ARAMAIC NEW TESTAMENT

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ܦܝܣ P-Y-S
persuade, convince
Peshitta Occurrences
Form Transliteration Gloss References
ܡܦܝܣ
mpys
mpys
[ptcp]persuade, convince Acts 18:13 Acts 26:28 Acts 27:33 Galatians 1:10
ܘܡܦܝܣ
wmpys
wmpys
and.from-persuade, convince Acts 7:26 Acts 18:4 Acts 19:8 Acts 28:23
ܦܝܣܐ
pysʾ
pys'
persuade, convince Titus 3:3 Hebrews 11:1
ܘܐܦܝܣܘ
wʾpysw
w'pysw
and-[impf]persuade, convince[3pl] Aphel Acts 12:20
ܐܦܝܣܘ
ʾpysw
'pysw
[impf]persuade, convince[3pl] Aphel Matthew 27:20
ܒܦܝܣܐ
bpysʾ
bpys'
in-persuade, convince Colossians 2:4
ܦܝܣܟܘܢ
pyskwn
pyskwn
persuade, convince-your(pl) Galatians 5:8
ܡܦܝܣܝܢ
mpysyn
mpysyn
[ptcp]persuade, convince[pl] Matthew 28:14
ܘܡܦܝܣܝܢ
wmpysyn
wmpysyn
and.from-persuade, convince[pl] Acts 13:43
ܐܦܝܣ
ʾpys
'pys
[impf]persuade, convince Aphel Acts 19:26
ܕܦܝܣܐ
dpysʾ
dpys'
of-persuade, convince Colossians 2:2
ܦܝܣ
pys
pys
persuade, convince Peal Titus 1:16
ܘܒܦܝܣܐ
wbpysʾ
wbpys'
and.in-persuade, convince 1 Thessalonians 1:5
Hebrew Cognates

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Arabic Cognates

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