πειστεον

Lemma: πείθω

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Definition

To persuade, win over, or bring someone to a point of view; also to prevail upon. In the middle/passive, to obey, comply with, or be persuaded (often “trust, rely on”).

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Grammatical Analysis

"πειστεον"

Verb type: standard (-ω) verb (from πείθω), not a -μι verb

Formation: -τέον verbal adjective suffix (expressing necessity/obligation)

Tense aspect: present (imperfective) in sense (denotes ongoing/general necessity)

Voice: active in meaning (built to a passive-looking stem but functioning as a necessitative verbal adjective)

Mood: verbal adjective (not a finite mood)

Person: none (impersonal construction; no person marking)

Number: singular

Case: nominative or accusative (neuter)

Gender: neuter

Degree: positive

Syntax note: typically used impersonally: (ἐστὶ) πειστέον = 'one must persuade' / 'it is necessary to persuade'

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

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