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GreekG3986Noun (Masculine)

πειρασμός

peirasmos

20Occurrences
G3986Strong's #
Noun (Masculine)Part of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

a putting to proof (by experiment (of good), experience (of evil), solicitation, discipline or provocation); by implication, adversity

from G3985 (πειράζω);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.= πεῖρα, an experiment Diosc.).
2.a trial, of ethical purpose and effect, whether good or evil (see Hort on
(b)of trial regarded as leading to sin, temptation
(with)of the testing or challenge of God by man (see
Synonyms
δοκίμιον
LXX: for מַסָּה, עִנְיָן

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Noun (Masculine)

Morphology Code

G:N-M

Full Description

Greek Noun, Masculine

Occurrences

πειρασμός appears 20 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

Luke
6
1 Peter
2
James
2
Matthew
2
1 Corinthians
1
1 Timothy
1
2 Peter
1
Acts
1

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 10:13BSB

No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it.

2 Peter 2:9BSB

if all this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment.

James 1:2BSB

Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds,

Luke 22:40BSB

When He came to the place, He told them, “Pray that you will not enter into temptation.”

Matthew 26:41BSB

“Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.