Lexical Summary peiraō: to try, attempt Original Word: πειράωTransliteration: peiraō Phonetic Spelling: (pi-rah'-o) Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to try, attempt Meaning: to try, attempt Strong's Concordance assay. From peira; to test (subjectively), i.e. (reflexively) to attempt -- assay. see GREEK peira Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 3987: πειράωπειράω: imperfect middle 3 person (singular and plural), ἐπειρᾶτο, ἐπειρῶντο; perfect passive participle πεπειραμενος (see below); common in Greek writings from Homer down; to try; i. e.: 1. to make a trial, to attempt (A. V. to assay), followed by an infinitive; often so from Homer down; also so in the middle in Acts 9:26 R G; 2. In post-Homer usage with the accusative of a person to test, make trial of one, put him to the proof: his mind, sentiments, temper, Plutarch, Brut. 10; in particular, to attempt to induce one to commit some (especially a carnal) crime; cf. Passow, under the word, 3{a}; (Liddell and Scott, under the word, A. IV. 2). Hence, πεπειραμενος in Hebrews 4:15 (see 1 above) is explained by some (cf. Winer's Grammar, § 15. Note at the end) tempted to sin; but the passive in this sense is not found in Greek writings; see Delitzsch at the passage. |
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