verb
peiremō
Greekπειράω (peiraō)
Strong’sG3987
I try, attempt
stem peir-once in the New Testament1 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
πειράω, more commonly as depon., πειράομαι,
[in LXX for נסה;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3987 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpi-rah'-o
to test (subjectively), i.e. (reflexively) to attempt
Fromfrom G3984;
King Jamesassay.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| peireleἐπειρῶντο | was happening · theyimperfect middle indicative 3rd person plural | tried | 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, 1 occurrence
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | peiremō | peireme | peiremi | peirema | peiremē | peiremelē |
| you 2nd person singular | peiresō | peirese | peiresi | peiresa | peiresē | peireselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | peiretō | peirete | peireti | peireta | peiretē | peiretelē |
| we 1st person plural | peirenō | peirene | peireni | peirena | peirenē | peirenelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | peirevō | peireve | peirevi | peireva | peirevē | peirevelē |
| they 3rd person plural | peirelō | peirele1×ἐπειρῶντο | peireli | peirela | peirelē | peirelelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | peiremeiō | peiremeia | peiremeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | peireseiō | peireseia | peireseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | peireteiō | peireteia | peireteiē |
| we 1st person plural | peireneiō | peireneia | peireneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | peireveiō | peireveia | peireveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | peireleiō | peireleia | peireleiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | peiresōr | peiresar | peiresēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | peiretōr | peiretar | peiretēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | peirevōr | peirevar | peirevēr |
| they 3rd person plural | peirelōr | peirelar | peirelēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | peiremoiō | peiremoia |
| you 2nd person singular | peiresoiō | peiresoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | peiretoiō | peiretoia |
| we 1st person plural | peirenoiō | peirenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | peirevoiō | peirevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | peireloiō | peireloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | peirerō | peireri | peirera | peirerē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | peirerōtos | peireritos | peireratos | peirerētos |
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
peir 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
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
peirele“tried”was happening · theyimperfect middle indicative 3rd person plural1×
Acts 26:21“tried”heneka houteiu min Ioudaiois sullamberatois en te hiere peirele diacheirizera.For this reason the Jews seized me in the temple courts and tried to kill me.