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pys vb. D to appease, to reconcile
DCDtCt
Dpaˁˁelto appease, to reconcile2 senses▶
1
to appease, to reconcile
Gal, JBA
BT AZ 44b(38)↗ לפ{{י}}<ו> שעתא הוא דרתח עלה והדר מפייס לה‏ : he is angry at it [i.e. the idol] for the moment, and afterwards he makes peace with it
(1)
to pacify
JLAtg, JBA
TgJ 1Sam24:8↗ וֻפַיֵיס דָוִיד יָת גֻברוֹהִי בְפִתגָמַיָא‏ : † ; BT Mak 5b(47)↗ דלמא בדינא קם בהדיה, אי נמי פיוסי פייסיה‏ : perhaps he confronted him in court or, also, simply pacified him
(2)
to satisfy a creditor
JBA, JBAg
BT Pes 31a(13)↗ קא טריף לה משמעון, ופייסיה שמעון בזוזי‏ : he seizes it from PN and satisfied PN with money ; Dec 4:7 ולא פייסיה לבעל דיניה‏ : he did not satisfy his opponent
(1)
to compensate for service (and/or bribe?)
JBA
BT Ḥul 94a(14)↗ פייס למברוייה, פייסיה‏ : pay its ferryman, so he paid him
2
to plea with, i.e., to attempt to persuade
Gal, PTA, JBA, LJLA
TgJ Jud12:7tos↗ על דלא חס על ברתיה ולא אזל לפייסא לפינחס כהנא דישרי ליה נדריה‏ : because he did not have mercy on his daughter and did not go to plea with Phineas the high priest to absolve him of his oath ; SYAP 42:10↗ אזלת יוכבד מפייסת לימא‏ : PN went to plea with the sea ; TN Gen23:11var.↗ ופייס עלה‏ ; BT BM 77a(37)↗ ואזול פועלין ופיסוה‏ : the workers went and pleaded with him ; BT Nid 67b(49)↗ ועייל רב נחמן לפיוס׳‏ : PN went in to persuade her ; PJ Gen19:3↗ ופייס בהום לחדא וזרו לוותיה‏ : he pleaded with them a lot so they turned aside toward him
Cˀafˁelto persuade3 senses▶
1
to persuade
CPA, Syr
P Mt27:20↗ ܐܲܦܼ݁ܝܣܘ ܠܟ݂ܸܢܫܸ̈ܐ‏
(1)
fig.: to demonstrate convincingly
Syr
AphDiatess1990 10:14↗ ܘܗܕܐ ܡܦܝܣܐ ܕܠܬܚܬ ܥܠ ܓܢܒ ܐܪܥܐ ܐܝܬܘܗܝ ܗܘܐ‏ : this demonstrates that it was beneath, right next to the earth
(1)
to teach
Syr
VitaSecundi 85:6↗ ܕܐܦ ܠܐܪ̈ܝܘܬܐ ܡܫܟܚ ܗ݂ܘܐ ܕܢܦܝܣ܆ ܕܐܝܟ ܒܢܝ̈ܢܫܐ ܢܡܠܠܘܢ‏ : he was even able to teach the lions to speak like human beings
(1)
p.p. : taught, expert
Syr
BHNom 195:3↗ ܐܢ ܡܦܵܣ܃ ܐܠܐ ܒܘܪ܃ ܠܐ ܡܗܦܟ‏ : if (the purchased slave is said to be) learned, but is ignorant, he may not return him
(2)
p.p. : ܡܦܵܣ : convinced, persuaded, having come to realize
Syr
IsNin2 11:4↗ ܟܪܝ݂ܗܵܐ ܕܲܡܦܵܣ ܒܟ݂ܘ݂ܪܗܵܢܹܗ܃ ܕܠܝ݂ܠܵܐ ܐܵܣܝܘ݂ܬܹܗ‏ : a sick person who realizes his illness: his curing is easy ; Ps-Clem Hom 10.248:5↗ ܟܕ ܠܐ ܡܦܣܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ ܕܝܬܝܪܐܝܬ ܡܢ ܗܠܝܢ ܡܬܓܚܟܝܢ ܐܢܬܘܢ‏ : while you do not realize that you are being laughed at more than those ; Ps-Clem Hom 14.330:18↗ ܒܟܠܕܝܘܬܐ ܡܢ ܠܐ ܡܦܣ ܐܢܐ ܐܝܠܝܢ ܕܝܢ ܕܡܦܣ ܐܢܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܐܬܢܐ‏ : I am indeed not persuaded by Chaldaean lore but shall recount those things I have come to realize
(1)
by experience rather than argument
Syr
EphFid 53:10.2↗ ܡ̈ܦܣܝ ܒܢܡܘܣܐ ܡܗܝܪ̈ܝ ܒܕܢܒ̈ܝܐ‏ : experienced in the Law, skilled in that of the Prophets ; Dalyatha 12:8↗ ܠܐ ܬܐ݂ܡܪ ܗܠܝܢ ܕܠܐ ܡܦ݁ܣ ܐܢܬ܂ ܠܐ ܬܡ݁ܠܠ ܕܠܐ ܢ݁ܣܝܬ‏ : do not say those things of which you have not been convinced; do not speak that which you have not experienced [=JDalBeulay 90:1]
(1)
ܒ : thoroughly acquainted with
Syr
