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Strong's G3982 πείθω (peitho)

Peitho means “agree” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.

Same number, other testament: Strong's H3982 — maamar (“commandment”) in the Hebrew Bible.

Strong's Number G3982
Language Greek
Linked Usages 218
Books 44

Strong's G3982 Quick Answer

Strong's G3982 πείθω (peitho) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. peitho (pei'-tho) v. 1. to convince (by argument, true or false) 2. (by analogy) to pacify or conciliate (by other fair means) It has 218 linked Bible usages across 44 books. Visible English usage signals include trust, lord, god, thee, and trusted. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Meaning
peitho (pei'-tho) v. 1. to convince (by argument, true or false) 2. (by analogy) to pacify or conciliate (by other fair means)
Usage
218 linked usages
Books
44 indexed books
Corpus
New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Usage Words
trust, lord, god, thee, and trusted

Meaning and Definition

peitho (pei'-tho) v. 1. to convince (by argument, true or false) 2. (by analogy) to pacify or conciliate (by other fair means) 3. (reflexively or passively) to assent (to evidence or authority), to rely (by inward certainty) [a primary verb] KJV: agree, assure, believe, have confidence, be (wax) conflent, make friend, obey, persuade, trust, yield

Original Word
πείθω
Transliteration
peitho
Morphology
verb

Across Lexicons

How independent scholarly lexicons define Strong's G3982. Each definition is shown with its source so you can compare and cite the original reference works.

Extended Strong's Greek Lexicon (Abbott-Smith based)

to persuade

Usage: πείθω, [in LXX chiefly for בָּטַח בֶּטַח, its parts and derivatives ;] __(i) Active; __1. trans., to apply persuasion ("conative" in pres.; see M, Pr., 147), to prevail upon or win over, persuade: absol., Mat.28:14, Act.19:26; before περί, with genitive of thing(s), Act.19:8; with accusative of person(s), Act.12:20 14:19 18:4, 2Co.5:11, Gal.1:10; τ. καρδίας ἡμῶν, 1Jn.3:19; with accusative before περί, Act.28:23; with accusative and inf., Act.13:43 26:28 (see Field, Notes, 141 ff.);

with accusative before ἵνα (Plut.), Mat.27:20. __2. Intrans., 2 pf. πέποιθα with Pres. sense (see M, Pr., 147, 154; Bl., § 59, 2): to trust, be confident, have confidence: with accusative and inf., Rom.2:19; with accusative ref. (see Ellic., in l) : Php.1:6, 25; with dative, Php.1:14, Phm 21; ἑαυτῷ, with inf., 2Co.10:7; before ἐν, Php.3:3-4; ἐν κυρίῳ ὅτι, Php.2:24; ἐπί, with dative, Mat.27:43 (WH, mg.), Mrk.10:24 (T, WH, R, mg., om.), Luk.11:22 18:9, 2Co.1:9, Heb.2:13;

ἐπί, with accusative, Mat.27:43 (with dative, WH, mg.); id. before ὅτι, 2Co.2:3, 2Th.3:4 (see Lft., Notes, 127); εἰς, with accusative of person(s) before ὅτι, Gal.5:10. (ii) Pass. and mid.; __1. to be persuaded, believe (see M, Pr., 158) : absol., Luk.16:31, Act.17:4 21:14, Heb.13:18; with dative, Act.28:24; with accusative and inf., Act.26:26; so also pf., πέπεισμαι, πεπεισμένος εἰμί: with accusative ref. before περί, Heb.6:9; with accusative and inf., Luk.20:6; ὅτι, Rom.8:38, 2Ti.1:5 1:12; id.

with ἐν κυρίῳ, Rom.14:14; περί, with genitive before ὅτι, Rom.15:14. __2. to listen to, obey: with dative of person(s), Act.5:36-37, 40 23:21 27:11, Rom.2:8, Gal.5:7, Heb.13:17, Jas.3:3 (cf. ἀνα-πείθω).† Πειθώ, -οῦς, ἡ __1. Peitho, Persuasion (as a goddess). __2. per­suasion: ἐν πειθοῖ (so Orig., Eus. and some cursives in 1Co.2:4 for πειθός, which see).† (AS)

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English Usage Signals

Frequent English words from the visible usage excerpts. These are not a replacement for the original-language definition, but they make the usage pattern easier to scan.

trust lord god thee trusted king upon let said shalt israel dwell

How Strong's G3982 Usage Compares

Indexed coverage includes Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, New Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha. Each section below keeps corpus counts and sample passages visible so readers can compare the word across contexts instead of reading one flat concordance list.

