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Lexicon :: Strong's G3986 - peirasmos

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πειρασμός
Transliteration
peirasmos (Key)
Pronunciation
pi-ras-mos'
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:23,822

Strong’s Definitions

πειρασμός peirasmós, pi-ras-mos'; from G3985; a putting to proof (by experiment (of good), experience (of evil), solicitation, discipline or provocation); by implication, adversity:—temptation, × try.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 21x

The KJV translates Strong's G3986 in the following manner: temptation (19x), temptations (1x), try (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 21x
The KJV translates Strong's G3986 in the following manner: temptation (19x), temptations (1x), try (1x).

  1. an experiment, attempt, trial, proving

    1. trial, proving: the trial made of you by my bodily condition, since condition served as to test the love of the Galatians toward Paul (Gal. 4:14)

    2. the trial of man's fidelity, integrity, virtue, constancy

      1. an enticement to sin, temptation, whether arising from the desires or from the outward circumstances

      2. an internal temptation to sin

        1. of the temptation by which the devil sought to divert Jesus the Messiah from his divine errand

      3. of the condition of things, or a mental state, by which we are enticed to sin, or to a lapse from the faith and holiness

      4. adversity, affliction, trouble: sent by God and serving to test or prove one's character, faith, holiness

    3. temptation (i.e. trial) of God by men

      1. rebellion against God, by which his power and justice are, as it were, put to the proof and challenged to show themselves

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πειρασμός peirasmós, pi-ras-mos'; from G3985; a putting to proof (by experiment (of good), experience (of evil), solicitation, discipline or provocation); by implication, adversity:—temptation, × try.
STRONGS G3986:
πειρασμός, πειρασμοῦ, ὁ (πειράζω, which see), the Sept. for מַסָּה, an experiment, attempt, trial, proving; (Vulg. tentatio);
a. universally, trial, proving: Sir. 27:5, 7; τόν πειρασμόν ὑμῶν ἐν τῇ σαρκί μου, the trial made of you by my bodily condition, since this condition served to test the love of the Galatians toward Paul, Galatians 4:14 L T Tr WH (cf. b. below, and Lightfoot at the passage).
b. specifically, the trial of man's fidelity, integrity, virtue, constancy, etc.: 1 Peter 4:12; also an enticement to sin, temptation, whether arising from the desires or from outward circumstances, Luke 8:13; 1 Corinthians 10:13; ὑπομένειν πειρασμόν, James 1:12; an internal temptation to sin, 1 Timothy 6:9; of the temptation by which the devil sought to divert Jesus the Messiah from his divine errand, Luke 4:13; of a condition of things, or a mental state, by which we are enticed to sin, or to a lapse from faith and holiness: in the phrases εἰσφέρειν τινα εἰς πειρασμόν, Matthew 6:13; Luke 11:4; ἐισέρχεσθαι εἰς πειρασμόν, Matthew 26:41; Mark 14:38 (here T WH ἔλθητε); Luke 22:40, 46; adversity, affliction, trouble (cf. our trial), sent by God and serving to test or prove one's faith, holiness, character: plural, Luke 22:28; Acts 20:19; James 1:2; 1 Peter 1:6; τόν πειρασμόν μου τόν ἐν τῇ σαρκί μου, my temptation arising from my bodily infirmity, Galatians 4:14 Rec. (but see a. above); ὥρα τοῦ πειρασμοῦ, Revelation 3:10; ἐκ πειρασμοῦ ῤύεσθαι, 2 Peter 2:9 (Deuteronomy 7:19; Deuteronomy 29:3; Sir. 2:1 Sir. 6:7 Sir. 36:1 (Sir. 33:1); 1 Macc. 2:52).
c. 'temptation' (i. e. trial) of God by men, i. e. rebellion against God, by which his power and justice are, as It were, put to the proof and challenged to show themselves: Hebrews 3:8 (Deuteronomy 6:16; Deuteronomy 9:22; Psalm 94:8 (Ps. 95:8)). Cf. Fried. B. Koester, Die Biblical Lehre yon der Versuchung. Gotha, 1859. (The word has not yet been found in secular authors except Dioscorides (?) praef. i. τούς ἐπί παθῶν πειρασμούς experiments made on diseases.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Deuteronomy
6:16; 7:19; 9:22; 29:3
Psalms
94:8; 95:8
Matthew
6:13; 26:41
Mark
14:38
Luke
4:13; 8:13; 11:4; 22:28; 22:40; 22:46
Acts
20:19
1 Corinthians
10:13
Galatians
4:14; 4:14
1 Timothy
6:9
Hebrews
3:8
James
1:2; 1:12
1 Peter
1:6; 4:12
2 Peter
2:9
Revelation
3:10

