πείθω — meaning in English
Peitho
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English meaning
- coax verb To gently persuade someone to do something through patience or flattery.
- convince verb To make someone believe something, usually through reasoning or evidence.
- persuasion noun The act of convincing someone to do or believe something, usually through argument.
Senses
πείθω is used for these senses in English:
- Peitho (Greek god) One of the Charites and a consort of Hermes.
- coax (transitive) To wheedle or persuade (a person, organisation, animal etc.) gradually or by use of flattery to do something.
- convince To make someone believe, or feel sure about something, especially by using logic, argument or evidence.
- persuasion The act of persuading, or trying to do so; the addressing of arguments to someone with the intention of changing their mind or convincing them of a certain point of view, course of action etc. [from 14th c.]