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Lexicon :: Strong's G3985 - peirazō

Aa
πειράζω
Transliteration
peirazō (Key)
Pronunciation
pi-rad'-zo
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
38x in 20 unique form(s) TR
38x in 19 unique form(s) LXX
29x in 13 unique form(s)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 6:23,822

Trench's Synonyms: lxxiv. δοκιμάζω, πειράζω.

Strong’s Definitions

πειράζω peirázō, pi-rad'-zo; from G3984; to test (objectively), i.e. endeavor, scrutinize, entice, discipline:—assay, examine, go about, prove, tempt(-er), try.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 39x

The KJV translates Strong's G3985 in the following manner: tempt (29x), try (4x), tempter (2x), prove (1x), assay (1x), examine (1x), go about (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 39x
The KJV translates Strong's G3985 in the following manner: tempt (29x), try (4x), tempter (2x), prove (1x), assay (1x), examine (1x), go about (1x).

  1. to try whether a thing can be done

    1. to attempt, endeavour

  2. to try, make trial of, test: for the purpose of ascertaining his quality, or what he thinks, or how he will behave himself

    1. in a good sense

    2. in a bad sense, to test one maliciously, craftily to put to the proof his feelings or judgments

    3. to try or test one's faith, virtue, character, by enticement to sin

      1. to solicit to sin, to tempt

        1. of the temptations of the devil

    4. after the OT usage

      1. of God: to inflict evils upon one in order to prove his character and the steadfastness of his faith

      2. men are said to tempt God by exhibitions of distrust, as though they wished to try whether he is not justly distrusted

      3. 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.

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
πειράζω peirázō, pi-rad'-zo; from G3984; to test (objectively), i.e. endeavor, scrutinize, entice, discipline:—assay, examine, go about, prove, tempt(-er), try.
STRONGS G3985:
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.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Genesis
22:1
Exodus
17:2; 17:7; 20:20
Numbers
14:22
Deuteronomy
8:2
Psalms
78:41; 105:14; 106:14
Matthew
4:1; 4:3; 4:3; 16:1; 19:3; 22:18; 22:35; 22:35
Mark
1:13; 8:11; 10:2; 12:15
Luke
4:2; 11:16; 20:23
John
6:6; 8:6
Acts
5:9; 9:26; 15:10; 16:7; 24:6
1 Corinthians
7:5; 10:9; 10:13
2 Corinthians
13:5
Galatians
6:1
1 Thessalonians
3:5; 3:5
Hebrews
2:18; 3:9; 3:9; 4:15; 4:15; 11:17; 11:37
James
1:13
Revelation
2:2; 2:2; 2:10; 3:10

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G3985 matches the Greek πειράζω (peirazō),
which occurs 38 times in 34 verses in the TR Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:1 - Then G5119 was Jesus G2424 led up G321 of G5259 the G3588 Spirit G4151 into G1519 the G3588 wilderness G2048 to be tempted G3985 of G5259 the G3588 devil. G1228

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 4:3 - And G2532 when the tempter G3985 came G4334 to him, G846 he said, G2036 If G1487 thou be G1488 the Son G5207 of God, G2316 command G2036 that G2443 these G3778 stones G3037 be made G1096 bread. G740

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 19:3 - The G3588 Pharisees G5330 also G2532 came G4334 unto him, G846 tempting G3985 him, G846 and G2532 saying G3004 unto him, G846 Is it lawful G1832 for a man G444 to put away G630 his G846 wife G1135 for G2596 every G3956 cause? G156

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:18 - But G1161 Jesus G2424 perceived G1097 their G846 wickedness, G4189 and said, G2036 Why G5101 tempt ye G3985 me, G3165 ye hypocrites? G5273

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 22:35 - Then G2532 one G1520 of G1537 them, G846 which was a lawyer, G3544 asked G1905 him a question, tempting G3985 him, G846 and G2532 saying, G3004

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 1:13 - And G2532 he was G2258 there G1563 in G1722 the G3588 wilderness G2048 forty G5062 days, G2250 tempted G3985 of G5259 Satan; G4567 and G2532 was G2258 with G3326 the G3588 wild beasts; G2342 and G2532 the G3588 angels G32 ministered G1247 unto him. G846

