verb

ekpeirazamō

Greekἐκπειράζω (ekpeirazō)

Strong’sG1598

I put to the test, make trial of, tempt

stem ekpeiraz-4 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books3 forms occur

Translated as

put … tothe test3×test1×

What it means

† ἐκ-πειράζω

[in LXX: De 6:16 8:2, 16 Ps 78:18 (נָסָה pi.) *;]

= cl. ἐκπειράομαι,

to put to the proof or test, make trial of, tempt: c. acc, of God, Mt 4:7 (LXX), Lk 4:12 (ib.), I Co 10:9; of Christ, Lk 10:25 (Cremer, 497).†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G1598 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidek-pi-rad'-zo

to test thoroughly

Fromfrom G1537 and G3985;

King Jamestempt.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Forms in the New Testament

Form and the Greek behind it	What it is	Usually	Times
ekpeirazasiἐκπειράσεις	will happen · youfuture active indicative 2nd person singular	put … tothe test	2×
ekpeirazaneiōἐκπειράζωμεν	happening now · wepresent active subjunctive 1st person plural	put … tothe test	1×
ekpeirazarōtosἐκπειράζων	happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine	test	1×

Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.

Every form the system can build — all 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses

Statements — indicative mood, 2 occurrences

Who person	happening now present	was happening imperfect	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect	had happened pluperfect
I 1st person singular	ekpeirazamō	ekpeirazame	ekpeirazami	ekpeirazama	ekpeirazamē	ekpeirazamelē
you 2nd person singular	ekpeirazasō	ekpeirazase	ekpeirazasi2×ἐκπειράσεις	ekpeirazasa	ekpeirazasē	ekpeirazaselē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	ekpeirazatō	ekpeirazate	ekpeirazati	ekpeirazata	ekpeirazatē	ekpeirazatelē
we 1st person plural	ekpeirazanō	ekpeirazane	ekpeirazani	ekpeirazana	ekpeirazanē	ekpeirazanelē
ye 2nd person plural	ekpeirazavō	ekpeirazave	ekpeirazavi	ekpeirazava	ekpeirazavē	ekpeirazavelē
they 3rd person plural	ekpeirazalō	ekpeirazale	ekpeirazali	ekpeirazala	ekpeirazalē	ekpeirazalelē

May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
I 1st person singular	ekpeirazameiō	ekpeirazameia	ekpeirazameiē
you 2nd person singular	ekpeirazaseiō	ekpeirazaseia	ekpeirazaseiē
he/she/it 3rd person singular	ekpeirazateiō	ekpeirazateia	ekpeirazateiē
we 1st person plural	ekpeirazaneiō1×ἐκπειράζωμεν	ekpeirazaneia	ekpeirazaneiē
ye 2nd person plural	ekpeirazaveiō	ekpeirazaveia	ekpeirazaveiē
they 3rd person plural	ekpeirazaleiō	ekpeirazaleia	ekpeirazaleiē

Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist	has happened perfect
you 2nd person singular	ekpeirazasōr	ekpeirazasar	ekpeirazasēr
he/she/it 3rd person singular	ekpeirazatōr	ekpeirazatar	ekpeirazatēr
ye 2nd person plural	ekpeirazavōr	ekpeirazavar	ekpeirazavēr
they 3rd person plural	ekpeirazalōr	ekpeirazalar	ekpeirazalēr

Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences

Who person	happening now present	happened aorist
I 1st person singular	ekpeirazamoiō	ekpeirazamoia
you 2nd person singular	ekpeirazasoiō	ekpeirazasoia
he/she/it 3rd person singular	ekpeirazatoiō	ekpeirazatoia
we 1st person plural	ekpeirazanoiō	ekpeirazanoia
ye 2nd person plural	ekpeirazavoiō	ekpeirazavoia
they 3rd person plural	ekpeirazaloiō	ekpeirazaloia

The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	ekpeirazarō	ekpeirazari	ekpeirazara	ekpeirazarē

Used as an adjective — participle, 1 occurrence

Who is acting voice	happening now present	will happen future	happened aorist	has happened perfect
the subject acts active voice	ekpeirazarōtos1×ἐκπειράζων	ekpeirazaritos	ekpeirazaratos	ekpeirazarētos

Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.

How every form is built — the slots that make them

ekpeirazstem+aeiwho is acting voice+mstnvl—who person+—eiroistatement, command, wish mood+ōeiaēelēwhen tense+—tthen it declines+—ogender+—sits job in the sentence case

ekpeiraz is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.

same in every form varies — every value shown

Where it appears

4 occurrences, every one of them listed

ekpeirazasi“put … tothe test”will happen · youfuture active indicative 2nd person singular2×

Matthew 4:7“put … tothe test”fēate auto tos Iēsus; Palin grafitē; Ouk ekpeirazasi kurion ton theon su.Jesus replied, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”

Luke 4:12“put … tothe test”kai apokriniratos legata auto tos Iēsus hoti Legitē; Ouk ekpeirazasi kurion ton theon su.But Jesus answered, “It also says, ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’”

ekpeirazaneiō“put … tothe test”happening now · wepresent active subjunctive 1st person plural1×

1 Corinthians 10:9“put … tothe test”mēde ekpeirazaneiō ton Christon, kathōs tinois autoiu peirazala, kai hupo toiu ofioiu apolluile.We should not test Christ, as some of them did, and were killed by snakes.

ekpeirazarōtos“test”happening now · subjectpresent active participle nominative singular masculine1×

Luke 10:25“test”Kai idou nomikos tinos anistanata ekpeirazarōtos auton legarōtos; Didaskalor, tinem poiaratos zōan aiōnian klēronomami?One day an expert in the law stood up to test Him. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”