5 Not only is peitho a NT hapax, but it is not found anywhere else in Greek literature. However, the word is well attested in this text, and it "is formed quite in accordance w. st. Gk. usage . . . and the Gk. Fathers let it pass without comment" (BDAG, p. 791). For further discussion, see the commentaries and Greek textual apparatus.

6 See Tables 1 — 6 for the New Testament uses of this verb and related words.

7 See Table 7 for representative uses of this verb in ancient Greek literature. Also see Table 8 for representative uses of peithos= pithanos and Table 9 for representative uses of peitho.

8 Although it is outside the scope of this paper to expand the study of the words for persuasion into the Christian era, Moulton and Milligan, Vocabulary, show that the emphasis continues (s.v.

peithos and peitho).

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