ΠΕΙΡΩ, πειρω
PEIRŌ, peirō
Sounds Like: PEI-roh
Translations: to try, to test, to attempt, to make trial of, to put to the test, to experience
From the root: ΠΕΙΡΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This verb means to try, test, or attempt something. It can refer to putting someone or something to the test, or to making an effort to do something. It is often used in contexts of proving or examining, sometimes with the implication of temptation or a challenge.
Inflection: First Person Singular, Present Indicative, Active Voice
Strong’s number: G3985 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 21:6
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΠΕΙΡΩ.
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.
- ΔΙΕΠΕΙΡΟΝ — they pierced through, they ran through, they impaled
- ΕΠΕΙΡΩ — to attempt, to try, to test, to make trial of, to experience
- ΠΕΠΑΡΜΕΝΑ — pierced, fastened, nailed, studded
- ΠΕΠΡΩΜΕΝΟΝ — destined, fated, appointed, fate, destiny, what is destined, a destiny
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