Forms of the word

Dictionary
πειράω
Greek transliteration
peiraō
Simplified transliteration
peirao
Principal Parts
(ἐπείρων), -, -, -, πεπείραμαι, -

Numbers

Strong's number
3987
GK Number
4281

Statistics

Frequency in New Testament
1
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
v-1d(1a)
Gloss
to try, attempt
Definition
to try, attempt, essay, endeavor, Acts 26:21*

Greek-English Concordance for πειράω

Acts 26:21 It was for that reason that the Jews seized me in the temple and tried (epeirōnto | ἐπειρῶντο | imperf mid ind 3 pl) to kill me.

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