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 8:11 - And G2532 the G3588 Pharisees G5330 came forth, G1831 and G2532 began G756 to question G4802 with him, G846 seeking G2212 of G3844 him G846 a sign G4592 from G575 heaven, G3772 tempting G3985 him. G846

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 10:2 - And G2532 the G3588 Pharisees G5330 came to him, G4334 and asked G1905 him, G846 Is it G1487 lawful G1832 for a man G435 to put away G630 his wife? G1135 tempting G3985 him. G846

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 12:15 - Shall we give, G1325 or G2228 shall we not G3361 give? G1325 But G1161 he, knowing G1492 their G846 hypocrisy, G5272 said G2036 unto them, G846 Why G5101 tempt ye G3985 me? G3165 bring G5342 me G3427 a penny, G1220 that G2443 I may see G3708 it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:2 - Being G3985➔ forty G5062 days G2250 tempted ➔ G3985 of G5259 the G3588 devil. G1228 And G2532 in G1722 those G1565 days G2250 he did eat G5315 nothing: G3762 and G2532 when they G846 were ended, G4931 he afterward G5305 hungered. G3983

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:16 - And G1161 others, G2087 tempting G3985 him, sought G2212 of G3844 him G846 a sign G4592 from G1537 heaven. G3772

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 20:23 - But G1161 he perceived G2657 their G846 craftiness, G3834 and said G2036 unto G4314 them, G846 Why G5101 tempt ye G3985 me? G3165

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 6:6 - And G1161 this G5124 he said G3004 to prove G3985 him: G846 for G1063 he himself G846 knew G1492 what G5101 he would G3195 do. G4160

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Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:6 - This G5124 they said, G3004 tempting G3985 him, G846 that G2443 they might have G2192 to accuse G2723 him. G846 But G1161 Jesus G2424 stooped G2955 down, G2736 and with his finger G1147 wrote G1125 on G1519 the G3588 ground, G1093 as though he heard them not.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 5:9 - Then G1161 Peter G4074 said G2036 unto G4314 her, G846 How G5101 is it that G3754 ye G5213 have agreed together G4856 to tempt G3985 the G3588 Spirit G4151 of the Lord? G2962 behold, G2400 the G3588 feet G4228 of them which G3588 have buried G2290 thy G4675 husband G435 are at G1909 the G3588 door, G2374 and G2532 shall carry G1627➔ thee G4571 out. ➔G1627

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 15:10 - Now G3568 therefore G3767 why G5101 tempt ye G3985 God, G2316 to put G2007 a yoke G2218 upon G1909 the G3588 neck G5137 of the G3588 disciples, G3101 which G3739 neither G3777 our G2257 fathers G3962 nor G3777 we G2249 were able G2480 to bear? G941

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 16:7 - After they were come G2064 to G2596 Mysia, G3465 they assayed G3985 to go G4198 into G2596 Bithynia: G978 but G2532 the G3588 Spirit G4151 suffered G1439 them G846 not. G3756

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 24:6 - Who G3739 also G2532 hath gone about G3985 to profane G953 the G3588 temple: G2411 whom G3739 we took, G2902 and G2532 would G2309 have judged G2919 according G2596 to our G2251 law. G3551

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 7:5 - Defraud ye G650 not G3361 one the other, G240 except G1487 G3361 G5100 it be with G1537 consent G4859 for G4314 a time, G2540 that G2443 ye may give yourselves G4980 to fasting G3521 and G2532 prayer; G4335 and G2532 come G4905 together G1909 again, G3825 that G2443 Satan G4567 tempt G3985 you G5209 not G3361 for G1223 your G5216 incontinency. G192

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:9 - Neither G3366 let us tempt G1598 Christ, G5547 as G2531 some G5100 of them G846 also G2532 tempted, G3985 and G2532 were destroyed G622 of G5259 serpents. G3789

