Bible Dictionaries
Cogent

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(p. a.) Having the power to compel conviction or move the will; constraining; conclusive; forcible; powerful; not easily reasisted.

(2):

(p. a.) Compelling, in a physical sense; powerful.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Cogent'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/cogent.html. 1828.