Word

πεῖρα

peîra · G3984 · Greek · 2 occurrences

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Meanings

to try, to attempt

(An idiom, literally: to take an attempt) To attempt to do something, with the implication of not succeeding

Examples
Hebrews 11:36 and others experienced mocking and flogging, and further, chains and imprisonment.

How it’s used In 2 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive

2 occurrences in 3 groups

ἐμπαιγμόςmocking, ridicule 1
μάστιξwhip, scourge, disease 1
ὅςwho, which, that 1

What is done to itIt is the object

2 occurrences in 1 groups

λαμβάνωto receive, to take 2

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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Semantic domains 1 entry

To try, to attempt68.58: πεῖρα names an undertaking ventured toward some end, as the writer of Hebrews recalls the Israelites' failed venture at the Red Sea: “By faith they passed through the Red Sea as though they were passing through dry land, and the Egyptians, when they attempted it, were drowned.” (Hebrews 11:29)

Word family 38 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

πέραν péran · G4008 · opposite, across from, on the other side of · 23×πορεύομαι poreúomai · G4198 · to move, to go, to travel · 153×πειράζω peirázō · G3985 · to test, to examine, to put to the test · 39×ἐκπορεύομαι ekporeúomai · G1607 · to go out of, to depart out of, to leave from within · 33×πειρασμός peirasmós · G3986 · examination, testing, temptation · 21×εἰσπορεύομαι eisporeúomai · G1531 · to move into, to come into, to go into · 18×ἀπορέω aporéō · G639 · to be at a loss, to be uncertain, to be anxious · 6×διαπεράω diaperáō · G1276 · to cross over, to go over · 6×εἴ περ eí per · G1512 · if indeed, if after all · 6×διαπορεύομαι diaporeúomai · G1279 · to travel around through, to journey all through, to pass through · 5×ἔμπορος émporos · G1713 · merchant, trader · 5×καίπερ kaíper · G2539 · although, though, even though · 5×παραπορεύομαι paraporeúomai · G3899 · to pass by, to go by · 5×διαπορέω diaporéō · G1280 · to be very perplexed, to not know what to do, to be very confused · 4×ἐκπειράζω ekpeirázō · G1598 · to test, to examine, to put to the test · 4×πέρας péras · G4009 · end, limit, conclusion · 4×συμπορεύομαι symporeúomai · G4848 · to come with, to go with, to accompany · 4×ἐμπορεύομαι emporeúomai · G1710 · to be in business, to engage in a business, to trade · 2×ἐξαπορέομαι exaporéomai · G1820 · to be in utter despair, to despair completely · 2×πεῖραpeîra · G3984πέρυσι pérysi · G4070 · last year · 2×πορεία poreía · G4197 · to travel, to journey, to be on one’s way · 2×προπορεύομαι proporeúomai · G4313 · to go in front of, to precede, to lead · 2×ἀντιπέραν antipéran · G495 · opposite, across from, on the other side of · 1×ἀπείραστος apeírastos · G551 · unable to be tempted, one who cannot be tempted · 1×ἄπειρος ápeiros · G552 · inexperienced in, unacquainted with · 1×ἀπέραντος apérantos · G562 · without limits, endless · 1×ἀπορία aporía · G640 · to be at a loss, to be uncertain, to be anxious · 1×ἐμπορία emporía · G1711 · to be in business, to engage in a business, to trade · 1×ἐμπόριον empórion · G1712 · marketplace · 1×ἐπιπορεύομαι epiporeúomai · G1975 · to come to, to arrive · 1×πειράω peiráō · G3987 · to try, to attempt · 1×περιπείρω peripeírō · G4044 · to undergo, to experience · 1×προσπορεύομαι prosporeúomai · G4365 · to move toward, to approach, to come near to · 1×φάραγξ pháranx · G5327 · ravine, narrow steep-sided valley · 1×ὅσπερ hósper · G3746 · who especially · 0×περ per · G4007 · an enclitic particle significant of abundance, i.e. emphasis; much, very or ever · 0×

Also from the root πέραν

ταλαίπωρος talaípōros · G5005 · wretched, pathetic · 2×

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon πειρας, ἡ (πειράω), from Aeschylus down, a trial, experiment, attempt: πεῖραν λαμβάνειν…

πειρας, ἡ (πειράω), from Aeschylus down, a trial, experiment, attempt: πεῖραν λαμβάνειν τίνος, equivalent to to attempt a thing, to make trial of a thing or a person (a phrase common in secular authors; cf. Xenophon, mem. 1, 4, 18; Cyril 3, 3, 38; see other examples in Sturz, Lex. Xenoph. iii., p. 488; Plato, Protag., p. 342 a.; Gorgias, p. 448 a.; Josephus, Antiquities 8, 6, 5; Aelian v. h. 12, 22; often in Polybius, cf. Schweighäuser, Lex. Polybius, p. 460; the Sept. Deut 28:56; (other examples in Bleek on Hebrews, the passage cited; Field, Otium Norv. pars iii., p. 146)), θαλάσσης, to try whether the sea can be crossed dry-shod like the land, Heb 11:29; to have trial of a thing, i. e. to experience, learn to know by experience, μαστίγων, Heb 11:36 (often in Polybius; τῆς προνοίας, Josephus, Antiquities 2, 5, 1).

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain

Topical studies with this word 1 entry

Try, Attempt2 occurrences

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0