  • The largest indexed corpus on this page is Septuagint / Greek Old Testament with 118 linked usages.
  • This page lets readers compare New Testament usage with Septuagint / Greek Old Testament usage, which is a key THF advantage over narrower Strong's pages.
  • Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha rows are counted separately so readers can decide how those texts relate to the main word study.

In the Septuagint (LXX)

Strong's G3982 (πείθω) appears 172 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.

Sample Septuagint occurrences:

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Strong's G3982 by Corpus

Indexed usage grouped by testament and extended corpus so readers can compare this word across the Bible, Septuagint, deuterocanonical books, and 1 Enoch where present.

Strong's G3982 in the New Testament

55 indexed usages in New Testament.

Matthew 27:20 KJV

But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.

Matthew 27:43 KJV

He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God.

Strong's G3982 in the Septuagint / Greek Old Testament

118 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.

Leviticus 25:18 Septuagint / Brenton

And ye shall keep all my ordinances, and all my judgments; and do ye observe them, and ye shall keep them, and dwell securely in the land.

Leviticus 25:19 Septuagint / Brenton

And the land shall yield her increase, and ye shall eat to fullness, and shall dwell securely in it.

Deuteronomy 28:52 Septuagint / Brenton

and have utterly crushed thee in thy cities, until the high and strong walls be destroyed, in which thou trustest, in all thy land; and it shall afflict thee in thy cities, which he has given to thee.

Strong's G3982 in the deuterocanonical books / Apocrypha

45 indexed usages in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

Usage Excerpts

First 120 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G3982.

