Persuade

Meaning

Persuade * in the Active Voice, signifies "to apply persuasion, to prevail upon or win over, to persuade," bringing about a change of mind by the influence of reason or moral considerations, e.g., in Mat 27:20, Mat 28:14, Act 13:43, Act 19:8; in the Passive Voice, "to be persuaded, believe" (see BELIEVE, No. 2, and OBEY), e.g., Luk 16:31, Luk 20:6, Act 17:4; RV (AV, "believed"); Act 21:14, Act 26:26, Rom 8:38, Rom 14:14, Rom 15:14, 2Ti 1:5, 2Ti 1:12, Heb 6:9, Heb 11:13, in some mss.; Heb 13:18, RV (AV, "trust"). See ASSURANCE, B, No. 3.

Note: For Act 26:28, AV, "thou persuadest," see FAIN, Note.

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in the Active Voice, signifies "to apply persuasion, to prevail upon or win over, to persuade," bringing about a change of mind by the influence of reason or moral considerations, e.g., in Mat 27:20, Mat 28:14, Act 13:43, Act 19:8; in the Passive Voice, "to be persuaded, believe" (see BELIEVE, No. 2, and OBEY), e.g., Luk 16:31, Luk 20:6, Act 17:4; RV (AV, "believed"); Act 21:14, Act 26:26, Rom 8:38, Rom 14:14, Rom 15:14, 2Ti 1:5, 2Ti 1:12, Heb 6:9, Heb 11:13, in some mss.; Heb 13:18, RV (AV, "trust"). See ASSURANCE, B, No. 3.

Note: For Act 26:28, AV, "thou persuadest," see FAIN, Note.

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"to persuade, induce," in an evil sense (ana, "back," and No. 1), is used in Act 18:13. In the Sept., Jer 29:8.

Note: For plerophoreo, rendered "being fully persuaded," in Rom 4:21, Rom 14:5, AV, see ASSURANCE, B, No. 2.