πείθων
peithon
persuading
a primary verb; 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):--agree, assure, believe, have confidence, be (wax) conflent, make friend, obey, persuade, trust, yield.
Acts 28:23 · Word #19
Lexicon G3982
| Lemma | πείθω |
| Transliteration | peíthō |
| Strong's | G3982 |
| In-context | persuading |
| Literal | persuading |
Morphology V PRS ACT PTCP NOM M SG
All morphology codes
| Part of Speech | V — Verb — An action or state of being |
| Tense | PRS — Present — Ongoing or repeated action |
| Voice | ACT — Active — The subject performs the action |
| Mood | PTCP — Participle — A verbal adjective |
| Case | NOM — Nominative — The subject of the sentence |
| Gender | M — Masculine — Grammatical masculine |
| Number | SG — Singular — One |
Lexical Info
| Lemma | πείθω |
| Strong's | G3982 |
SIBI-P1 G3982-22
the persuading one
| Morphological Notes | Verb, present active participle, nominative masculine singular (Gr,V,PPA,NMS). The present tense conveys ongoing or characteristic action; active voice indicates the subject performs the action; nominative masculine singular agrees with a masculine singular subject. |
| Rendering Rationale | The form πείθων is a present active participle in the nominative masculine singular, describing a male subject characterized by ongoing action. "The persuading one" preserves the continuous aspect of the present tense and the active voice, while reflecting the participial function as a substantive descriptor. |
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AI-generated (openai/gpt-5.2-chat-latest)
Words from Root πείθω (to persuade, to convince, to win over, to induce trust, to cause confidence)
| SILEX Code | Transliteration | SIBI-P1 |
|---|---|---|
G3982-03 |
epeithen | he/she was persuading |
G3982-05 |
epeithon | they were persuading |
G3982-06 |
epeithonto | they were being persuaded |
Word Usage (52 occurrences of G3982)
| Location | Form | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew 27:20 | ἔπεισαν | epeisan | |
| Matthew 27:43 | πέποιθεν | pepoithen | |
| Matthew 28:14 | πείσομεν | peisomen |