πειράζω

peiravzw peiravzw (a form found several times in Homer and Apoll. Rhod. and later prose, for
peiravw (which see in Veitch) more common in the other Greek writings); imperfect
ejpeivrazon; 1 aorist
ejpeivrasa; passive, present
peiravzomai; 1 aorist
ejpeirasqhn; perfect participle
pepeirasmeno" (; see
peiravw, 1); 1 aorist middle 2 person singular
ejpeiravsw ( Rec.); the Septuagint for hS;nI; to try, i. e.:1. to try whether a thing can be done; to attempt, endeavor: with an infinitive, L T Tr WH; ; .2. to try, make trial of, test:
tina, for the purpose of ascertaining his quality, or what he thinks, or how he will behave himself; a. in a good sense: (others refer this to b.); ; (); . b. in a bad sense: to test one maliciously, craftily to put to the proof his feelings or judgment, ; ; ,; ; ; ; ; (where G T WH Tr text omit; Tr marginal reading brackets the words
tiv
me
peiravzete); . 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: f; ; ; of the temptations of the devil, ,; ; ; ; ; hence,
oJ
peiravzwn, a substantive, Vulgate tentator, etc., the tempter: ; . d. After the O. T. usage
a. of God; to inflict evils upon one in order to prove his character and the steadfastness of his faith: ; ; (see
peiravw); , (where see WH's Appendix); (; ; ; Sap. ; (9); f).
b. Men are said
peiravzein
tovn
Qeovn -- 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: ; R G (,; ; (),; (106:14), etc.; cf. Grimm, Exgt. Hdb. on Sap., p. 49); namely,
tovn
Cristovn (L T Tr text WH
tovn
kuvrion), (but L marginal reading T WH marginal reading
ejxepeivrasan);
tov
kurivou, ; absolutely
peiravzein
ejn
doimasia (see
dokimasiva), L T Tr WH. (On
peiravzw (as compared with
dokimavzw), see Trench, sec. lxxiv.; cf. Cremer, under the word. Compare:
ejxpeiravzw.)*