Theological Dictionary of the New Testament (Volume VI)
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Published: May 1980
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 1020
ISBN-13: 9780802822482
Subjects: Christianity; Religion - Commentaries / Reference; Reference; Biblical Studies - New Testament; Bible - Study - New Testament
First sentence: a. The act. is used in the NT in the customary senses, not always sharply differentiated, which are found in Gk. usage from the time of Homer : "to convince," "to persuade," "to seduce (by persuasion)," "to corrupt."