IS (Lucian):ܒ:15 ܘܠܐ ܒܬܐܘܕܘܛܘܣ ܡܦܣ ܗܘܐ‏ : he was not well acquainted with PN ; KwD(<sup>1</sup>) 2:5 ܘܠܐ ܡܦܣ ܗܘܐ ܒܗܘܢ ܐܪܝܐ‏ : the lion was not well acquainted with them ; LSt.29:22↗ ܠܐ ܬܒܝܬܐ ܠܟ ܒܪܢܫܐ ܐܝܢܐ ܕܢܟܪܝܘܗܝ ܡܢܗܘܢ ܩܪ̈ܝܒܘܗܝ܂ ܟܕ ܗ݂ܢܘܢ ܛܒ ܡܢܟ ܡܦܣܝܢ ܒܗ‏ : do not get too close to a person whose relatives have repudiated, since they are better acquainted with him than you are
2
to beseech, plea; i.e., to attempt to persuade
CPA, Syr
LESC 82.1:6↗ ܐܢܐ ܡܧܝܣܐ ܥܠܝܟ‏ : I will make a plea on your behalf ; AphDiatess1996 153.1:23↗ ܐܦܝܣܬܗ ܗܘܬ ܠܡ ܡܪܝܡ ܠܝܘܣܦ ܕܒܛܢܗ݀ ܡܢ ܪܘܚܐ ܗܘ‏ : Mary was attempting to persuade Joseph that her conception was from the Spirit ; SugMgab 1:55↗ ܬܘܗܬܐ ܕܩܛܠܗ ܕܐܚܘܟ ܚܙܝܬ ܟܕ ܒ݁ܟܐ ܗ̄ܘܐ ܘܡܦܝܣ ܠܟ‏ : I saw your brother’s being murdered as he was crying and beseeching you ; JSBhom 61:450↗ ܘܫܲܪܼܝ ܡܦܼܝܣ ܗ̄ܘܵܐ ܕܠܵܐ ܢܼܐܙܲܠ ܠܸܗ ܨܸܝܕ ܪܵܕܽܘܦܵܐ‏ : he began to plead not to go to the persecutor
3
to appease, reconcile
Sam
Dtˀeṯpaˁˁalto be appeased4 senses▶
1
to be appeased
Gal, JBA
VR 178:3(1)↗ מן דאיתפיסין דין לדין‏ : after they had been appeased to one another ; BT Sot 35b(2)↗ מא{י}<ן> אמרייך דאימריית, ומאן איפייסך ד{א}יפייסת‏ : who provoked you that you became provoked, and who appeased you that you became appeased
(1)
w. ל_ : to be reconciled to, make peace with someone
LJLA
PJ Gen34:15↗ ברם בדא נתפייס לכון‏ : but in this way we will make peace with you
2
to be satisfied
PTA
TN Gen6:6↗ ואתפייס עם לבה‏ : he was satisfied in his heart
(1)
to be compensated
JBA
3
to appease
Sam
4
to ascertain
Sam
SamLit 2:030↗ ומד אנן מפעסין דלית אלהו אלא דילך‏ : since we may ascertain that there is no divinity but Yours
Ctˀettafˁalw. ל_ : to be reconciled to someone3 senses▶
1
w. ל_ : to be reconciled to someone
JLAtg
TgO Gen34:23↗ בְרַם נִיטְפַס לְהוֹן וְיִתתְבוּן עִמַנָא‏ : we shall be reconciled to them so that they shall dwell among us
2
to persuade oneself, obey, consent
CPA, Syr
CPA Gal3:1↗ ܡܢܘ ܐܥܝܢ ܒܟܘܢ ܕܠܐ ܬܬܦܝܣܘܢ ܠܩܘܫܛܐ‏ : who has bewitched you so that you do not consent to the truth? ; P Gn24:8↗ ܘܐܢ ܠܐ ܬܬܛܦܝܣ ܐܢܬܬܐ ܠܡܐܬܐ ܥܡܟ‏ : if the woman does not consent to come with you ; P Jos17:12↗ ܕܐܛܦܝܣܘ ܟܢ̈ܥܢܝܐ ܠܡܬܒ ܒܩܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܗܠܝܢ‏ ; P Acts5:29↗ ܠܲܐܠܵܗܵܐ ܘܵܠܸܐ ܠܡܸܬ݁ܛܦ̇ܵܣܘ݂ ܝܲܬܼ݁ܝܪ ܡܸܢ ܕ݁ܠܲܒ݂ܢܲܝ̈ܢܵܫܵܐ‏ : it is more appropriate to obey God rather than men
(1)
fig.:
Syr
GregOr 13 6.2.6↗ ܐܝ̈ܕܝܐ ܕܟܗ̈ܢܐ ܕܡܬܬܪ̈ܝܡܢ ܥܠ ܛܘܪܐ܃ ܘܡܬܛܦ̈ܣܢ ܠܨܠܘܬܐ‏ : the priests' hands that were lifted up on the mountain and committed to prayer
3
to be entreated
JLAtg, Syr
TgJ Is13:17↗ מָדָאֵי דִבכַספָא לָא מִטַפסִין וְדַהבָא לָא מִתרְעַן בֵיה‏ : the Medes who are not entreated by silver or desire any gold
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JLATg ettaf אטפס ; CPA and Sam. often with b for the initial emphatic p, but mostly ܧ in CPA.
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From Greek πεῖσαι < πείιθω. The foreignness of the initial peh is still felt Aramaic, hence the emphasis of the ṭ in the reflexive and the consistent hard pronunciation of the "p" in Syriac. The C stem usages reflect both the transitive and intransitive semantics of the Greek. See also note s.v. pss.

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