Greek semantic word

πείθω

Transliteration: peitho

6 lexical sense(s); 55 exact STEP occurrence token(s).

Lexical senses and semantic domains

Sense 1: to persuade, to convince

to convince someone to believe something and to act on the basis of what is recommended

Semantic domains for this sense

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Sense ID
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-003885-01
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ubs_greek_dictionary
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CC-BY-SA-4.0
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30 (30 verse links; 0 chapter-only title records)
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Sense 2: to rely on, to trust in, to depend on, to have (complete) confidence in, confidence, trust

to believe in something or someone to the extent of placing reliance or trust in or on

Semantic domains for this sense

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Sense ID
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-003885-02
Source
ubs_greek_dictionary
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22 (22 verse links; 0 chapter-only title records)
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Sense 3: to obey

to submit to authority or reason by obeying

Semantic domains for this sense

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Sense ID
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-003885-03
Source
ubs_greek_dictionary
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CC-BY-SA-4.0
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2 (2 verse links; 0 chapter-only title records)
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Sense 4: to be a follower of, to be a disciple of

to be a disciple or follower of someone, in the sense of having put one’s confidence in a leader

Semantic domains for this sense

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Sense ID
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-003885-04
Source
ubs_greek_dictionary
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CC-BY-SA-4.0
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1 (1 verse links; 0 chapter-only title records)
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Sense 5: to be certain, to be sure, to be convinced

to come to believe the certainty of something on the basis of being convinced

Semantic domains for this sense

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Sense ID
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-003885-05
Source
ubs_greek_dictionary
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CC-BY-SA-4.0
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4 (4 verse links; 0 chapter-only title records)
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Sense 6: to be confident, to be assured

(an idiom, literally: to convince the heart) to exhibit confidence and assurance in a situation which might otherwise cause dismay or fear

Semantic domains for this sense

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Sense ID
SDBC-GRK-SENSE-003885-06
Source
ubs_greek_dictionary
Licence
CC-BY-SA-4.0
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1 (1 verse links; 0 chapter-only title records)
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Advanced record identity
Lemma ID
SDBC-GRK-LEMMA-003885
Page model version
1.0
Direction
ltr
Domain policy
Sense-specific only; no lemma-level union
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