πειράζω (a form found several times in
Homer and
Apoll. Rhod. and later prose, for
πειράω (which see in
Veitch) more common in the other Greek writings); imperfect
ἐπείραζον; 1 aorist
ἐπείρασα; passive, present
πειράζομαι; 1 aorist
ἐπειρασθην; perfect participle
πεπειρασμενος (
Hebrews 4:15; see
πειράω, 1); 1 aorist middle 2 person singular
ἐπειράσω (
Revelation 2:2 Rec.); the
Sept. for
נִסָּה;
to try, i. e.:
1. to try whether a thing can be done; to attempt, endeavor: with an infinitive,
Acts 9:26 L T Tr WH;
Acts 16:7;
24:6.
2. to try, make trial of, test:
τινα, for the purpose of ascertaining his quality, or what he thinks, or how he will behave himself;
a. in a good sense:
Matthew 22:35 (others refer this to b.);
John 6:6; (
2 Corinthians 13:5);
Revelation 2:2.
b. in a bad sense: to test one maliciously, craftily to put to the proof his feelings or judgment,
Matthew 16:1;
Matthew 19:3;
Matthew 22:18,
35;
Mark 8:11;
Mark 10:2;
Mark 12:15;
Luke 11:16;
Luke 20:23 (where
G T WH Tr text omit;
Tr marginal reading brackets the words
τί με πειράζετε);
John 8:6.
c. to try or test one's faith, virtue, character, by enticement to sin; hence, according to the context equivalent to
to solicit to sin, to tempt:
James 1:13;
Galatians 6:1;
Revelation 2:10; of the temptations of the devil,
Matthew 4:1,
3;
Mark 1:13;
Luke 4:2;
1 Corinthians 7:5;
1 Thessalonians 3:5; hence,
ὁ πειράζων, a substantive,
Vulg. tentator, etc.,
the tempter:
Matthew 4:3;
1 Thessalonians 3:5.
d. After the O. T. usage
α. of God;
to inflict evils upon one in order to prove his character and the steadfastness of his faith:
1 Corinthians 10:13;
Hebrews 2:18;
Hebrews 4:15 (see
πειράω);
Hebrews 11:17,
37 (where see
WH's Appendix);
Revelation 3:10 (
Genesis 22:1;
Exodus 20:20;
Deuteronomy 8:2; Wis. 3:5 Wis. 11:10(Wisdom 11:9); Judith 8:25f).
β. Men are said
πειράζειν τόν Θεόν — by exhibitions of distrust, as though they wished to try whether he is not justly distrusted; by impious or wicked conduct to test God's justice and patience, and to challenge him, as it were, to give proof of his perfections:
Acts 15:10;
Hebrews 3:9 R G (
Exodus 17:2,
7;
Numbers 14:22; Psalm 77:41 (
Ps. 78:41), Psalms 77:56;
Psalms 105:14 (
Psalms 106:14), etc.; cf. Grimm, Exgt. Hdb. on Sap., p. 49); namely,
τόν Χριστόν (
L T Tr text
WH τόν κύριον),
1 Corinthians 10:9 (but
L marginal reading
T WH marginal reading
ἐξεπείρασαν);
τό κυρίου,
Acts 5:9; absolutely
πειράζειν ἐν δοιμασια (see
δοκιμασία),
Hebrews 3:9 L T Tr WH. (On
πειράζω (as compared with
δοκιμάζω), see
Trench, § lxxiv.; cf.
Cremer, under the word. Compare:
ἐξπειράζω.)
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