Leviticus 25:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And ye shall keep all my ordinances, and all my judgments; and do ye observe them, and ye shall keep them, and dwell securely in the land.
Leviticus 25:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the land shall yield her increase, and ye shall eat to fullness, and shall dwell securely in it.
Deuteronomy 28:52 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and have utterly crushed thee in thy cities, until the high and strong walls be destroyed, in which thou trustest, in all thy land; and it shall afflict thee in thy cities, which he has given to thee.
Deuteronomy 32:37 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Lord said, Where are their gods On whom they trusted?
Deuteronomy 33:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And to Benjamin he said, The beloved of the Lord shall dwell in confidence, And God overshadows him always, And he rested between his shoulders.
Deuteronomy 33:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Israel shall dwell in confidence Alone on the land of Jacob, With corn and wine; And the sky shall be misty with dew upon thee.
Judges 8:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Gideon went up by the way of them that dwelt in tents, eastward of Nobah and Jogbehah; and he smote the host, and the host was secure.
Judges 18:27 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the children of Dan took what Micah had made, and the priest that he had, and they came to Laish, to a people quiet and secure; and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and burned the city with fire.
Ruth 2:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The Lord recompense thy work: may a full reward be given thee of the Lord God of Israel, to whom thou hast come to trust under his wings.
1 Kingdoms 12:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And he sent Jerubbaal, and Barak, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and rescued us out of the hand of our enemies round about, and ye dwelt in security.
1 Kingdoms 24:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
So David persuaded his men by his words, and did not suffer them to arise and slay Saul: and Saul arose and went his way.
2 Kingdoms 22:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
My God; he shall be to me my guard, I will trust in him: He is my protector, and the horn of my salvation, My helper, and my sure refuge; Thou shalt save me from the unjust man.
2 Kingdoms 22:31 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
As for the Mighty One, his way is blameless: The word of the Lord is strong and tried in the fire: He is a protector to all that put their trust in him.
4 Kingdoms 18:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Rabshakeh said to them, Say now to Hezekiah, Thus says the king, the great king of the Assyrians, What is this confidence wherein thou trustest?
4 Kingdoms 18:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou hast said (but they are mere words), I have counsel and strength for war. Now then in whom dost thou trust, that thou hast revolted from me?
4 Kingdoms 18:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
See now, art thou trusting for thyself on this broken staff of reed, even upon Egypt? whosoever shall stay himself upon it, it shall even go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt to all that trust on him.
4 Kingdoms 18:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And whereas thou hast said to me, We trust on the Lord God: is not this he, whose high places and altars Hezekiah has removed, and has said to Judah and Jerusalem, Ye shall worship before this altar in Jerusalem?
4 Kingdoms 19:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Let not thy God on whom thou trustest encourage thee, saying, Jerusalem shall not be delivered into the hands of the king of the Assyrians.
2 Chronicles 14:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Asa cried to the Lord his God, and said, O Lord, it is not impossible with thee to save by many or by few: strengthen us, O Lord our God; for we trust in thee, and in thy name have we come against this great multitude. O Lord our God, let not man prevail against thee.
2 Chronicles 16:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And at that time came Hanani the prophet to Asa king of Judah, and said to him, Because thou didst trust on the king of Syria, and didst not trust on the Lord thy God, therefore the army of Syria is escaped out of thy hand.
2 Chronicles 16:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Were not the Ethiopians and Libyans a great force, in courage, in horsemen, in great numbers? and did not He deliver them into thy hands, because thou trustedst in the Lord?
2 Chronicles 32:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thus says Sennacherib king of the Assyrians, On what do ye trust, that ye will remain in the siege in Jerusalem?
2 Chronicles 32:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Now then, let not Hezekiah deceive you, and let him not make you thus confident, and believe him not: for no god of any kingdom or nation is at all able to deliver his people out of my hand, or the hand of my fathers: therefore your God shall not deliver you out of my hand.
Esther 4:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the queen’s maids and chamberlains went in and told her: and when she had heard what was done, she was disturbed; and she sent to clothe Mordecai, and take away his sackcloth: but he consented not.
Job 6:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Or have I not trusted in him? But help is far from me.
Job 6:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
They too that trust in cities and riches Shall come to shame.
Job 11:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And thou shalt be confident, because thou hast hope; And peace shall dawn to thee from out of anxiety and care.
Job 12:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Even as many as provoke the Lord, As if there were indeed to be no inquisition made of them.
Job 27:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For what is the hope of the ungodly, that he holds to it? Will he indeed trust in the Lord and be saved?
Job 31:21 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
If I lifted my hand against an orphan, Trusting that my strength was far superior to his:
Job 31:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
If I made gold my treasure, And if too I trusted the precious stone;
Job 39:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And dost thou trust him, because his strength is great? And wilt thou commit thy works to him?
Job 40:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
If there should be a flood, he will not perceive it; He trusts that Jordan will rush up into his mouth.
Psalms 2:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Accept correction, lest at any time the Lord be angry, And ye should perish from the righteous way: Whensoever his wrath shall be suddenly kindled, Blessed are all they that trust in him.
Psalms 10:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For the end, a Psalm of David. In the Lord I have put my trust: how will ye say to my soul, Flee to the mountains as a sparrow?
Psalms 24:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
O my God, I have trusted in thee: let me not be confounded, Neither let mine enemies laugh me to scorn.
Psalms 48:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
They that trust in their strength, And boast themselves in the multitude of their wealth—
Psalms 56:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Have mercy, upon me, O God, have mercy upon me: For my soul has trusted in thee: And in the shadow of thy wings will I hope, Until the iniquity have passed away.
