ἀναπείθω
anapeíthō · G374 · Greek · 1 occurrence
Meanings
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to persuade, to incite
To persuade, with the possible implication of resistance and/or for wrong motives or results
ExamplesActs 18:13 saying, “This man is inciting the people to worship God contrary to the law.”
How it’s used In 4 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- οὗτοςthis 1
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- ἄνθρωποςman, person, people 1
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- παράfrom, with, beside+ νόμοςlaw, the Law 1
What is done to itIt is the object
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- λέγωto say 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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Near synonyms 3 words
- ἀνασείω anaseíō · G383 · to stir up against, to start a riot, to cause an uproar
- Greek verb meaning to stir up or incite a crowd or individuals to action; closely parallel to ἀναπείθω but emphasizes the agitating/stirring aspect rather than the persuasive element
- παροτρύνω parotrýnō · G3951 · to stir up, to incite to
- Greek verb meaning to urge or incite someone to action, particularly negative action; similar to ἀναπείθω but without the prefix ἀνα- and with slightly different nuance of urging forward
- ἐπεγείρω epegeírō · G1892 · to stir up, to commence
- Greek verb meaning to rouse or stir up, often used of inciting opposition or hostility; overlaps with ἀναπείθω's sense of inciting but emphasizes awakening or arousing
Contrasting words 1 word
- κωλύω kōlýō · G2967 · to prevent, to hinder
- Greek verb meaning to hinder or prevent action; lexically opposite to ἀναπείθω which means to incite or urge toward action
In the other Testament 1 word
- סוּת çûwth · H5496 · to persuade, to urge, to entice
- Hebrew verb meaning to incite or instigate, used for persuading someone to rebellion or apostasy (e.g., Deut 13:6); directly equivalent to ἀναπείθω's sense of inciting or persuading to action
Semantic domains 1 entry
- To persuade, to incite33.302
- In Acts 18:13, the Jews accuse Paul, saying, “This man is inciting (anapeíthei) the people to worship God contrary to the law,” describing an act of persuading others toward a course of action.
Word family 18 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon to stir up by persuasion (cf. German aufreizen), to solicit, incite: τινα τί ποιῆσαι,…
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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