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peirazō G3985

πειράζω (peirazō) means “to test/tempt: tempt” in the TBESG Greek lexicon from STEPBible.

πειράζω Greek · G3985 37 tagged occurrences in 33 verses

Pronunciation guide: pi-rad'-zo Strong’s Greek pronunciation spelling.

Lexicon entries

TBESG · G3985G

πειράζω · peirazō · to test/tempt: tempt

πειράζω poët. and late prose form of πειράω, which see, [in LXX for נָסָה pi. ;] 1. to make proof of (Hom.). 2. to try, attempt (Luc., Polyb., with inf. (see M, Pr., 205; B1., § 69, 4), Act.9:26 16:7 24:6. 3. In LXX and NT, like Heb. נָסָה, with accusative of person(s), to test, try, prove; (a) in a good sense : Jhn.6:6, 2Co.13:5, Heb.11:17, Rev.2:2; esp. of trials and af6ictions sent or permitted by God (Gen.22:1, Exo.20:20, Wis.3:5, al.), 1Co.10:13, Heb.2:18 4:15 11:17, 37, Rev.3:10; (b) in a bad sense (Apoll. Rhod., 3, 10): of the attempts made to ensnare Jesus in his speech, Mat.16:1 19:3 22:18, 35 Mrk.8:11 10:2 12:15, Luk.11:16, Jhn.8:6; of temptation to sin, to tempt, Jas.1:13-14 (see Hort, in l), Gal.6:1, Rev.2:10; esp. of temptations of the devil, Mat.4:1, 3 Mrk.1:13, Luk.4:2, 1Co.7:5, 1Th.3:5; ὁ πειράζων, the tempter, Mat.4:3, 1Th.3:5; (with) in bad sense also (Exo.17:2, 7, Num.14:22, al.), of distrustful testing, trying or challenging of God: Act.15:10, 1Co.10:9 (WH, mg., ἐξεπείρασαν), Heb.3:9; τ. πνεῦμα Κυρίου, Act.5:9 (of. ἐκ-πειράζω).† SYN.: δοκιμάζω, q.v (AS)

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TBESG · G3985H

πειράζω · peirazō · to test/tempt: test

πειράζω poët. and late prose form of πειράω, which see, [in LXX for נָסָה pi. ;] 1. to make proof of (Hom.). 2. to try, attempt (Luc., Polyb., with inf. (see M, Pr., 205; B1., § 69, 4), Act.9:26 16:7 24:6. 3. In LXX and NT, like Heb. נָסָה, with accusative of person(s), to test, try, prove; (a) in a good sense : Jhn.6:6, 2Co.13:5, Heb.11:17, Rev.2:2; esp. of trials and af6ictions sent or permitted by God (Gen.22:1, Exo.20:20, Wis.3:5, al.), 1Co.10:13, Heb.2:18 4:15 11:17, 37, Rev.3:10; (b) in a bad sense (Apoll. Rhod., 3, 10): of the attempts made to ensnare Jesus in his speech, Mat.16:1 19:3 22:18, 35 Mrk.8:11 10:2 12:15, Luk.11:16, Jhn.8:6; of temptation to sin, to tempt, Jas.1:13-14 (see Hort, in l), Gal.6:1, Rev.2:10; esp. of temptations of the devil, Mat.4:1, 3 Mrk.1:13, Luk.4:2, 1Co.7:5, 1Th.3:5; ὁ πειράζων, the tempter, Mat.4:3, 1Th.3:5; (with) in bad sense also (Exo.17:2, 7, Num.14:22, al.), of distrustful testing, trying or challenging of God: Act.15:10, 1Co.10:9 (WH, mg., ἐξεπείρασαν), Heb.3:9; τ. πνεῦμα Κυρίου, Act.5:9 (of. ἐκ-πειράζω).† SYN.: δοκιμάζω, q.v (AS)

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TBESG · G3985I

πειράζω · peirazō · to test/tempt: try

πειράζω poët. and late prose form of πειράω, which see, [in LXX for נָסָה pi. ;] 1. to make proof of (Hom.). 2. to try, attempt (Luc., Polyb., with inf. (see M, Pr., 205; B1., § 69, 4), Act.9:26 16:7 24:6. 3. In LXX and NT, like Heb. נָסָה, with accusative of person(s), to test, try, prove; (a) in a good sense : Jhn.6:6, 2Co.13:5, Heb.11:17, Rev.2:2; esp. of trials and af6ictions sent or permitted by God (Gen.22:1, Exo.20:20, Wis.3:5, al.), 1Co.10:13, Heb.2:18 4:15 11:17, 37, Rev.3:10; (b) in a bad sense (Apoll. Rhod., 3, 10): of the attempts made to ensnare Jesus in his speech, Mat.16:1 19:3 22:18, 35 Mrk.8:11 10:2 12:15, Luk.11:16, Jhn.8:6; of temptation to sin, to tempt, Jas.1:13-14 (see Hort, in l), Gal.6:1, Rev.2:10; esp. of temptations of the devil, Mat.4:1, 3 Mrk.1:13, Luk.4:2, 1Co.7:5, 1Th.3:5; ὁ πειράζων, the tempter, Mat.4:3, 1Th.3:5; (with) in bad sense also (Exo.17:2, 7, Num.14:22, al.), of distrustful testing, trying or challenging of God: Act.15:10, 1Co.10:9 (WH, mg., ἐξεπείρασαν), Heb.3:9; τ. πνεῦμα Κυρίου, Act.5:9 (of. ἐκ-πειράζω).† SYN.: δοκιμάζω, q.v (AS)

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Dodson Greek Lexicon

I try, tempt, test.

