πειράω : impf. mid. 3 pers. (sing. and plur), ἐπειρᾶτο, ἐπειρῶντο ; pf. pass. ptep. πεπειραμένος (see below) ; com. in Grk. writ. fr. Hom. down ; (oiry; i.e. 1. to make a trial, to attempt, [A. V. to assay], foll. by an infin. ; often so fr. Hom. down; also so in the mid. in Acts ix. 26 RG; xxvi. 21, (Xen. symp. 4, 7; Cyr. 1, 4, 5, ete.; often in Polyb.; Ael. v. ἢ. 1,34; 2 Mace. ii. 23; 3 Macc.i. 25; 4 Mace. xii. 2, ete.); hence πεπειραμένος taught by trial, experienced, Heb. iv. 15 in certain codd. and edd. ([Ree.*], Tdf. formerly) [see below, and cf. πειράζω, ἃ. a.]. 2: In post- Hom. usage with the ace. of a pers. 10 tes!, make trial of one, put him to the proof: his mind, sentiments, temper, Plut. Brut. 10; in particular, to attempt to induce one to commit some (esp. a carnal) crime; cf. Passow 8. v. 3a.; [L. and S. s.v. A. IV. 2]. Hence πεπειραμένος in Heb. iv. 15 (see 1 above) is explained by some [οἵ. W. § 15 Note ad fin.], tempted to sin; but the Pass. in this sense is not found in Grk. writ.; see Delitzsch ad loc.

πειράω peiraō 1x

to try, attempt, essay, endeavor, Acts 26:21*

πειράω, more commonly as depon., πειράομαι,

[in LXX for נסה;]

to try, attempt: Ac 26:21.†

πειραὼ XIV. 16811° (iii/A.D.) ἀπὸ μέρους πεῖραν λαβόντας τῆς ἡμετέρας γνώμης, ‘because you have had a partial proof of my sentiments ’’ (Edd.), and P Cairo Preis 211 (A.D. 362), where a man complains that after he had enjoyed three years of married life his mother-in-law had made sport of him ἰσυνέπεξέν pe), asserting that his wife was experiencing (the evil effects of) a demon—ds τῆς γυναικός μου πῖραν λαβοῦσαν (1. πεῖραν λαβούσης) δέί -- al)povos. Similar phrases occur in PSI ΓΝ. 37719 (B.c. 250-249) ἕως dv τούτου Tod (ἔτους) πεῖράν σοι ἀποδῶμεν, P Oxy XII. 1415*° (late iii/A.p.) Πτολεμαῖος [π]εῖραν τῆς προαιρέσεως αὑτοῦ πολλάκις δέδωκεν, BGU LV. 1027*x¥ 11 (end iv/a.p.) οἵου ὀλέθρου πίρας ἐποεῖτε. . . ἡ πῖ[ρ]α τῶν πραγμάτων ἐπειδείξει, and γώ 890 (=* 1230}18 (ii/A.D.) πᾶσι τοῖς κακοῖς πείΐΠΙραν δώσει. For a gen. πείρης, see Dieterich Untersuchungen, p. 172. In P Lond 1923° (iv/a.D.) πειρατήριον occurs = ‘‘temptation”—8ta τῶν ἁγίων σου εὐχῶν σωθήσομεί(-- at) ἀπὸ παντὸς πιί-- ει)ρατηρίου τοῦ

