ΔΙΑΠΕΙΡΕΙ, διαπειρει
DIAPEIREI, diapeirei
Sounds Like: dee-ah-PEI-rei
Translations: to test, to try, to tempt, to make trial of, to put to the test
From the root: ΔΙΑΠΕΙΡΑΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word means to test, try, or tempt someone or something. It implies putting a person or thing to the proof, often with the intention of discovering their true nature, ability, or weakness. It can be used in contexts of examining, scrutinizing, or even attempting to deceive or challenge.
Inflection: Present Indicative, Active Voice, Third Person Singular
Strong’s number: G1242 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book Five — 7:23
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΔΙΑΠΕΙΡΑΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΔΙΑΠΕΙΡΑΝ — a test, a trial, an attempt, to test, to try, to make trial of
- ΔΙΑΠΕΙΡΑΝΤΕΣ — having thoroughly pierced, having tested, having tried, having put to the test
- ΔΙΑΠΕΙΡΑΩ — to test, to try, to make trial of, to attempt, to prove
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