GreekG3987Verb
πειράω
peiraō
“to try”
1Occurrences
G3987Strong's #
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Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
to test (subjectively), i.e. (reflexively) to attempt
from G3984 (πεῖρα);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
*πειράω *more commonly as depon., πειράομαι, to try, attempt.
LXX: for נָסָה
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Grammar & Morphology
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Full Description
Greek Verb
Occurrences
πειράω appears 1 time in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Acts
1
Key Passages
Acts 26:21BSB
For this reason the Jews seized me in the temple courts and tried to kill me.
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