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|Transliteration B=Peithō

|Transliteration C=Peitho

|Definition=gen. όος, contr. οῦς, ἡ, Ion. acc. <b class="b3">πειθοῦν</b> (v. infr. <span class="bibl">11.3</span>):—<span class="sense"><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">A</span> <b class="b2">Persuasion</b>as a goddess, <span class="bibl">Hes. <span class="title">Op.</span> 73</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Th.</span> 349</span>, Sapph. 135, Ibyc.5, <span class="bibl">Pi.<span class="title">P.</span> 9.39</span>, <span class="bibl"><span class="title">Fr.</span>123.10</span>, <span class="bibl">A. <span class="title">Supp.</span> 1040</span> (lyr.), <span class="bibl">Men. <span class="title">Epit.</span> 338</span>, <span class="bibl">Hermesian. 11</span>, <span class="bibl">Paus. 1.22.3</span>, <span class="bibl">2.7.7</span> ; Πειθὼ καὶ Ἀναγκαίη <span class="bibl">Hdt.8.111</span> ; Π. καὶ Βία <span class="bibl">Plu. <span class="title">Them.</span>21</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">II</span> as Appellat., <b class="b2">persuasiveness</b>, πειθοῦς ἐπαοιδαῖσιν <span class="bibl">A. <span class="title">Pr.</span> 173</span> (anap.), etc. ; <b class="b3">π. τις ἐπεκάθιζεν ἐπὶ τοῖς χείλεσιν</b>, of Pericles, <span class="bibl">Eup.94.5</span> ; ἀργύριον παρά του πειθοῖ λαβών <span class="bibl">X. <span class="title">Mem.</span> 1.7.5</span> ; πειθοῦς δημιουργός ἐστιν ἡ ῥητορική <span class="bibl">Pl. <span class="title">Grg.</span>453a</span> ; <b class="b3">δύο εἴδη πειθοῦς, τὸ μὲν πίστιν παρεχόμενον ἄνευ τοῦ εἰδέναι, τὸ δ' ἐπιστήμην</b> ib.<span class="bibl">454e</span> ; <b class="b3">πειθοῖ καὶ βίᾳ</b> <b class="b2">by persuasion</b> or compulsion, <span class="bibl">Id.<span class="title">Lg.</span> 722b</span> ; <b class="b3">μετὰ πειθοῦς</b> ib.<span class="bibl">720d</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">2</span> <b class="b2">persuasion</b> in the mind, <span class="bibl">A.<span class="title">Ag.</span>385</span> (lyr.). </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">3</span> <b class="b2">means of persuasion, inducement</b>, <span class="bibl">E. <span class="title">IA</span>104</span> ; πειθώ τινα ζητεῖν <span class="bibl">Ar. <span class="title">Nu.</span> 1398</span> ; <b class="b3">κοίην οὐ προσήγαγον πειθοῦν αὐτῷ</b>; <span class="bibl">Herod.6.75</span>. </span><span class="sense">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<span class="bld">4</span> <b class="b2">obedience</b>, <span class="bibl">X. <span class="title">Cyr.</span>2.3.19</span>, <span class="bibl">3.3.8</span>, <span class="bibl">Hierocl. <span class="title">in CA</span>5p.427M.</span> ; τῶν παρηγγελμένων <span class="bibl"><span class="title">POxy.</span>474.37</span> (ii A.D.).</span>

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