Psalms 113:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Let those that make them become like to them, And all who trust in them.
Psalms 117:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
It is better to trust in the Lord Than to trust in man.
Psalms 118:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
My soul has longed exceedingly For thy judgments at all times.
Psalms 118:174 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
I have longed after thy salvation, O Lord; And thy law is my meditation.
Psalms 124:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
A Song of Degrees. They that trust in the Lord shall be as Mount Zion: He that dwells in Jerusalem shall never be moved.
Psalms 134:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Let those who make them be made like to them; And all those who trust in them.
Psalms 145:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Trust not in princes, Nor in the children of men, in whom there is no safety.
Proverbs 3:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Trust in God with all thy heart; And be not exalted in thine own wisdom.
Proverbs 3:23 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And that thy foot may not stumble.
Proverbs 3:29 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Living near thee and trusting in thee.
Proverbs 10:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But he that perverts his ways shall be known.
Proverbs 11:28 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He that trusts in wealth shall fall; But he that helps righteous men shall rise.
Proverbs 14:16 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
A wise man fears, and departs from evil; But the fool trusts in himself, and joins himself with the transgressor.
Proverbs 14:32 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The ungodly shall be driven away in his wickedness: But he who is secure in his own holiness is just.
Proverbs 16:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
He who is skillful in business finds good: But he that trusts in God is most blessed.
Proverbs 21:22 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
A wise man assaults strong cities, And demolishes the fortress in which the ungodly trusted.
Proverbs 33:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Proverbs 35:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Proverbs 35:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Proverbs 35:26 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Proverbs 36:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Isaiah 8:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And if thou shalt trust in him, he shall be to thee for a sanctuary; and ye shall not come against him as against a stumbling stone, neither as against the falling of a rock: but the houses of Jacob are in a snare, and the dwellers in Jerusalem in a pit.
Isaiah 8:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And one shall say, I will wait for God, who has turned away his face from the house of Jacob, and I will trust in him.
Isaiah 10:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it shall come to pass in that day that the remnant of Israel shall no more join themselves with, and the saved of Jacob shall no more trust in, them that injured them; but they shall trust in the Holy God of Israel, in truth.
Isaiah 12:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Behold, my God is my Savior; I will trust in him, and not be afraid: for the Lord is my glory and my praise, and is become my salvation.
Isaiah 14:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
All the earth cries aloud with joy:
Isaiah 17:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
In that day a man shall trust in him that made him, and his eyes shall have respect to the Holy One of Israel.
Isaiah 17:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they shall not at all trust in their altars, nor in the works of their hands, which their fingers made; and they shall not look to the trees, nor to their abominations.
Isaiah 20:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the Egyptians being defeated shall be ashamed of the Ethiopians, in whom they had trusted; for they were their glory.
Isaiah 20:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they that dwell in this island shall say in that day, Behold, we trusted to flee to them for help, who could not save themselves from the king of the Assyrians: and how shall we be saved?
Isaiah 22:24 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And every one that is glorious in the house of his father shall trust in him, from the least to the greatest; and they shall depend upon him in that day.
Isaiah 28:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And I will cause judgment to be for hope, and my compassion shall be for just measures, and ye that trust vainly in falsehood shall fall: for the storm shall by no means pass by you,
Isaiah 30:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For the protection of Pharaoh shall be to you a disgrace, and there shall be a reproach to them that trust in Egypt.
Isaiah 30:12 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Therefore thus saith the Holy One of Israel, Because ye have refused to obey these words, and have trusted in falsehood; and because thou hast murmured, and been confident in this respect:
Isaiah 30:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thus saith the Lord, the Holy Lord of Israel; When thou shalt turn and mourn, then thou shalt be saved; and thou shalt know where thou wast, when thou didst trust in vanities: then your strength became vain, yet ye would not hearken:
Isaiah 30:32 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And it shall happen to him from every side, that they from whom their hope of assistance was, in which he trusted, themselves shall war against him in turn with drums and with harp.
Isaiah 31:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help, who trust in horses and chariots, for they are many; and in horses, which are a great multitude; and have not trusted in the Holy One of Israel, and have not sought the Lord.
Isaiah 32:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And they shall no more trust in men, but they shall incline their ears to hear.
Isaiah 32:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Be amazed, be pained, ye confident ones: strip you, bare yourselves, gird your loins;
Isaiah 32:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And the works of righteousness shall be peace; and righteousness shall ensure rest, and the righteous shall be confident forever.
Isaiah 32:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And his people shall inhabit a city of peace, and dwell in it in confidence, and they shall rest with wealth.
Isaiah 32:19 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And if the hail should come down, it shall not come upon you; and they that dwell in the forests shall be in confidence, as those in the plain country.
Isaiah 33:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Lord, have mercy upon us; for we have trusted in thee: the seed of the rebellious is gone to destruction, but our deliverance was in a time of affliction.
Isaiah 36:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Rabshakeh said to them, Say to Hezekiah, Thus says the great king, the king of the Assyrians, Why art thou secure?
Isaiah 36:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Is war carried on with counsel and mere words of the lips? and now on whom dost thou trust, that thou rebellest against me?
Isaiah 36:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Behold, thou trustest on this bruised staff of reed, on Egypt: as soon as a man leans upon it, it shall go into his hand, and pierce it: so is Pharaoh king of Egypt and all that trust in him.
