πείθω , ipf. ἔπειθον, πεῖθε, fut. inf. πεισέμεν, aor. inf. πεῖσαι, aor. 2 red. πέπιθον,
fut. πεπιθήσω, mid. opt. 3 pl. πειθοίατο, ipf. (ἐ)πείθετο, fut. πείσομαι, aor. 2 (ἐ)πιθόμην, red. opt. πεπίθοιτο, perf. πέποιθα, subj. πεποίθω, plup.
πεποίθει, 1 pl. ἐπέπιθμεν: I. act., make to believe, convince,
persuade, prevail
upon, τινά, φρένας τινός
or τινί, and w. inf.; the persuasion may
be for better or for worse, ‘talk over,’ Il. 1.132; ‘mollify,’
Il. 1.100.—II. (1) mid.,
allow oneself to be prevailed upon, obey, mind;
μυ?θῳ, τινὶ μυ?θοις,
Il. 23.157;
τεράεσσι,
Il. 4.408; ἅ
τιν᾽ οὐ πείσεσθαι ὀι?ω, ‘wherein methinks many
a one will not comply,’ Il.
1.289.—(2) perf., πέποιθα and plup., put trust in, depend
upon;
τινί, ἀλκί, etc., Od. 10.335, Od.
16.98.