Jastrow: פִּיתּוּי

פִּיתּוּי, פִּתּ׳ m. (פָּתָה) 1) persuasion, enticing. Tanḥ. Sh’moth 19; Ex. R. s. 3 בפ׳ באתי אליך וכ׳ I came to thee with persuasiveness (making thee believe that thou didst hear thy father’s voice), that thou be not afraid, Ib. בתחלה פ׳ פיתיתי אותך וכ׳ at first I spoke persuasively to thee, now I will speak to thee words of truth (earnest admonition). Ib. אין פתי אלא לשון פ׳ pethi (Prov. XIV, 15) has the meaning of ‘persuasion’ (one easily persuaded); a. fr.—Esp. enticing a virgin, claims of the seduced (Ex. XXII, 15). Keth. 35ᵇ אין לה לא קנס ולא פ׳ she has no claim either of fine (for outrage) or of indemnity for seduction. Ib. 36ᵃ; a. fr. —2) dialect. for פִּיתּוּחַ (cmp. פּוֹתִי a. פּוֹתֵחַ) engraving, moulding.—Pl. פִּיתּוּיִין, פִּתּ׳. Tosef. Ohol. XIV, 10 (R. S. to Ohol. XIV, 1 פִּיתּוּחִין), v. פִּיתּוּחַ.