- Original: πειράζω - Transliteration: Peirazo - Phonetic: pi-rad'-zo - Definition: 1. to try whether a thing can be done a. to attempt, endeavour 2. to try, make trial of, test: for the purpose of ascertaining his quantity, or what he thinks, or how he will behave himself a. in a good sense b. in a bad sense, to test one maliciously, craftily to put to the proof his feelings or judgments c. to try or test one's faith, virtue, character, by enticement to sin 1. to solicit to sin, to tempt 1c d. of the temptations of the devil e. 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. - Origin: from G3984 - TDNT entry: 06:23,8 - Part(s) of speech: Verb - Strong's: From G3984 ; to test (objectively) that is endeavor scrutinize entice discipline: - assay examine go about prove tempt (-er) try. Total KJV Occurrences: 33 • about, 1 Act 24:6 • attempted, 1 Act 16:7 • Examine, 1 2 Corinthians 13:5 • prove, 1 Joh 6:6 • tempt, 3 Act 5:9; Act 15:10; 1 Corinthians 7:5 • tempted, 15 Mat 4:1; Mar 1:13; Luke 4:2; 1 Corinthians 10:9; 1 Corinthians 10:13; Galatians 6:1; 1 Thessalonians 3:5; Hebrews 2:18(2); Hebrews 3:9; Hebrews 4:15; Hebrews 11:37; Jam 1:13(2); Jam 1:14 • tempter, 2 Mat 4:3; 1 Thessalonians 3:5 • tempteth, 1 Jam 1:13 • tempting, 7 Mat 16:1; Mat 19:3; Mat 22:35; Mar 8:11; Mar 10:2; Luke 11:16; Joh 8:6 • tried, 1 Hebrews 11:17