Gloss
to test, tempt; to try to trap; to examine (oneself)
Forms of the word
Dictionary
πειράζω
Greek transliteration
peirazō
Simplified transliteration
peirazo
Principal Parts
(ἐπείραζον), πειράσω, ἐπείρασα, -, πεπείρασμαι, ἐπειράσθην
Numbers
Strong's number
3985
GK Number
4279
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
38
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
v-2a(1)
Definition
to test, tempt; to try to trap; to examine (oneself). The difference between a test and a temptation is found in the tester's motivations and expectations; the devil tempts that the believer might fail God's standards of faith and so sin; God tests that he might determine and sharpen true character, with no focus on making the believer fail.
Greek-English Concordance for πειράζω
| Matthew 4:1 | Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted (peirasthēnai | πειρασθῆναι | aor pass inf ) by the devil. |
| Matthew 4:3 | And the tempter (peirazōn | πειράζων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become bread.” |
| Matthew 16:1 | Now when the Pharisees and Sadducees came to test (peirazontes | πειράζοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) Jesus, they asked him to show them a sign from heaven. |
| Matthew 19:3 | Some Pharisees came to him and tested (peirazontes | πειράζοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) him by asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any cause?” |
| Matthew 22:18 | But Jesus, perceiving their evil intent, said, “Why are (peirazete | πειράζετε | pres act ind 2 pl) you (peirazete | πειράζετε | pres act ind 2 pl) testing (peirazete | πειράζετε | pres act ind 2 pl) me, you hypocrites? |
| Matthew 22:35 | and one of them, an expert in the law, wanted to test (peirazōn | πειράζων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) him, and asked, |
| Mark 1:13 | and he was in the wilderness for forty days, being tempted (peirazomenos | πειραζόμενος | pres pass ptcp nom sg masc) by Satan. He was there with the wild beasts, and the angels were ministering to him. |
| Mark 8:11 | The Pharisees came and began to argue with him, seeking from him a sign from heaven, testing (peirazontes | πειράζοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) him. |
| Mark 10:2 | And Pharisees came up and asked him if it was lawful for a man to divorce his wife, in order to test (peirazontes | πειράζοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) him. |
| Mark 12:15 | But knowing their hypocrisy, he said to them, “Why do (peirazete | πειράζετε | pres act ind 2 pl) you (peirazete | πειράζετε | pres act ind 2 pl) test (peirazete | πειράζετε | pres act ind 2 pl) me? Bring me a denarius and let me look at it.” |
| Luke 4:2 | for forty days, being tempted (peirazomenos | πειραζόμενος | pres pass ptcp nom sg masc) by the devil. And he ate nothing during those days, so when they were completed he was hungry. |
| Luke 11:16 | Others, to test (peirazontes | πειράζοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc) him, kept demanding from him a sign from heaven. |
| John 6:6 | He said this to test (peirazōn | πειράζων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) him, because he himself knew what he was about to do. |
| John 8:6 | (They said this as a trap (peirazontes | πειράζοντες | pres act ptcp nom pl masc), so they could have some basis for accusing him.) Jesus bent down and started writing on the ground with his finger. |
| Acts 5:9 | And Peter said to her, “Why is it that you agreed together to test (peirasai | πειράσαι | aor act inf ) the Spirit of the Lord? Look! The feet of those who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out.” |
| Acts 9:26 | When he came to Jerusalem, he attempted (epeirazen | ἐπείραζεν | imperf act ind 3 sg) to join the disciples; but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple. |
| Acts 15:10 | So now why are you testing (peirazete | πειράζετε | pres act ind 2 pl) God by putting a yoke on the neck of the disciples, which neither our ancestors nor we have been able to bear? |
| Acts 16:7 | And when they came to Mysia, they tried (epeirazon | ἐπείραζον | imperf act ind 3 pl) to go into Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them, |
| Acts 24:6 | He even tried (epeirasen | ἐπείρασεν | aor act ind 3 sg) to desecrate the temple, so we laid hold of him. |
| 1 Corinthians 7:5 | Do not deprive one another, except perhaps by agreement for a set time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer; then come together again, so that Satan may (peirazē | πειράζῃ | pres act subj 3 sg) not tempt (peirazē | πειράζῃ | pres act subj 3 sg) you because of your lack of self-control. |
| 1 Corinthians 10:9 | And let us not put Christ to the test, as some of them did (epeirasan | ἐπείρασαν | aor act ind 3 pl), and were destroyed by serpents. |
| 1 Corinthians 10:13 | No trial has overtaken you that is not distinctively human; and God is faithful; he will not let you be tested (peirasthēnai | πειρασθῆναι | aor pass inf ) beyond what you can bear, but with the trial will also provide the way through, so that you will be able to endure it. |
| 2 Corinthians 13:5 | Examine (peirazete | πειράζετε | pres act imperative 2 pl) yourselves to see if you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Or do you not realize about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you? — unless, of course, you fail the test! |
| Galatians 6:1 | My brothers, if someone is detected in some wrongdoing, you who are spiritual should restore that one in a spirit of gentleness, taking care lest you yourself be tempted (peirasthēs | πειρασθῇς | aor pass subj 2 sg). |
| 1 Thessalonians 3:5 | So because I could bear it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith; for fear that somehow the tempter (peirazōn | πειράζων | pres act ptcp nom sg masc) had tempted (epeirasen | ἐπείρασεν | aor act ind 3 sg) you and our labor had been in vain. |
