation
Occurrences:
agreed ( 1 )
assure ( 1 )
believed ( 3 )
confidence ( 6 )
confident ( 3 )
friend ( 1 )
obey ( 5 )
obeyed ( 2 )
persuade ( 3 )
persuaded ( 16 )
persuadest ( 1 )
persuading ( 2 )
trust ( 6 )
trusted ( 3 )
yield ( 1 )

 

Definitions are taken from Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
by James Strong (S.T.D.) (LL.D.) 1890.