Strong G3985G3985Iπειράζω
to test/tempt: try
One of the 3 senses of Strong G3985
- Transliteration
- peirazō
- Pronunciation
- pi-rad'-zo
- Morphology
- Greek Verb
Definition
From G3984; to test (objectively) that is endeavor 6
scrutinize entice discipline: - assay examine go about prove tempt (-er) try.
scrutinize entice discipline: - assay examine go about prove tempt (-er) try.
Detailed definition
πειράζω poët. and late prose form of πειράω, which see,
[in LXX for נָסָה pi.;]
1. to make proof of (Hom.).
2. to try, attempt (Luc., Polyb., with inf. (see M, Pr., 205; B1., § 69, 4), Act.9:26 16:7 24:6.
3. In LXX and NT, like Heb. נָסָה, with accusative of person(s), to test, try, prove;
__(a) in a good sense : Jhn.6:6, 2Co.13:5, Heb.11:17, Rev.2:2; esp. of trials and af6ictions sent or permitted by God (Gen.22:1, Exo.20:20, Wis.3:5, al.), 1Co.10:13, Heb.2:18 4:15 11:17, 37, Rev.3:10;
__(b) in a bad sense (Apoll. Rhod., 3, 10): of the attempts made to ensnare Jesus in his speech, Mat.16:1 19:3 22:18, 35 Mrk.8:11 10:2 12:15, Luk.11:16, Jhn.8:6; of temptation to sin, to tempt, Jas.1:13-14 (see Hort, in l), Gal.6:1, Rev.2:10; esp. of temptations of the devil, Mat.4:1, 3 Mrk.1:13, Luk.4:2, 1Co.7:5, 1Th.3:5; ὁ πειράζων, the tempter, Mat.4:3, 1Th.3:5;
__(with) in bad sense also (Exo.17:2, 7, Num.14:22, al.), of distrustful testing, trying or challenging of God: Act.15:10, 1Co.10:9 (WH, mg., ἐξεπείρασαν), Heb.3:9; τ. πνεῦμα Κυρίου, Act.5:9 (of. ἐκ-πειράζω).†
SYN.: δοκιμάζω, q.v (AS)
[in LXX for נָסָה pi.;]
1. to make proof of (Hom.).
2. to try, attempt (Luc., Polyb., with inf. (see M, Pr., 205; B1., § 69, 4), Act.9:26 16:7 24:6.
3. In LXX and NT, like Heb. נָסָה, with accusative of person(s), to test, try, prove;
__(a) in a good sense : Jhn.6:6, 2Co.13:5, Heb.11:17, Rev.2:2; esp. of trials and af6ictions sent or permitted by God (Gen.22:1, Exo.20:20, Wis.3:5, al.), 1Co.10:13, Heb.2:18 4:15 11:17, 37, Rev.3:10;
__(b) in a bad sense (Apoll. Rhod., 3, 10): of the attempts made to ensnare Jesus in his speech, Mat.16:1 19:3 22:18, 35 Mrk.8:11 10:2 12:15, Luk.11:16, Jhn.8:6; of temptation to sin, to tempt, Jas.1:13-14 (see Hort, in l), Gal.6:1, Rev.2:10; esp. of temptations of the devil, Mat.4:1, 3 Mrk.1:13, Luk.4:2, 1Co.7:5, 1Th.3:5; ὁ πειράζων, the tempter, Mat.4:3, 1Th.3:5;
__(with) in bad sense also (Exo.17:2, 7, Num.14:22, al.), of distrustful testing, trying or challenging of God: Act.15:10, 1Co.10:9 (WH, mg., ἐξεπείρασαν), Heb.3:9; τ. πνεῦμα Κυρίου, Act.5:9 (of. ἐκ-πειράζω).†
SYN.: δοκιμάζω, q.v (AS)
In the Bible
Strong G3985I appears in 2 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- assay1
- go1
First verses
- Acts 16:7After they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not.
- Acts 24:6Who also hath gone about to profane the temple: whom we took, and would have judged according to our law.
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Detailed Greek dictionary
πειράζω,
(πεῖρα) used by early authors only in present and imperfect, the other tenses being supplied by πειράω, -άομαι: Cretan dialect future πειράξω [Refs (“GDI” 5181)]: aorist 1 imperative πείρᾰσον [Refs 1st c.AD+ (“Anthologia Graeca” 11.183 (1st c.AD: Lucillius Epigrammaticus))]: aorist passive ἐπειράσθην [LXX+NT (LXX.Wis.11.9, NT.Matt.4.1)]: perfect participle πεπειρασμένος [NT (NT.Heb.4.15)]:—make proof or trial of, with genitive, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 16.319.23.114: _absolutely_, 9.281.)]
