GreekG3984Noun (Feminine)
πεῖρα
peira
“test”
2Occurrences
G3984Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
a test, i.e. attempt, experience
from the base of G4008 (πέραν) (through the idea of piercing);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
trial, experiment; π. λαμβάνειν, to make trial, have experience of: (for exx., see Field, Notes, 232 f.).
LXX: (π. λαμβάνειν, נָסָה pi.) (מַסָּה), *
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Noun (Feminine)
Morphology Code
G:N-F
Full Description
Greek Noun, Feminine
Occurrences
πεῖρα appears 2 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Hebrews
2
Key Passages
Hebrews 11:29BSB
By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to follow, they were drowned.
Hebrews 11:36BSB
Still others endured mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment.
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