πειράω (peiraō) — to try. πειράω, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: imperfect __A ἐπείρων [Refs 5th c.BC+]future -άσω [ᾱ] [Refs]: aorist ἐπείρᾱσα [Refs 5th c.BC+]: perfect πεπείρᾱκα [Refs 2nd c.AD+] —passive, aorist ἐπειράθην [ᾱ] [Refs 5th c.BC+]; compare πειράζω. __B more frequently in middle πειράομαι, [Refs 8th c.BC+]future -άσομαι [ᾱ] [Refs 5th c.BC+]; Doric dialect 2nd pers. plural πειρασεῖσθε [Refs 5th c.BC+]aorist ἐπειρᾱσάμην, Ionic dialect ἐπειρησάμην, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; but aorist passive ἐπειρήθην, Attic dialect ἐπειράθην [ᾱ], found in middle sense, [Refs 8th c.BC+]perfect πεπείρᾱμαι, Ionic dialect -ημαι, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: 3rd.pers. plural pluperfect ἐπεπείραντο [Refs 2nd c.AD+], Ionic dialect ἐπεπειρέατο [Refs 5th c.BC+] __A active, attempt, endeavour, try, with infinitive, μήτε τις.. πειράτω διακέρσαι ἐμὸν ἔπος [Refs 8th c.BC+]: with adjective neuter, πολλὰ πειρῶντες [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with infinitive understood, [Refs 5th c.BC+] __A.II with genitive person, make trial of one, μή μευ πειράτω, for the purpose of persuading, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; of things, τευχέων [Refs 3rd c.BC+]: in hostile sense, make an attempt on, μήλων πειρήσοντα [Refs 8th c.BC+]; οὐ πειρᾶν τῆς πόλιος, πρὶν.. [Refs 5th c.BC+] __A.III absolutely, ναυσὶ π. make an attempt by sea, [Refs 5th c.BC+] __A.IV with accusative of things, experience, τύχης ἐπήρειαν [Refs 2nd c.AD+] __A.IV.2 with accusative person, make an attempt on a woman's honour, [Refs 5th c.BC+]:—passive, πειραθεὶς ὁ Ἁρμόδιος ὑπὸ Ἱππάρχου [Refs 5th c.BC+]; see below [Refs 5th c.BC+] __B more frequently in middle, with infinitive, try to do, [Refs 8th c.BC+]: with future infinitive, [Refs 1st c.AD+]infinitive is sometimes understood, πειρήσεται (i.e. ἀλύξαι) [Refs 8th c.BC+]; by ἐάν or ἄν, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; by μὴ.., lest.., [Refs 8th c.BC+]; by ὅπως.., [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with participle, frequently in [Refs 5th c.BC+]; προσβαίνων[Refs]; π. σκοπῶν [Refs 5th c.BC+]?? with neuter adjective, τὰ μεγάλα καὶ τὰ μικρὰ π. [Refs 5th c.BC+] __B.II most frequently (V.[Refs 4th c.BC+] __B.II.1 with genitive person, make trial of one, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; νῦν σεῦ, ξεῖνε, ὀΐω πειρήσεσθαι, εἰ[Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἦ πρῶτ᾽ ἐξερέοιτο ἕκαστά τε πειρήσαιτο test him in each particular, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; π. θεοῦ make trial of, tempt a god, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: in hostile sense, πρὶν πειρήσαιτ᾽ Ἀχιλῆος [Refs 8th c.BC+]; π. τῆς Πελοποννήσου make an attempt on it, [Refs 5th c.BC+] __B.II.2 with genitive of things, make proof or trial of.., σθένεος [Refs 8th c.BC+]; χειρῶν καὶ σθένεος π., ἢ.. ἦ.. [Refs 8th c.BC+]; try one's chance at or in a work or contest, ἔργου [Refs]; ἀέθλου, ἀέθλων, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; make proof of, try a weapon, τόξου [Refs] arrows whose force they were soon to make trial of, i. e.feel, [Refs]; also, make proof of, have experience of, especially in perfect passive, first in [Refs 8th c.BC+]; πειρασάμενος ἀγαθῶν, δουλείας, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; ὀρφανίας π., i.e. to be an orphan, [Refs 3rd c.BC+]; but π. τινὸς μετρίου find him moderate by experience or on trial, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; also, πεπείρανται ὅτι.. [Refs 5th c.BC+] __B.II.3 absolutely, try one's fortune, try the chances of war, αἴ κε θεὸς πειρώμενος ἐνθάδ᾽ ἵκηται [Refs 8th c.BC+]; πειρώμενος ἢ ἐν ἀέθλῳ ἠὲ καὶ ἐν πολέμῳ making trial of one's powers, [Refs]; Ἕκτορι πειρηθῆναι ἀντιβίην, ἢ.. ἦ.. to try one's fortune against him, [Refs]; περὶ δ᾽ αὐτῆς πειρηθήτω (i.e. τῆς ἵππου) let him try for her, as a prize, [Refs] __B.III make a trial or put a matter to the test, ἐν σοὶ πειρώμεθα [Refs 8th c.BC+]; ἐπειρήσαντο πόδεσσι tried their luck in the foot-race, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; also π. σὺν ἔντεσι, σὺν τεύχεσι π., [Refs 8th c.BC+]perfect, οὐδέ τί πω μύθοισι πεπείρημαι I have not tried myself, have not found my skill, in words, [Refs 8th c.BC+]; πεπειραμένος σαφῶς οἶδα by experience, [Refs] __B.IV with accusative person, make an attempt on[Refs 5th c.BC+]