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How translators render G3985

Counts below follow each translation’s tagged words. A rendering can cover a phrase. Differences in text editions and tagging can produce different totals.

BSB rendering counts
Rendering Count
to test 5
tested 3
are you testing 2
being tempted 2
tempter 2
and tested 1
and tested jesus 1
be tempted 1
did 1
do you test 1
does he tempt 1
examine 1
he tried 1
he was tempted 1
is tempted 1
is tempting me 1
may be tempted 1
one who was tempted 1
tempted 1
test you 1
testing 1
they tried 1
to be tempted 1
tried 1
when he was tempted 1
when he was tested 1
when tempted 1
will not tempt 1
you have tested 1
KJV rendering counts
Rendering Count
tempting 6
tempted 5
tempt ye 4
to be tempted 2
and tempting 1
be tempted 1
being 1
being tempted 1
examine 1
hath gone about 1
have tempted 1
he is tempted 1
i am tempted 1
is tempted 1
tempt 1
tempteth 1
the tempter 1
them that are tempted 1
they assayed 1
thou hast tried 1
to prove 1
to tempt 1
to try 1
was 1
were tempted 1
when he was tried 1
when the tempter 1
ye may be tried 1

Verses containing G3985

Page 1 of 1. 33 verses in the selected STEP text, printed below in BSB where available. Read each verse in its chapter to follow the author’s thought.

  1. Matthew 4:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.

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  2. Matthew 4:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    The tempter came to Him and said, “If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”

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  3. Matthew 16:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then the Pharisees and Sadducees came and tested Jesus by asking Him to show them a sign from heaven.

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  4. Matthew 19:3 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then some Pharisees came and tested Him by asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?”

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  5. Matthew 22:18 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But Jesus knew their evil intent and said, “You hypocrites, why are you testing Me?

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  6. Matthew 22:35 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    One of them, an expert in the law, tested Him with a question:

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  7. Mark 1:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and He was there for forty days, being tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals, and the angels ministered to Him.

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  8. Mark 8:11 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Then the Pharisees came and began to argue with Jesus, testing Him by demanding from Him a sign from heaven.

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  9. Mark 10:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Some Pharisees came to test Him. “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?” they inquired.

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  10. Mark 12:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But Jesus saw through their hypocrisy and said, “Why are you testing Me? Bring Me a denarius to inspect.”

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  11. Luke 4:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    where for forty days He was tempted by the devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when they had ended, He was hungry.

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  12. Luke 11:16 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And others tested Him by demanding a sign from heaven.

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  13. John 6:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But He was asking this to test him, for He knew what He was about to do.

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  14. Acts 5:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    “How could you agree to test the Spirit of the Lord?” Peter replied. “Look, the feet of the men who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out also.”

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  15. Acts 9:26 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    When Saul arrived in Jerusalem, he tried to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.

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  16. Acts 15:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Now then, why do you test God by placing on the necks of the disciples a yoke that neither we nor our fathers have been able to bear?

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  17. Acts 16:7 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    And when they came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesus would not permit them.

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  18. Acts 24:6 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    and he even tried to desecrate the temple; so we seized him.

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  19. 1 Corinthians 7:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Do not deprive each other, except by mutual consent and for a time, so you may devote yourselves to prayer. Then come together again, so that Satan will not tempt you through your lack of self-control.

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  20. 1 Corinthians 10:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    We should not test Christ, as some of them did, and were killed by snakes.

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  21. 1 Corinthians 10:13 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    No temptation has seized you except what is common to man. And God is faithful; He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. But when you are tempted, He will also provide an escape, so that you can stand up under it.

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  22. 2 Corinthians 13:5 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Jesus Christ is in you—unless you fail the test?

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  23. Galatians 6:1 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Brothers, if someone is caught in a trespass, you who are spiritual should restore him with a spirit of gentleness. But watch yourself, or you also may be tempted.

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  24. 1 Thessalonians 3:5 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    For this reason, when I could bear it no longer, I sent to find out about your faith, for fear that the tempter had somehow tempted you and that our labor might have been in vain.

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  25. Hebrews 2:18 · BSB · 2 occurrences

    Because He Himself suffered when He was tempted, He is able to help those who are being tempted.

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  26. Hebrews 3:9 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    where your fathers tested and tried Me, and for forty years saw My works.

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  27. Hebrews 4:15 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who was tempted in every way that we are, yet was without sin.

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  28. Hebrews 11:17 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac on the altar. He who had received the promises was ready to offer his one and only son,

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  29. James 1:13 · BSB · 3 occurrences

    When tempted, no one should say, “God is tempting me.” For God cannot be tempted by evil, nor does He tempt anyone.

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  30. James 1:14 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    But each one is tempted when by his own evil desires he is lured away and enticed.

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  31. Revelation 2:2 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    I know your deeds, your labor, and your perseverance. I know that you cannot tolerate those who are evil, and you have tested and exposed as liars those who falsely claim to be apostles.

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  32. Revelation 2:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful even unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.

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  33. Revelation 3:10 · BSB · 1 occurrence

    Because you have kept My command to persevere, I will also keep you from the hour of testing that is about to come upon the whole world, to test those who dwell on the earth.

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