Persuade — πείθω

Meaning

Physis is sweet to those who obey her, whereas Death is not won over by prayers or entreaties (X.15; LXXXVII.9). The middle/passive forms are central: πειθομένοισι describes compliant people, and πείθῃ addresses Death as one who cannot be persuaded. Neither is the noun πειθώ, “persuasion.”