πειράζω
Transliteration
peirazō (Key)
Pronunciation
pi-rad'-zo
Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From πεῖρα (G3984)
mGNT
38x in 20 unique form(s) TR
38x in 19 unique form(s) LXX
29x in 13 unique form(s)
ἐπείραζον — 1x
ἐπείρασαν — 2x
ἐπείρασεν — 2x
ἐπειράσθησαν — 1x
ἐπειράσω — 1x
πειράζει — 1x
πειράζεται — 1x
πειράζετε — 5x
πειράζῃ — 1x
πειράζομαι — 1x
πειραζομένοις — 1x
πειραζόμενος — 4x
πειράζοντες — 6x
πειράζων — 4x
πειράσαι — 2x
πειρασθείς — 1x
πειρασθῆναι — 2x
πειρασθῇς — 1x
πειρασθῆτε — 1x
ἐπείραζεν — 1x
ἐπείραζον — 1x
ἐπείρασαν — 2x
ἐπείρασας — 1x
ἐπείρασεν — 2x
πειράζει — 1x
πειράζεται — 1x
πειράζετε — 4x
πειράζῃ — 1x
πειράζομαι — 1x
πειραζομένοις — 1x
πειραζόμενος — 4x
πειράζοντες — 6x
πειράζων — 4x
πειράσαι — 2x
πειρασθείς — 1x
πειρασθῆναι — 2x
πειρασθῇς — 1x
πειρασθῆτε — 1x
πεπειρασμένον — 1x
ἐπείραζεν — 1x
ἐπείρασα — 1x
ἐπείρασάν — 2x
ἐπείρασαν — 5x
ἐπείρασεν — 3x
πειράζει — 1x
πειράζειν — 1x
πειράζετε — 1x
πειράσαι — 7x
πείρασόν — 1x
πείρασον — 1x
πειράσω — 4x
πεπείραμαι — 1x
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:23,822

Trench's Synonyms: lxxiv. δοκιμάζω, πειράζω.

Strong’s Definitions

πειράζω peirázō, pi-rad'-zo; from G3984; to test (objectively), i.e. endeavor, scrutinize, entice, discipline:—assay, examine, go about, prove, tempt(-er), try.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 39x

The KJV translates Strong's G3985 in the following manner: tempt (29x), try (4x), tempter (2x), prove (1x), assay (1x), examine (1x), go about (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 39x
The KJV translates Strong's G3985 in the following manner: tempt (29x), try (4x), tempter (2x), prove (1x), assay (1x), examine (1x), go about (1x).

  1. to try whether a thing can be done

    1. to attempt, endeavour

  2. to try, make trial of, test: for the purpose of ascertaining his quality, or what he thinks, or how he will behave himself

    1. in a good sense

    2. in a bad sense, to test one maliciously, craftily to put to the proof his feelings or judgments

    3. to try or test one's faith, virtue, character, by enticement to sin

      1. to solicit to sin, to tempt

        1. of the temptations of the devil

    4. after the OT usage

      1. of God: to inflict evils upon one in order to prove his character and the steadfastness of his faith

      2. men are said to tempt God by exhibitions of distrust, as though they wished to try whether he is not justly distrusted

      3. by impious or wicked conduct to test God's justice and patience, and to challenge him, as it were to give proof of his perfections.

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πειράζω peirázō, pi-rad'-zo; from G3984; to test (objectively), i.e. endeavor, scrutinize, entice, discipline:—assay, examine, go about, prove, tempt(-er), try.
STRONGS G3985:
πειράζω (a form found several times in Homer and Apoll. Rhod. and later prose, for πειράω (which see in Veitch) more common in the other Greek writings); imperfect ἐπείραζον; 1 aorist ἐπείρασα; passive, present πειράζομαι; 1 aorist ἐπειρασθην; perfect participle πεπειρασμενος (Hebrews 4:15; see πειράω, 1); 1 aorist middle 2 person singular ἐπειράσω (Revelation 2:2 Rec.); the Sept. for נִסָּה; to try, i. e.:
1. to try whether a thing can be done; to attempt, endeavor: with an infinitive, Acts 9:26 L T Tr WH; Acts 16:7; 24:6.
2. to try, make trial of, test: τινα, for the purpose of ascertaining his quality, or what he thinks, or how he will behave himself;
a. in a good sense: Matthew 22:35 (others refer this to b.); John 6:6; (2 Corinthians 13:5); Revelation 2:2.
b. in a bad sense: to test one maliciously, craftily to put to the proof his feelings or judgment, Matthew 16:1; Matthew 19:3; Matthew 22:18, 35; Mark 8:11; Mark 10:2; Mark 12:15; Luke 11:16; Luke 20:23 (where G T WH Tr text omit; Tr marginal reading brackets the words τί με πειράζετε); John 8:6.
c. to try or test one's faith, virtue, character, by enticement to sin; hence, according to the context equivalent to to solicit to sin, to tempt: James 1:13; Galatians 6:1; Revelation 2:10; of the temptations of the devil, Matthew 4:1, 3; Mark 1:13; Luke 4:2; 1 Corinthians 7:5; 1 Thessalonians 3:5; hence, ὁ πειράζων, a substantive, Vulg. tentator, etc., the tempter: Matthew 4:3; 1 Thessalonians 3:5.
d. After the O. T. usage
α. of God; to inflict evils upon one in order to prove his character and the steadfastness of his faith: 1 Corinthians 10:13; Hebrews 2:18; Hebrews 4:15 (see πειράω); Hebrews 11:17,37 (where see WH's Appendix); Revelation 3:10 (Genesis 22:1; Exodus 20:20; Deuteronomy 8:2; Wis. 3:5 Wis. 11:10(Wisdom 11:9); Judith 8:25f).
β. Men are said πειράζειν τόν Θεόν — by exhibitions of distrust, as though they wished to try whether he is not justly distrusted; by impious or wicked conduct to test God's justice and patience, and to challenge him, as it were, to give proof of his perfections: Acts 15:10; Hebrews 3:9 R G (Exodus 17:2, 7; Numbers 14:22; Psalm 77:41 (Ps. 78:41), Psalms 77:56; Psalms 105:14 (Psalms 106:14), etc.; cf. Grimm, Exgt. Hdb. on Sap., p. 49); namely, τόν Χριστόν (L T Tr text WH τόν κύριον), 1 Corinthians 10:9 (but L marginal reading T WH marginal reading ἐξεπείρασαν); τό κυρίου, Acts 5:9; absolutely πειράζειν ἐν δοιμασια (see δοκιμασία), Hebrews 3:9 L T Tr WH. (On πειράζω (as compared with δοκιμάζω), see Trench, § lxxiv.; cf. Cremer, under the word. Compare: ἐξπειράζω.)
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References

Genesis
Genesis 22:1
Exodus
Exodus 17:2; Exodus 17:7; Exodus 20:20
Numbers
Numbers 14:22
Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 8:2
Psalms
Psalms 78:41; Psalms 105:14; Psalms 106:14
Matthew
Matthew 4:1; Matthew 4:3; Matthew 4:3; Matthew 16:1; Matthew 19:3; Matthew 22:18; Matthew 22:35; Matthew 22:35
Mark
Mark 1:13; Mark 8:11; Mark 10:2; Mark 12:15
Luke
Luke 4:2; Luke 11:16; Luke 20:23
John
John 6:6; John 8:6
Acts
Acts 5:9; Acts 9:26; Acts 15:10; Acts 16:7; Acts 24:6
1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians 7:5; 1 Corinthians 10:9; 1 Corinthians 10:13
2 Corinthians
2 Corinthians 13:5
Galatians
Galatians 6:1
1 Thessalonians
1 Thessalonians 3:5; 1 Thessalonians 3:5
Hebrews
Hebrews 2:18; Hebrews 3:9; Hebrews 3:9; Hebrews 4:15; Hebrews 4:15; Hebrews 11:17; Hebrews 11:37
James
James 1:13
Revelation
Revelation 2:2; Revelation 2:2; Revelation 2:10; Revelation 3:10
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