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Strong's #3985 - πειράζω
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πειράζω,
(πεῖρα)
used by early authors only in pres. and impf., the other tenses being supplied by πειράω, -άομαι: Cret. fut. πειράξω GDI 5181: aor. 1 imper. πείρᾰσον AP 11.183 (Lucill.): aor. Pass. ἐπειράσθην LXX Wisdom of Solomon 11:9, Matthew 4:1 : pf. part. πεπειρασμένος Hebrews 4:15 : —
make proof or trial of, c. gen., Od. 16.319.23.114: abs., 9.281.
2. c. inf., attempt to do, Plb. 2.6.9, Judges 6:39, Acts 16:7, Acts 24:6; π. τι attempt a thing, ἄλλος ἄλλην ἐπ' ἐμὲ πειράζει τέχνην Luc. Trag. 149, cf. S.E. M. 1.40; τόδε τόξον make trial of, Anacreont. 31.24: abs., make an attempt, Plb. Fr. 195.
3. Pass., ἤθη.. ἐν χρόνῳ πειράζεται are tried, proved, Men. Mon. 573; to be experienced, Phld. Sign. 32.
II c. acc. pers., try, tempt a person, put him to the test, LXX Genesis 22:1, al.; ἑαυτοὺς πειράζετε, εἰ.. 2 Corinthians 13:5, al.; τί πειράζετε τὸν Κύριον; LXX Exodus 17:2, cf. Acts 15:10; , al.
2. in bad sense, seek to seduce, tempt, Ἀθηναίην A.R. 3.10: abs., ὁ πειράζων the Tempter, 1 Thessalonians 3:5, etc.: — Pass., to be sorely tried, πειραζομένη βασανίζομαι PLit.Lond. 52.5; στομακάκκῃ Str. 16.4.24; to be attacked, ὑποχύσει Alex.Aphr. Pr. 2.54; ἐπιληψίᾳ Cyran. 47; to be tempted to sin, Matthew 4:1, al.
πειράζω ,
poët. and late prose form of πειράω , q.v.,
[in LXX for H5254 pi.;]
1. to make proof of (Hom.).
2. to try, attempt (Luc., Polyb., c. inf. (v. M, Pr., 205; B1., § 69, 4), Acts 9:26; Acts 16:7; Acts 24:6.
3. In LXX and NT, like Heb. H5254, c. acc pers., to test, try, prove;
(a) in a good sense : John 6:6, 2 Corinthians 13:5, Hebrews 11:17, Revelation 2:2; esp. of trials and afflictions sent or permitted by God (Genesis 22:1, Exodus 20:20, Wisdom of Solomon 3:5, al.), 1 Corinthians 10:13, Hebrews 2:18; Hebrews 4:15; Hebrews 11:17; Hebrews 11:37, Revelation 3:10;
(b) in a bad sense (Apoll. Rhod., 3, 10): of the attempts made to ensnare Jesus in his speech, Matthew 16:1; Matthew 19:3; Matthew 22:18; Matthew 22:35 Mark 8:11; Mark 10:2; Mark 12:15, Luke 11:16, John 8:6; of temptation to sin, to tempt, James 1:13-14 (v. Hort, in l), Galatians 6:1, Revelation 2:10; esp. of temptations of the devil, Matthew 4:1; Matthew 4:3 Mark 1:13, Luke 4:2, 1 Corinthians 7:5, 1 Thessalonians 3:5; ὁ πειράζων , the tempter, Matthew 4:3, 1 Thessalonians 3:5;
(c) in bad sense also (Exodus 17:2; Exodus 17:7, Numbers 14:22, al.), of distrustful testing, trying or challenging of God: Acts 15:10, 1 Corinthians 10:9 (WH, mg., ἐξεπείρασαν ), Hebrews 3:9; τ . πνεῦμα Κυρίου , Acts 5:9 (of. ἐκ -πειράζω ).†
SYN.: δοκιμάζω G1381, q.v.
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πιέζω (see s.v. πιάζω) is found in Luke 6:38 with the original meaning ";press down"; : cf. Micah 6:15 πιέσεις ἐλαίαν, and Syll 422 (= .3 904).7 (iv/A.D.) μ ]ήτε ὁ βουλόμενος κεχρῆσθαι δι᾽ ἄγνοιαν [ὑπ ]ὸ τῆς ἀπειρίας πιεζείσθω. In ib. 587.304 (B.C. 329–8) the subst. πιεστήρ, which Dittenberger says means elsewhere torcular vel prelum, seems to have the force of μοχλός (";crowbar"; ), but the root meaning of pressing is still preserved. Πιέζω contains a reduced form of ἐπί and ἕζομαι : cf. πινυτός from ἐπί and the root of νό ϝ ος (Boisacq Dict. Etym. pp. 782, 785).
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