noun · feminine
peiras
Greekπεῖρα (peira)
Strong’sG3984
a trial, experiment
stem peir-2 times in the New Testament1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
πεῖρα, -ας, ἡ
(< πειράω), [in LXX: De 28:56 (π. λαμβάνειν, נסה pi.) 33:8 (מַסָּה), Wi 18:20, 25, II Mac 8:9, IV Mac 8:1*;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3984 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpi'-rah
a test, i.e. attempt, experience
Fromfrom the base of G4008 (through the idea of piercing);
King Jamesassaying, trial.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | peiras | peirais |
| object accusative | peiran2×πεῖραν | peirain |
| direct address vocative | peirar | peirair |
| of, belonging to genitive | peirau | peiraiu |
| to, for dative | peira | peirai |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
peira 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
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
2 occurrences, every one of them listed
peiran“trial”objectaccusative singular2×
Hebrews 11:29“trial”Pistia diabainala tan Eruthran Thalassan hōs dia xērau gēau, hau peiran lambaratois tois Aiguptiois katapinila.By faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to follow, they were drowned.
Hebrews 11:36“trial”heterois de empaigmoiu kai mastixaiu peiran lambala, ēti de desmoiu kai fulakau;Still others endured mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment.