πειράζω
πειράζω, to make proof
- make proof or trial of, c. gen., Od. 16.319.23.114: abs., 9.281.
- 2 c. inf., attempt to do, Plb. 2.6.9, LXX Jd. 6.39, Act.Ap. 16.7, 24.6; π. τι attempt a thing, ἄλλος ἄλλην ἐπʼ ἐμὲ πειράζει τέχνην Luc. Trag. 149, cf. S.E. M. 1.40; τόδε τόξον make trial of, Anacreont. 31.24: abs., make an attempt, Plb. Fr. 195.
- 3 Pass., ἤθη . . ἐν χρόνῳ πειράζεται are tried, proved, Men. Mon. 573; to be experienced, Phld. Sign. 32.
- II c. acc. pers., try, tempt a person, put him to the test, LXX Ge. 22.1, al.; ἑαυτοὺς πειράζετε, εἰ . . 2 Ep.Cor. 13.5, al.; τί πειράζετε τὸν Κύριον; LXX Ex. 17.2, cf. Act.Ap. 15.10, 1 Ep.Cor. 10.9, al.
- 2 in bad sense, seek to seduce, tempt, Ἀθηναίην A.R. 3.10: abs., ὁ πειράζων the Tempter, 1 Ep.Thess. 3.5, etc.:—Pass., to be sorely tried, πειραζομένη βασανίζομαι PLit.Lond. 52.5; στομακάκκῃ Str. 16.4.24; to be attacked, ὑποχύσει Alex.Aphr. Pr. 2.54; ἐπιληψίᾳ Cyran. 47; to be tempted to sin, Ev.Matt. 4.1, al.
1. ep., alleen praes.-stam op de proef stellen, testen:
2. later Gr.
a. proberen,
b. christ., met acc. van pers. beproeven, in verzoeking brengen, proberen te verleiden; subst. ptc.
[cf. πειράω.]
To make proof or trial of (a person).
With genit. : ἀνδρῶν Od. 16.319, ἐμέθεν Od. 23.114.
To make trial of a person’s sagacity, try to elicit information from him, pump him : ὣς φάτο πειράζων Od. 9.281.
Strong 3985
1. to make proof of (Hom.).
2. to try, attempt (Luc., Polyb., al.): c. inf. (v. M, Pr., 205; Bl., § 69, 4), Ac 9:26 16:7 24:6.
3. In LXX and NT, like Heb.
(a) in a good sense: Jo 6:6, II Co 13:5, He 11:17, Re 2:2; esp. of trials and afflictions sent or permitted by God (Ge 22:1, Ex 20:20, Wi 3:5, al.), I Co 10:13, He 2:18 4:15 11:17, 37, Re 3:10;
(b) in a bad sense (Apoll. Rhod., 3, 10): of the attempts made to ensnare Jesus in his speech, Mt 16:1 19:3 22:18, 35, Mk 8:11 10:2 12:15, Lk 11:16, Jo 8:[6]; of temptation to sin, to tempt, Ja 1:13, 14 (v. Hort, in l.), Ga 6:1, Re 2:10; esp. of temptations of the devil, Mt 4:1, 3, Mk 1:13, Lk 4:2, I Co 7:5, I Th 3:5; ὁ πειράζων, the tempter, Mt 4:3, I Th 3:5;
(c) in bad sense also (Ex 17:2, 7, Nu 14:22, al.), of distrustful testing, trying or challenging of God: Ac 15:10, I Co 10:9 (WH, mg., ἐξεπείρασαν), He 3:9; τ. πνεῦμα Κυρίου, Ac 5:9 (cf. ἐκ-πειράζω).†
- Ito make proof or trial of, τινός Od.:—c. inf. to attempt to do, NTest.:—Pass., πεπειράσθω let trial be made, Ar. like πειράω
- IIc. acc. pers. to try or tempt a person, put him to the test, NTest.: absol., ὁ πειράζων the tempter, NTest.:—Pass. to be sorely tempted, to be tempted to sin, NTest.