2 with infinitive, attempt to do, [NT+2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 2.6.9, LXX.Judg.6.39, NT.Act.16.7, 24.6)]; π. τι attempt a thing, ἄλλος ἄλλην ἐπ᾽ ἐμὲ πειράζει τέχνην [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Trag.” 149, compare 2nd c.AD: Sextus Empiricus Philosophus “adversus Mathematicos” 1.40; τόδε τόξον)]make trial of, [Refs (Anacreont. 31.24)]: absolutely, make an attempt, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus “Fragmenta” 195.)]
3 passive, ἤθη.. ἐν χρόνῳ πειράζεται are tried, proved, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus “Μονόστιχοι - Fragmenta Comicorum Graecorum” 573)]; to be experienced, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Philodemus Philosophus “περὶ σημείων καὶ σημειώσεων” 32.)]
II with accusative person, try, tempt a person, put him to the test, [LXX (LXX.Gen.22.1, +others)]; ἑαυτοὺς πειράζετε, εἰ.. [NT (NT.2Cor.13.5, +others)]; τί πειράζετε τὸν Κύριο; [LXX+NT (LXX.Exo.17.2, cf. NT.Act.15.10, NT.1Cor.10.9, +others)]
II.2 in bad sense, seek to seduce, tempt, Ἀθηναίην [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Apollonius Rhodius Epicus 3.10: _absolutely_, ὁ πειράζων)] the Tempter, [NT (NT.1Thes.3.5, etc.)]:—passive, to be sorely tried, πειραζομένη βασανίζομαι [Refs 1st c.BC+ (“PLit.Lond.” 52.5; στομακάκκῃ 1st c.BC-1st c.AD: Strabo Geographus 16.4.24)]; to be attacked, ὑποχύσει [Refs 1st c.AD+ (3rd c.AD: Alexander Aphrodisiensis Philosophus “Problemata - Physici et Medici Graeci Minores” 2.54; ἐπιληψίᾳ 1st c.AD: Cyranus 47)]; to be tempted to sin, [NT (NT.Matt.4.1, +others)]
(πεῖρα) used by early authors only in present and imperfect, the other tenses being supplied by πειράω, -άομαι: Cretan dialect future πειράξω [Refs (“GDI” 5181)]: aorist 1 imperative πείρᾰσον [Refs 1st c.AD+ (“Anthologia Graeca” 11.183 (1st c.AD: Lucillius Epigrammaticus))]: aorist passive ἐπειράσθην [LXX+NT (LXX.Wis.11.9, NT.Matt.4.1)]: perfect participle πεπειρασμένος [NT (NT.Heb.4.15)]:—make proof or trial of, with genitive, [Refs 8th c.BC+ (8th c.BC: Odyssea Homerus Epicus “Odyssey” 16.319.23.114: _absolutely_, 9.281.)]
2 with infinitive, attempt to do, [NT+2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus 2.6.9, LXX.Judg.6.39, NT.Act.16.7, 24.6)]; π. τι attempt a thing, ἄλλος ἄλλην ἐπ᾽ ἐμὲ πειράζει τέχνην [Refs 2nd c.AD+ (2nd c.AD: Lucianus Sophista “Trag.” 149, compare 2nd c.AD: Sextus Empiricus Philosophus “adversus Mathematicos” 1.40; τόδε τόξον)]make trial of, [Refs (Anacreont. 31.24)]: absolutely, make an attempt, [Refs 2nd c.BC+ (2nd c.BC: Polybius Historicus “Fragmenta” 195.)]
3 passive, ἤθη.. ἐν χρόνῳ πειράζεται are tried, proved, [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-3rd c.BC: Menander Comicus “Μονόστιχοι - Fragmenta Comicorum Graecorum” 573)]; to be experienced, [Refs 1st c.BC+ (1st c.BC: Philodemus Philosophus “περὶ σημείων καὶ σημειώσεων” 32.)]
II with accusative person, try, tempt a person, put him to the test, [LXX (LXX.Gen.22.1, +others)]; ἑαυτοὺς πειράζετε, εἰ.. [NT (NT.2Cor.13.5, +others)]; τί πειράζετε τὸν Κύριο; [LXX+NT (LXX.Exo.17.2, cf. NT.Act.15.10, NT.1Cor.10.9, +others)]
II.2 in bad sense, seek to seduce, tempt, Ἀθηναίην [Refs 3rd c.BC+ (3rd c.BC: Apollonius Rhodius Epicus 3.10: _absolutely_, ὁ πειράζων)] the Tempter, [NT (NT.1Thes.3.5, etc.)]:—passive, to be sorely tried, πειραζομένη βασανίζομαι [Refs 1st c.BC+ (“PLit.Lond.” 52.5; στομακάκκῃ 1st c.BC-1st c.AD: Strabo Geographus 16.4.24)]; to be attacked, ὑποχύσει [Refs 1st c.AD+ (3rd c.AD: Alexander Aphrodisiensis Philosophus “Problemata - Physici et Medici Graeci Minores” 2.54; ἐπιληψίᾳ 1st c.AD: Cyranus 47)]; to be tempted to sin, [NT (NT.Matt.4.1, +others)]