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:13 - There hath G2983➔ no G3756 temptation G3986 taken ➔G2983 you G5209 but G1487 G3361 such as is common to man: G442 but G1161 God G2316 is faithful, G4103 who G3739 will G1439➔ not G3756 suffer ➔G1439 you G5209 to be tempted G3985 above G5228 that G3739 ye are able; G1410 but G235 will G4160➔ with G4862 the G3588 temptation G3986 also G2532 make ➔G4160 a G3588 way to escape, G1545 that ye G5209 may be able G1410 to bear G5297 it.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Co 13:5 - Examine G3985 yourselves, G1438 whether G1487 ye be G2075 in G1722 the G3588 faith; G4102 prove G1381 your own selves. G1438 Know ye G1921 not G3756 your own selves, G1438 how that G3754 Jesus G2424 Christ G5547 is G2076 in G1722 you, G5213 except G1487 G3361 G5100 ye be G2075 reprobates? G96

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Unchecked Copy BoxGal 6:1 - Brethren, G80 if G1437 a man G444 be overtaken G4301 in G1722 a G5100 fault, G3900 ye G5210 which G3588 are spiritual, G4152 restore G2675 such an one G5108 in G1722 the spirit G4151 of meekness; G4236 considering G4648 thyself, G4572 lest G3361 thou G4771 also G2532 be tempted. G3985

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Unchecked Copy Box1Th 3:5 - For this G5124 cause, G1223 when I G2504 could G4722➔ no longer G3371 forbear, ➔G4722 I sent G3992 to G1519 know G1097 your G5216 faith, G4102 lest by some means G3381 the G3588 tempter G3985 have tempted G3985 you, G5209 and G2532 our G2257 labour G2873 be G1096 in G1519 vain. G2756

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 2:18 - For G1063 in G1722 that G3739 he G3958➔ himself G846 hath suffered ➔G3958 being tempted, G3985 he is able G1410 to succour G997 them that G3588 are tempted. G3985

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 3:9 - When G3757 your G5216 fathers G3962 tempted G3985 me, G3165 proved G1381 me, G3165 and G2532 saw G3708 my G3450 works G2041 forty G5062 years. G2094

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:17 - By faith G4102 Abraham, G11 when he was tried, G3985 offered up G4374 Isaac: G2464 and G2532 he that G3588 had received G324 the G3588 promises G1860 offered up G4374 his only begotten G3439 son,

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 11:37 - They were stoned, G3034 they were sawn asunder, G4249 were tempted, G3985 were slain G599 with G1722 the sword: G5408 G3162 they wandered about G4022 in G1722 sheepskins G3374 and G1722 goatskins; G122 G1192 being destitute, G5302 afflicted, G2346 tormented; G2558

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Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:13 - Let G3004➔ no man G3367 say ➔G3004 when he is tempted, G3985 I am tempted G3985 of G575 God: G2316 for G1063 God G2316 cannot be tempted G551 with evil, G2556 neither G1161 tempteth G3985➔ he G846 any man: G3762

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Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:14 - But G1161 every man G1538 is tempted, G3985 when he is drawn away G1828 of G5259 his own G2398 lust, G1939 and G2532 enticed. G1185

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:2 - I know G1492 thy G4675 works, G2041 and G2532 thy G4675 labour, G2873 and G2532 thy G4675 patience, G5281 and G2532 how G3754 thou canst G1410 not G3756 bear G941 them which are evil: G2556 and G2532 thou hast tried G3985 them G3588 which say G5335 they are G1511 apostles, G652 and G2532 are G1526 not, G3756 and G2532 hast found G2147 them G846 liars: G5571

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 2:10 - Fear G5399 none G3367 of those things which G3739 thou shalt G3195 suffer: G3958 behold, G2400 the G3588 devil G1228 shall G3195 cast G906 some of G1537 you G5216 into G1519 prison, G5438 that G2443 ye may be tried; G3985 and G2532 ye shall have G2192 tribulation G2347 ten G1176 days: G2250 be thou G1096 faithful G4103 unto G891 death, G2288 and G2532 I will give G1325 thee G4671 a G3588 crown G4735 of life. G2222

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:10 - Because G3754 thou hast kept G5083 the G3588 word G3056 of my G3450 patience, G5281 I also G2504 will keep G5083 thee G4571 from G1537 the G3588 hour G5610 of temptation, G3986 which G3588 shall G3195 come G2064 upon G1909 all G3650 the G3588 world, G3625 to try G3985 them that G3588 dwell G2730 upon G1909 the G3588 earth. G1093
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