| Strong's Number: 3985 | | | Original Word | Word Origin | | peiravzw | from (3984) | | Transliterated Word | TDNT Entry | | Peirazo | 6:23,822 | | Phonetic Spelling | Parts of Speech | | pi-rad'-zo
| Verb |
| | Definition | - to try whether a thing can be done
- to attempt, endeavour
- to try, make trial of, test: for the purpose of ascertaining his quantity, or what he thinks, or how he will behave himself
- in a good sense
- in a bad sense, to test one maliciously, craftily to put to the proof his feelings or judgments
- to try or test one's faith, virtue, character, by enticement to sin
- to solicit to sin, to tempt 1c
- of the temptations of the devil
- after the OT usage
- of God: to inflict evils upon one in order to prove his character and the steadfastness of his faith
- men are said to tempt God by exhibitions of distrust, as though they wished to try whether he is not justly distrusted
- 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.
| | | | King James Word Usage - Total: 39 | | tempt 29, try 4, tempter 2, prove 1, assay 1, examine 1, go about 1 | | |
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