πει

Lemma: πείθω

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Definition

To persuade, win over, or convince by argument or appeal; also to prevail upon. In the middle/passive, to obey or comply (often “be persuaded”), and by extension to trust or put confidence in.

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Grammatical Analysis

"πει"

Function: inferential/causal particle meaning 'then, indeed, therefore' (often postpositive/enclitic); commonly used to mark consequence or continuation in discourse

Notes: Form πει is a reduced/enclitic variant of οὖν (esp. in Ionic/Homeric/poetic usage). Not a verb form.

Related Forms of πείθω

20 forms discovered

Other inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed:

πείθω present, active, indicative, singular, 1st πείθηται present, middle/passive, indicative, singular, thi... peisas aorist, active, participle, singular, masculine πεισθητε aorist, passive, subjunctive, plural, 2nd ἐπείσθητε aorist, passive, indicative, plural, 2nd πειθοιεν aorist, active, optative, plural, 3rd peisei future, active, indicative, singular, 3rd peisato aorist, middle, imperative, singular, 2nd πείσωσιν aorist, active, subjunctive, plural, 3rd πίθῃ aorist, active, subjunctive, singular, 3rd ἔπεισε aorist (first/sigmatic), active, indicative, singu... pepoithotas perfect, active, participle, accusative, plural, m... ἔπειθεν imperfect, active, indicative, singular, 3rd πεισθῆτ' aorist, passive, imperative, plural, 2nd πείσειε aorist (sigmatic/first aorist stem πεισ-), active,... πεισοῦσαι future, active, aorist, none (infinitive), none (i... πειθω present, active, indicative, singular, first πέπεισμαι perfect, middle/passive, indicative, singular, 1st πειθομένου present, middle/passive (deponent in meaning for π... πεισεται future, middle (deponent in sense for πείθομαι), i...

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