ἐπείθοντο

peíthō

were persuaded

To persuade or convince someone of the truth or value of something, to bring about belief or trust through argument or demonstration; by extension, to win over, induce confidence, or induce assent. In the passive or middle voice, to be persuaded, to trust, to rely upon (often with an inward sense of conviction or confidence); also to obey or be obedient, particularly where trust leads to compliance.

G3982

Acts 28:24 · Word #4

Lexicon G3982

Lemmaπείθω
Transliterationpeíthō
Strong'sG3982
DefinitionTo persuade or convince someone of the truth or value of something, to bring about belief or trust through argument or demonstration; by extension, to win over, induce confidence, or induce assent. In the passive or middle voice, to be persuaded, to trust, to rely upon (often with an inward sense of conviction or confidence); also to obey or be obedient, particularly where trust leads to compliance.

Morphology V IMPF PASS IND 3P PL All morphology codes

Part of Speech V — Verb — An action or state of being
Tense IMPF — Imperfect — Continuous or repeated past action
Voice PASS — Passive — The subject receives the action
Mood IND — Indicative — States a fact or reality
Person 3P — 3rd person — The one spoken about ("he/she/it/they")
Number PL — Plural — More than one

Common Translation

Phrasewere persuaded
Literalwere-being-persuaded

Lexical Info

Lemmaπείθω
Strong'sG3982

SIBI-P1 Translation G3982-06

they were being persuaded

Morphological NotesVerb; imperfect tense (ongoing past), passive voice, indicative mood, 3rd person plural.
Rendering RationaleThe imperfect passive indicative, third person plural, denotes an ongoing past action in which the subjects were in the state of being persuaded. The rendering preserves both the passive voice and the progressive sense of the imperfect tense.

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