What does οὐδέ · πείθω mean in the Bible?
οὐδέ · πείθω is a Greek phrase meaning "neither will they be persuaded/convinced".
Greek · G3761, G3982
οὐδὲ πεισθήσονται
Nor · to persuade
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οὐδέG3761nor
Pronunciationoudé
Negative conjunction meaning "and not" or "nor"; also functions as "not even" emphasizing complete negation.
Open lexicon entry →πείθωG3982to persuade
Pronunciationpeíthō
To persuade by winning confidence; passive sense emphasizes resulting belief and obedience to persuasion received.
Open lexicon entry →What does οὐδὲ πεισθήσονται (oude peisthēsontai) mean in the Bible?
οὐδέ · πείθω is a Greek phrase meaning "neither will they be persuaded/convinced".
Full entry for οὐδὲ πεισθήσονται (G3761, G3982) · Open the biblical lexicon
Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3761, G3982?
G3761, G3982 is connected to 142 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. neither will they be persuaded/convinced
Source Gloss
neither will they be persuaded/convinced
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns2Aligned forms142
Matt 5:15 · Matt 6:20 · Matt 6:26 · Matt 6:28 · Matt 7:18 · Matt 9:17 · Matt 10:24 · Matt 11:27 · Matt 12:4 · Matt 12:19 · Matt 13:13 · Matt 16:9 · Matt 16:10 · Matt 22:46 · Matt 23:13 · Matt 24:2188×
Matt 6:15 · Matt 6:29 · Matt 21:27 · Matt 21:32 · Matt 24:36 · Matt 25:45 · Matt 27:14 · Mark 5:3 · Mark 6:31 · Mark 11:33 · Mark 12:10 · Mark 13:32 · Mark 14:59 · Luke 6:3 · Luke 7:7 · Luke 7:954×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 47 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
perfect19present11aorist7imperfect6future3pluperfect1
Voice
active27passive20
Mood
indicative29participle13infinitive3subjunctive1imperative1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 27:20ἔπεισανaorist active indicativecompletedMatthew 27:43πέποιθενperfect active indicativeresultantMatthew 28:14πείσομενfuture active indicativeprospectiveLuke 11:22ἐπεποίθειpluperfect active indicativeresultantLuke 16:31πεισθήσονταιfuture passive indicativeprospectiveLuke 18:9πεποιθόταςperfect active participleparticipleActs 5:36ἐπείθοντοimperfect passive indicativebackgroundActs 5:37ἐπείθοντοimperfect passive indicativebackgroundActs 5:39ἐπείσθησανaorist passive indicativecompletedActs 12:20πείσαντεςaorist active participleparticipleActs 13:43ἔπειθονimperfect active indicativebackgroundActs 14:19πείσαντεςaorist active participleparticipleActs 17:4ἐπείσθησανaorist passive indicativecompletedActs 18:4ἔπειθένimperfect active indicativebackgroundActs 19:26πείσαςaorist active participleparticipleActs 21:14πειθομένουpresent passive participleparticipleActs 23:21πεισθῇςaorist passive subjunctivesubjunctiveActs 26:26πείθομαιpresent passive indicativeongoingActs 26:28πείθειςpresent active indicativeongoingActs 27:11ἐπείθετοimperfect passive indicativebackgroundActs 28:23πείθωνpresent active participleparticipleActs 28:24ἐπείθοντοimperfect passive indicativebackgroundRomans 2:19πέποιθάςperfect active indicativeresultantRomans 2:8πειθομένοιςpresent passive participleparticipleRomans 8:38πέπεισμαιperfect passive indicativeresultantRomans 15:14Πέπεισμαιperfect passive indicativeresultant2 Corinthians 2:3πεποιθὼςperfect active participleparticiple2 Corinthians 5:11πείθομενpresent active indicativeongoing2 Corinthians 10:7πέποιθενperfect active indicativeresultantGalatians 1:10πείθωpresent active indicativeongoingGalatians 5:10πέποιθαperfect active indicativeresultantGalatians 5:7πείθεσθαιpresent passive infinitiveinfinitivePhilippians 1:14πεποιθόταςperfect active participleparticiplePhilippians 1:25πεποιθὼςperfect active participleparticiplePhilippians 1:6πεποιθὼςperfect active participleparticiplePhilippians 2:24πέποιθαperfect active indicativeresultantPhilippians 3:3πεποιθότεςperfect active participleparticiplePhilippians 3:4πεποιθέναιperfect active infinitiveinfinitive2 Thessalonians 3:4πεποίθαμενperfect active indicativeresultant2 Timothy 1:12πέπεισμαιperfect passive indicativeresultant+7 more occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Word Origins
οὐδὲ πεισθήσονται is built from these roots: