to persuade
Peitho describes persuading someone or being convinced, including settled confidence in a person or outcome.
The verb most often marks settled confidence or conviction, especially regarding God, people, or an expected outcome; it also describes efforts to influence others and people becoming convinced by what is said. The supplied verses do not require a separate lexical sense for the APB’s occasional use of “obey.”
Senses in use
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Holding settled confidence or conviction · dominant
Perfect forms occur where a speaker has a settled stance: in Philippians 1:6 the APB renders the clause “being persuaded of this very thing,” concerning the completion of a good work, while in 2 Corinthians 1:9 it contrasts trusting in oneself with trusting in God. In Romans 14:14, the speaker is persuaded that nothing is unclean in itself; in Matthew 27:43, the clause concerns trust in God.
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Seeking to convince another · common
Active forms describe attempts to move other people toward a response or conclusion. In Acts 13:43, Paul and Barnabas speak to their hearers and the APB renders them as seeking to continue in grace; in Acts 14:19, opponents persuade crowds before the crowd stones Paul. Acts 28:23 places the present participle with explaining, testifying, and seeking to persuade hearers about Jesus.
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Becoming convinced by a message or person · common
Passive forms present people as the ones brought to conviction. In Acts 17:4, some are persuaded and join Paul and Silas; in Acts 27:11, the centurion is more persuaded by the pilot and ship-owner than by Paul. Acts 28:24 contrasts some being persuaded by what was said with others disbelieving.
In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB variously renders clauses with “persuade,” “persuaded,” “convinced,” “confident,” and “trust.” These renderings fit differing verse contexts and does not by itself establish separate lexical meanings.