AENT Hebrews 3:18-19: Obey vs. belief

[Aaron S]

The Greek word is derived from paitho, which is only an abstract word, meaning 'persuade.' Apaitheo, as such, is literally defined as 'to not allow oneself to be persuaded.' SEDRA3 marks the Aramaic word here as of Greek origin, though it is not the same as apaitheo as per the Greek text. Payne-Smith says that it's from paisai, which is a variant form of paitho... so it's not an issue of Aramaic vs. Greek here.