What does πείθω · πεποίθησις mean in the Bible?
πείθω · πεποίθησις is a Greek phrase meaning "trust, confidence, reliance".
Greek · G3982, G4006
πεποιθότες / πεποίθησιν
To persuade · reliance
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πείθωG3982to persuade
Pronunciationpeíthō
To persuade by winning confidence; passive sense emphasizes resulting belief and obedience to persuasion received.
Open lexicon entry →πεποίθησιςG4006reliance
Pronunciationpepoíthēsis
Confidence grounded in persuasion or assurance; firm reliance on something or someone trustworthy.
Open lexicon entry →What does πεποιθότες / πεποίθησιν (pepoithotes / pepoithēsin) mean in the Bible?
πείθω · πεποίθησις is a Greek phrase meaning "trust, confidence, reliance".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G3982, G4006?
G3982, G4006 is connected to 52 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. trust, confidence, reliance
Source Gloss
trust, confidence, reliance
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups5Aligned forms52TensesPerfect, Imperfect, Future, Aorist, Present, PluperfectVoicesPassive, Active
Tenses
Voices
Indicativestates a fact or reality30×
Perfect PassiveRom 8:38 · Rom 14:14 · Rom 15:14 · 2 Tim 1:5 · 2 Tim 1:12 · Heb 6:96×
Perfect ActiveMatt 27:43 · 2 Cor 10:7 · Gal 5:10 · Phil 2:24 · Rom 2:19 · 2 Thess 3:46×
Imperfect PassiveActs 5:36 · Acts 5:37 · Acts 28:24 · Acts 27:114×
Present ActiveActs 26:28 · 2 Cor 5:11 · Gal 1:103×
Future ActiveMatt 28:14 · 1 John 3:192×
Aorist PassiveActs 5:39 · Acts 17:42×
Imperfect ActiveActs 13:43 · Acts 18:42×
Present PassiveActs 26:26 · Heb 13:182×
Aorist ActiveMatt 27:201×
Pluperfect ActiveLuke 11:221×
Future PassiveLuke 16:311×
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality17×
Perfect Active2 Cor 2:3 · Phil 1:6 · Phil 1:25 · Phlm 1:21 · Heb 2:13 · Luke 18:9 · Phil 1:14 · 2 Cor 1:9 · Phil 3:39×
Aorist ActiveActs 12:20 · Acts 14:19 · Acts 19:263×
Present ActiveActs 19:8 · Acts 28:232×
Present PassiveActs 21:14 · Rom 2:82×
Perfect PassiveLuke 20:61×
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract3×
Present PassiveGal 5:7 · Jas 3:32×
Perfect ActivePhil 3:41×
Subjunctivepossibility, probability, or purpose1×
Aorist PassiveActs 23:211×
Imperativecommand or strong request1×
Present PassiveHeb 13:171×
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
πεποιθότες / πεποίθησιν is a primary verb - no further derivation.