peíthō

From Proto-Hellenic *péitʰō, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeydʰ-. Cognates include Latin fīdō, Albanian be and Proto-Germanic *bīdaną, from which Old English bīdan (English bide).

Stems πειθ-, πιθ- with vowel shift, and ποιθ- (poith-) with ablaut. Derivatives from all stems, with π(ε)ιθ-τ- > π(ε)ιστ-, πειθ-μ- > πεισμ-.

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /pěː.tʰɔː/ → /ˈpi.θo/ → /ˈpi.θo/

Verb

πείθω • (peíthō)

1. (active voice)
   1. to convince, persuade [ quotations ▼]
   2. to succeed through entreaty [ quotations ▼]
   3. to mislead [ quotations ▼]
      1. to bribe [ quotations ▼]
      2. to tempt [ quotations ▼]
2. (mediopassive, πείθομαι, and Epic future, πῐθήσω, with dative) [ quotations ▼]
   1. to obey, yield to [ quotations ▼]
   2. to believe, trust in [ quotations ▼]
3. (second perfect active, πέποιθᾰ, with passive sense) to trust, rely on (with dative of person or thing) [ quotations ▼]
4. (perfect passive, πέπεισμαι, post-Epic) to believe, trust (with dative) [ quotations ▼]