King James Bible
King James Version (KJV)
STRONGS NUMBER G4086
Transliteration: pithanologia
Phonetic Spelling: (pith-an-ol-og-ee'-ah)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: persuasive speech
Meaning: persuasive speech
πιθανολογίᾳ, πιθανολογιας, ἡ (from πιθανολόγος; and this from πιθανός, on which see πειθός, and λόγος), speech adapted to persuade, discourse in which probable arguments are adduced; once so in classical Greek, viz. Plato, Theact., p. 162 e.; in a bad sense, persuasiveness of speech, specious discourse leading others into error: Colossians 2:4, and several times in ecclesiastical writers.
Word Summary
pithanologia: persuasive speech
Original Word: πιθανολογίαTransliteration: pithanologia
Phonetic Spelling: (pith-an-ol-og-ee'-ah)
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Short Definition: persuasive speech
Meaning: persuasive speech
Strong's Concordance
persuasive speechFrom a compound of a derivative of peitho and logos; persuasive language -- enticing words.
see GREEK peitho
see GREEK logos
Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 4086: πιθανολογίᾳπιθανολογίᾳ, πιθανολογιας, ἡ (from πιθανολόγος; and this from πιθανός, on which see πειθός, and λόγος), speech adapted to persuade, discourse in which probable arguments are adduced; once so in classical Greek, viz. Plato, Theact., p. 162 e.; in a bad sense, persuasiveness of speech, specious discourse leading others into error: Colossians 2:4, and several times in ecclesiastical writers.