ΠΕΙ, πει
PEI, pei
Sounds Like: PEH-ee
Translations: drink, he drinks, he may drink, trust, obey, persuade, he trusts, he obeys, he persuades, try, test, attempt, he tries, he tests, he attempts
From the root: ΠΙΝΩ, ΠΕΙΘΩ, ΠΕΙΡΑΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is highly ambiguous due to the lack of diacritics in ancient manuscripts. It could represent several different verbs depending on the original accentuation and breathing marks. It most commonly refers to forms of 'to drink' (πίνω), 'to persuade/obey/trust' (πείθω), or 'to try/test/attempt' (πειράω). Its specific meaning depends entirely on the context of the sentence.
Inflection: Third Person Singular, Present Active Indicative; Third Person Singular, Present Active Subjunctive; Second Person Singular, Aorist Active Imperative; Third Person Singular, Future Active Indicative
Strong’s numbers: G3982 (Lookup on BibleHub), G3980 (Lookup on BibleHub), G3985 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Codex Sinaiticus
- Tobit — 7:14
From the same root
No other words from the same root, ΠΙΝΩ, ΠΕΙΘΩ, ΠΕΙΡΑΩ, appear in our texts.
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