Strong's #3985: peirazo (pronounced pi-rad'-zo)

from 3984; to test (objectively), i.e. endeavor, scrutinize, entice, discipline:--assay, examine, go about, prove, tempt(-er), try.

Thayer's Greek Lexicon:

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peirazō

1) to try whether a thing can be done

1a) to attempt, endeavour

2) to try, make trial of, test: for the purpose of ascertaining his quantity, or what he thinks, or how he will behave himself

2a) in a good sense

2b) in a bad sense, to test one maliciously, craftily to put to the proof his feelings or judgments

2c) to try or test one' s faith, virtue, character, by enticement to sin

2c1) to solicit to sin, to tempt

2c1a) of the temptations of the devil

2d) after the OT usage

2d1) of God: to inflict evils upon one in order to Proverbs his character and the steadfastness of his faith

2d2) men are said to tempt God by exhibitions of distrust, as though they wished to try whether he is not justly distrusted

2d3) 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.

Part of Speech: verb

Relation: from G3984

Citing in TDNT: 6:23, 822

Usage:

This word is used 39 times:

 

Matthew 4:1: "into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil."
Matthew 4:3: "And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be"
Matthew 16:1: "also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would show them"
Matthew 19:3: "also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him,"
Matthew 22:18: "wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites?"
Matthew 22:35: "them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,"
Mark 1:13: "wilderness forty days, tempted of Satan; and was"
Mark 8:11: "a sign from heaven, tempting him."
Mark 10:2: "for a man to put away his wife? tempting him."
Mark 12:15: "said unto them, Why tempt ye me? bring me a penny,"
Luke 4:2: "Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in"
Luke 11:16: "And others, tempting him, sought of him a sign from"
Luke 20:23: "unto them, Why tempt ye me?"
John 6:6: "And this he said to prove him: for he himself knew"
John 8:6: "This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse"
Acts 5:9: "is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold,"
Acts 15:10: "Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon"
Acts 16:7: "After they were come to Mysia, they attempted to go into Bithynia: but"
Acts 24:6: "Who also hath gone about to profane the temple: whom we took,"
1 Corinthians 7:5: "come together again, that Satan tempt you not for"
1 Corinthians 10:9: "some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents."
1 Corinthians 10:13: "will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but"
2 Corinthians 13:5: " Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove"
Galatians 6:1: "lest thou also be tempted."
1 Thessalonians 3:5: "your faith, lest by some means the tempter have tempted you, and"
1 Thessalonians 3:5: "faith, lest by some means the tempter have tempted you, and our"
Hebrews 2:18: "that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is able to succor them that are tempted."
Hebrews 2:18: "being tempted, he is able to succor them that are tempted."
Hebrews 3:9: "When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and"
Hebrews 4:15: "infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without"
Hebrews 11:17: "By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up Isaac: and he that had received the"
Hebrews 11:37: "They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about"
James 1:13: "Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God"
James 1:13: "Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God"
James 1:13: "cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man:"
James 1:14: "But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and"
Revelation 2:2: "bear them which are evil: and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and"
Revelation 2:10: "into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten"
Revelation 3:10: "all the world, to try them that dwell upon the"