Isaiah 36:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But if ye say, We trust in the Lord our God;
Isaiah 36:9 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And how can ye then turn to the face of the satraps? They that trust on the Egyptians for horse and rider are our servants.
Isaiah 37:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thus shall ye say to Hezekiah king of Judea, Let not thy God, in whom thou trustest, deceive thee, saying, Jerusalem shall not be delivered into the hand of the king of the Assyrians.
Isaiah 42:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But they are turned back: be ye utterly ashamed that trust in graven images, who say to the molten images, Ye are our gods.
Isaiah 47:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But now hear these words, thou luxurious one, who art the one that sits at ease, that is secure, that says in her heart, I am, and there is not another; I shall not sit a widow, neither shall I know bereavement.
Isaiah 50:10 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Who is among you that fears the Lord? let him hearken to the voice of his servant: ye that walk in darkness, and have no light, trust in the name of the Lord, and stay upon God.
Isaiah 58:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
then shalt thou trust on the Lord; and he shall bring thee up to the good places of the land, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob thy father: for the mouth of the Lord has spoken this.
Isaiah 59:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
None speaks justly, neither is there true judgment: they trust in vanities, and speak empty words; for they conceive trouble, and bring forth iniquity.
Jeremiah 5:17 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and they shall devour your harvest, and your bread; and shall devour your sons, and your daughters; and they shall devour your sheep, and your calves, and devour your vineyards, and your fig plantations, and your olive yards: and they shall utterly destroy your strong cities, wherein ye trusted, with the sword.
Jeremiah 7:4 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Trust not in yourselves with lying words, for they shall not profit you at all, saying, It is the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord.
Jeremiah 7:8 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But whereas ye have trusted in lying words, whereby ye shall not be profited;
Jeremiah 7:14 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
therefore I also will do to the house whereon my name is called, wherein ye trust, and to the place which I gave to you and to your fathers, as I did to Shiloh.
Jeremiah 9:3 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Beware ye each of his neighbor, and trust ye not in your brethren: for everyone will surely supplant, and every friend will walk craftily.
Jeremiah 12:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thy feet run, and they cause thee to faint; how wilt thou prepare to ride upon horses? and thou hast been confident in the land of thy peace? how wilt thou do in the roaring of Jordan?
Jeremiah 17:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
But blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord shall be.
Jeremiah 23:6 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
In his days both Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell securely: and this is his name, which the Lord shall call him, Jehozadak among the prophets.
Jeremiah 26:25 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Behold, I will avenge Ammon her son upon Pharaoh, and upon them that trust in him.
Jeremiah 27:38 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and they shall be ashamed: for it is a land of graven images; and in the islands, where they boasted.
Jeremiah 30:5 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
for thy fatherless one to be left to live, but I shall live, and the widows trust in me.
Jeremiah 30:20 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Why do ye exult in the plains of the Enakim, thou haughty daughter, that trustest in thy treasures, that sayest, Who shall come in to me?
Jeremiah 31:7 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Since thou hast trusted in thy stronghold, therefore thou shalt be taken: and Chemosh shall go forth into captivity, and his priests, and his princes together.
Jeremiah 31:11 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Moab has been at ease from a child, and trusted in his glory; he has not poured out his liquor from vessel to vessel, and has not gone into banishment, therefore his taste remained in him, and his smell departed not.
Jeremiah 31:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel their hope, having trusted in them.
Jeremiah 35:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
And Jeremiah said to Hananiah, The Lord has not sent thee; and thou hast caused this people to trust in unrighteousness.
Jeremiah 36:31 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Send to the captivity, saying, Thus saith the Lord concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite, Since Shemaiah has prophesied to you, and I sent him not, and he has made you to trust in iniquity,
Jeremiah 39:37 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Behold, I will gather them out of every land, where I have scattered them in my anger, and my wrath, and great fury; and I will bring them back into this place, and will cause them to dwell safely:
Jeremiah 46:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
For I will surely save thee, and thou shalt by no means fall by the sword; and thou shalt find thy life, because thou didst trust in me, saith the Lord.
Ezekiel 16:15 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Thou didst trust in thy beauty, and didst go a-whoring because of thy renown, and didst pour out thy fornication on every passerby.
Ezekiel 33:13 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
When I say to the righteous, Thou shalt live; and he trusts in his righteousness, and shall commit iniquity, none of his righteousnesses shall be remembered; in his unrighteousness which he has wrought, in it shall he die.
Daniel 3:40 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
So let our sacrifice be in thy sight this day, And grant that we may wholly go after thee: For they shall not be confounded that put their trust in thee.
Daniel 3:95 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
and Abednego, who has sent his angel, and delivered his servants, because they trusted in him; and they have changed the king’s word, and delivered their bodies to be burned, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.
Amos 6:1 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
Woe to them that set at nought Zion, and that trust in the mountain of Samaria: they have gathered the harvest of the heads of the nations, and they have gone in themselves.
Habakkuk 2:18 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
What profits it the graven image, that they have graven it? one has made it a molten work, a false image; for the maker has trusted in his work, to make dumb idols.
Zephaniah 3:2 Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, Septuagint / Brenton
The dove hearkened not to the voice; she received not correction; she trusted not in the Lord, and she drew not near to her God.
Matthew 27:20 New Testament, KJV
But the chief priests and elders persuaded the multitude that they should ask Barabbas, and destroy Jesus.
Matthew 27:43 New Testament, KJV
He trusted in God; let him deliver him now, if he will have him: for he said, I am the Son of God.

