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Γυνὴ γὰρ οἴκῳ πῆμα καὶ σωτηρία → Mulier familiae pestis est, mulier salus → Die Frau ist nämlich Leid und Rettung für das Haus

Menander, Monostichoi, 85
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Transliteration A: Peithṓ Transliteration B: Peithō Transliteration C: Peitho Beta Code: *peiqw/

English (LSJ)

gen. όος, contr. οῦς, ἡ, Ion. acc. πειθοῦν (v. infr. 11.3):—

   A Persuasionas a goddess, Hes. Op. 73, Th. 349, Sapph. 135, Ibyc.5, Pi.P. 9.39, Fr.123.10, A. Supp. 1040 (lyr.), Men. Epit. 338, Hermesian. 11, Paus. 1.22.3, 2.7.7 ; Πειθὼ καὶ Ἀναγκαίη Hdt.8.111 ; Π. καὶ Βία Plu. Them.21.    II as Appellat., persuasiveness, πειθοῦς ἐπαοιδαῖσιν A. Pr. 173 (anap.), etc. ; π. τις ἐπεκάθιζεν ἐπὶ τοῖς χείλεσιν, of Pericles, Eup.94.5 ; ἀργύριον παρά του πειθοῖ λαβών X. Mem. 1.7.5 ; πειθοῦς δημιουργός ἐστιν ἡ ῥητορική Pl. Grg.453a ; δύο εἴδη πειθοῦς, τὸ μὲν πίστιν παρεχόμενον ἄνευ τοῦ εἰδέναι, τὸ δ' ἐπιστήμην ib.454e ; πειθοῖ καὶ βίᾳ by persuasion or compulsion, Id.Lg. 722b ; μετὰ πειθοῦς ib.720d.    2 persuasion in the mind, A.Ag.385 (lyr.).    3 means of persuasion, inducement, E. IA104 ; πειθώ τινα ζητεῖν Ar. Nu. 1398 ; κοίην οὐ προσήγαγον πειθοῦν αὐτῷ; Herod.6.75.    4 obedience, X. Cyr.2.3.19, 3.3.8, Hierocl. in CA5p.427M. ; τῶν παρηγγελμένων POxy.474.37 (ii A.D.).