πειράω

peiravw peiravw: imperfect middle 3 person (singular and plural),
ejpeira'to,
ejpeirw'nto; perfect passive participle
pepeirameno" (see below); common in Greek writings from Homer down; to try; i. e.:1. to make a trial, to attempt (A. V. to assay), followed by an infinitive; often so from Homer down; also so in the middle in R G; (Xenophon, symp. 4, 7; Cyril 1, 4, 5, etc.; often in Polybius; Aelian v. h. I, 34; ; ; , etc.); hence,
pepeirameno" taught by trial, experienced, in certain manuscripts and editions ((Rec.^st), Tdf. formerly) (see below, and cf.
peiravzw, d.
a.).2. In post-Homer usage with the accusative of a person to test, make trial of one, put him to the proof: his mind, sentiments, temper, Plutarch, Brut. 10; in particular, to attempt to induce one to commit some (especially a carnal) crime; cf. Passow, under the word, 3{a}; (Liddell and Scott, under the word, A. IV. 2). Hence,
pepeirameno" in (see 1 above) is explained by some (cf. Winer's Grammar, sec. 15. Note at the end) tempted to sin; but the passive in this sense is not found in Greek writings; see Delitzsch at the passage.*