All Indexed Usage Links

Every indexed verse link for Strong's G3982, grouped by book.

Leviticus 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Deuteronomy 4 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Judges 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ruth 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
1 Kingdoms 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Kingdoms 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
4 Kingdoms 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
2 Chronicles 5 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Esther 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Job 9 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Psalms 12 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Proverbs 14 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Isaiah 33 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Jeremiah 19 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Ezekiel 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Daniel 2 usages, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Amos 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Habakkuk 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Zephaniah 1 usage, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament
Matthew 3 usages, New Testament
Mark 1 usage, New Testament
Luke 4 usages, New Testament
Acts 17 usages, New Testament
Romans 5 usages, New Testament
2 Corinthians 4 usages, New Testament
Galatians 4 usages, New Testament
Philippians 6 usages, New Testament
2 Thessalonians 1 usage, New Testament
2 Timothy 2 usages, New Testament
Philemon 1 usage, New Testament
Hebrews 5 usages, New Testament
James 1 usage, New Testament
1 John 1 usage, New Testament
Judith 3 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Tobit 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
1 Maccabees 3 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
2 Maccabees 11 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
3 Maccabees 3 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
4 Maccabees 14 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Solomon 5 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Wisdom of Sirach 2 usages, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Baruch 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Daniel 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha
Book 151 1 usage, Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha

Strong's G3982 FAQ

What does peitho (πείθω) mean?

Peitho (Strong's G3982) is a Greek word most simply glossed "agree". peitho (pei'-tho) v. 1. to convince (by argument, true or false) 2. (by analogy) to pacify or conciliate (by other fair means)

How many times is peitho (πείθω) used in the Bible?

This page currently indexes 218 linked usages for Strong's G3982 across 44 books.

Where can I study peitho (πείθω) in context?

Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G3982 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament, Septuagint / Greek Old Testament, and Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha.

What English words translate peitho (πείθω)?

The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as trust, lord, god, thee, trusted, and king. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.

Does Strong's G3982 appear in the Septuagint or deuterocanonical books?

Yes. The current local index includes 118 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament and 45 in Deuterocanonical / Apocrypha for Strong's G3982, with linked reader references where each row is available.