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3986 matches the Greek πειρασμός (peirasmos),
which occurs 21 times in 20 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 6:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:13 -

‘And do not [fn]lead us into temptation, but deliver us from [fn]evil. [fn][For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.]’

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Unchecked Copy Box Mat 26:41

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:41 - “Keep actively watching and praying that you may not come into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the [fn]body is weak.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Mar 14:38

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:38 - “Keep [actively] watching and praying so that you do not come into temptation; the spirit is willing, but the [fn]body is weak.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 4:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:13 -

When the devil had finished every temptation, he [temporarily] left Him until a more opportune time.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:13 - “Those on the rocky soil are the people who, when they hear, receive and welcome the word with joy; but these have no firmly grounded root. They believe for a while, and in time of trial and temptation they fall away [from Me and abandon their faith].

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 11:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:4 -

‘And forgive us our sins,

For we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us [who has offended or wronged us].

And [fn]lead us not into temptation [[fn]but rescue us from evil].’”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:28 -

“You are those who have remained and have stood by Me in My trials;

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:40

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:40 - When He arrived at the place [called Gethsemane], He said to them, “Pray continually that you may not fall into temptation.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:46

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:46 - and He said to them, “Why are you sleeping? Get up and pray that you may not fall into temptation.”

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Unchecked Copy Box Act 20:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:19 - serving the Lord with all humility and with tears and trials which came on me because of the plots of the Jews [against me];

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 10:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:13 - No temptation [regardless of its source] has overtaken or enticed you that is not common to human experience [nor is any temptation unusual or beyond human resistance]; but God is faithful [to His word—He is compassionate and trustworthy], and He will not let you be tempted beyond your ability [to resist], but along with the temptation He [has in the past and is now and] will [always] provide the way out as well, so that you will be able to endure it [without yielding, and will overcome temptation with joy].

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Unchecked Copy Box Gal 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 4:14 - and even though my physical condition was a trial to you, you did not regard it with contempt, or scorn and reject me; but you received me as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus Himself.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 6:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:9 - But those who [are not financially ethical and] crave to get rich [with a compulsive, greedy longing for wealth] fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction [leading to personal misery].

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 3:8 -

DO NOT HARDEN YOUR HEARTS AS [your fathers did] IN THE REBELLION [of Israel at [fn]Meribah],

ON THE DAY OF TESTING IN THE WILDERNESS,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 1:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:2 -

Consider it nothing but joy, my [fn]brothers and sisters, whenever you fall into various trials.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 1:12

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Blessed [happy, spiritually prosperous, favored by God] is the man who is steadfast under trial and perseveres when tempted; for when he has passed the test and been approved, he will receive the [victor’s] crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 1:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 1:6 - In this you rejoice greatly, even though now for a little while, if necessary, you have been distressed by various trials,

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Pe 4:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 4:12 -

Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal which is taking place to test you [that is, to test the quality of your faith], as though something strange or unusual were happening to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Pe 2:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:9 - then [in light of the fact that all this is true, be sure that] the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trial, and how to keep the unrighteous under punishment until the day of judgment,

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:10 - ‘Because you have kept the word of My endurance [My command to persevere], I will keep you [safe] from the hour of trial, that hour which is about to come on the whole [inhabited] world, to test those who live on the earth.
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