pepoivqomen (for -wmen ); opt. pepoiqoivh (for -qoi ): plqpf. ejpepoivqein , Ep. pepoivqea , syncop. 1 pl. ejpevpiqmen .
III. as if from a collat. form piØqevw , Hom. has f. piØqhvsw and part. aor. 2 piØqhvsa" , both intr. ; but the redupl. aor. I subj. pepiØqhvsw trans ., Il.
I. Act. to prevail upon, win over, persuade, tinav Hom ., etc. :— c. acc. pers. et inf. to persuade one to do, Il., etc. ; also, p. tina; w{ste dou`nai , etc. , Hdt. ; p. tina wJ" crhv Plat .; p. tina; ei[" ti Thuc .; in part. , peivsa" by persuasion, by fair means, Soph.
II.
Special usages:
1.
to talk over, mislead,
e[lhqe dovlw/ kai; e[peisenÆAcaiouv"
Od.
2.
to prevail on by entreaty,
Hom.
3.
p. tina; crhvmasi
to bribe,
Hdt
.; so,
p. ejpi; misqw`/
or
misqw`/
Id.,
Thuc.
: so,
peivqein tinav
alone,
Xen.
,
N.T.
4.
c.
dupl.
acc.
,
peivqein tinav ti
to persuade
one of a thing,
Hdt.
,
Aesch.
,
etc.
B.
Pass.
and
Med.
to be prevailed on, won over, persuaded,
absol
.,
Hom.
,
Att.
; the
imperat.
peivqou
or
piqou`
listen, comply,
Trag
.;
c. inf.
to be persuaded
to do,
Soph.
; also,
peivqesqai w{ste
. .
Thuc.
2. peivqesqaiv tini to listen to one, obey him, Hom. , etc. ; nu`n me;n peiqwvmeqa nukti; melaivnh/ , of leaving off the labours of the day, Il.;— pavnta peivqesqaiv tini to obey him in all things, Od., etc.
3. peivqesqaiv tini , also, to believe or trust in a person or thing, Hom. , etc. :— c. acc. et inf. to believe that, Od., etc. : with an Adj. neut ., p. ta; peri; Ai[gupton Hdt .; tau`tÆ ejgwv soi ouj peivqomai I do not take this on your word, Plat.
II.
pf.
2
pevpoiqa
, like the
Pass.
,
to trust, rely on, have confidence in
a person or thing,
Hom.
,
etc.
;
c. inf
.,
pevpoiqa tou`tÆ ejpispavsein klevo"
I trust
to win this fame,
Soph.
;
pevpoiqa to;n purfovron h{xein
Aesch
.;—
pep. ei[" tina, ejpiv tina
N.T.
III. pf. pass. pevpeismai to believe, trust, c. dat ., Aesch. , Eur. : c. acc. et inf. , pep. tau`ta sunoivsein Dem. Hence Peiqwv
Peiqwv
Peiqwv , gen. ovo" contr. ou`", hJ , Peitho, Persuasion as a goddess, Lat. Suada, Suadela , Hes ., Hdt. , Trag.
II.
as appellat.,
the faculty of persuasion, winning eloquence, persuasiveness,
Aesch
.,
Plat.
,
etc.
2.
a persuasion
in the mind,
Aesch.
3.
a means of persuasion, inducement, argument,
Eur
.,
Ar.
4.
obedience,
Xen.
pei`na, PE `INA
PE `INA , Ion. peivnh , h", hJ , hunger, famine, Od., Plat.
2. metaph. hunger or longing for a thing, Plat. Hence peinalevo"
peinalevo"
peina±levo" , a, on , also o", on , hungry, Anth .; p. pivnake" empty dishes, Id.
peinavw
peinavw (forms in ae contr. into h not a<Eth> , as in diyavw ), 2 and 3 sing. peinh`/", h`/ , inf. peinh`n , Ep. peinhvmenai : impf. ejpeivnwn : f. peinhvsw , later -avsw »a<Eth>1/4 : aor. I ejpeivnhsa, ejpeivna<Eth>sa : pf. pepeivnhka : ( pei`na ):— to be hungry, suffer hunger, be famished, Lat. esurio , Hom ., etc. : peina`nti ( Dor. for -w`nti ) mh; prosenqh`/" don‘t go near a hungry man, Theocr.
II. c. gen. to hunger after, Od.:— metaph. , p. crhmavtwn, ejpaivnou Xen ., N.T.