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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 BoxMat 6:13

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 6:13 - And let us not be put to the test, but keep us safe from the Evil One.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:41

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 26:41 - Keep watch with prayer, so that you may not be put to the test: the spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is feeble.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:38

Unchecked Copy BoxMar 14:38 - Keep watch with prayer, so that you may not be put to the test; the spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is feeble.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 4:13 - And when all these tests were ended the Evil One went away from him for a time.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:13 - And those on the rock are those who with joy give hearing to the word; but having no root, they have faith for a time, and when the test comes they give up.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 11:4 - May we have forgiveness for our sins, as we make free all those who are in debt to us. And let us not be put to the test.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:28

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:28 - But you are those who have kept with me through my troubles;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:40

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:40 - And when he came to the place, he said to them, Make a prayer that you may not be put to the test.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:46

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:46 - And he said, Why are you sleeping? Get up, and give yourselves to prayer, so that you may not be put to the test.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:19

Unchecked Copy BoxAct 20:19 - Doing the Lord's work without pride, through all the sorrow and troubles which came on me because of the evil designs of the Jews:

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Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:13

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 10:13 - You have been put to no test but such as is common to man: and God is true, who will not let any test come on you which you are not able to undergo; but he will make with the test a way out of it, so that you may be able to go through it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGal 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxGal 4:14 - And you did not have a poor opinion of me because of the trouble in my flesh, or put shame on it; but you took me to your hearts as an angel of God, even as Christ Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:9

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 6:9 - But those who have a desire for wealth are falling into danger, and are taken as in a net by a number of foolish and damaging desires, through which men are overtaken by death and destruction.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 3:8

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 3:8 - Be not hard of heart, as when you made me angry, on the day of testing in the waste land,

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Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:2 - Let it be all joy to you, my brothers, when you undergo tests of every sort;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 1:12 - There is a blessing on the man who undergoes testing; because, if he has God's approval, he will be given the crown of life, which the Lord has said he will give to those who have love for him.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 1:6

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 1:6 - You have cause for great joy in this, though it may have been necessary for you to be troubled for a little time, being tested in all sorts of ways,

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Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 4:12

Unchecked Copy Box1Pe 4:12 - Dear brothers, do not be surprised, as if it was something strange, if your faith is tested as by fire:

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Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:9

Unchecked Copy Box2Pe 2:9 - The Lord is able to keep the upright safe in the time of testing, and to keep evil-doers under punishment till the day of judging;

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Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:10

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:10 - Because you have kept my word in quiet strength, I will keep you from the hour of testing which is coming on all the world, to put to the test those who are on earth.
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