noun · masculine
peirasmos
Greekπειρασμός (peirasmos)
Strong’sG3986
trial, testing, temptation
stem peirasm-21 times in the New Testamentin 12 of 27 books6 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
† πειρασμός, -οῦ, ὁ
(< πειράζω), [in LXX for מַסָּה, עִנְיָן;]
SYN.: δοκίμιον.
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G3986 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidpi-ras-mos'
a putting to proof (by experiment (of good), experience (of evil), solicitation, discipline or provocation); by implication, adversity
Fromfrom G3985;
King Jamestemptation, X try.
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 | peirasmos1×πειρασμὸς | peirasmois |
| object accusative | peirasmon11×πειρασμόν | peirasmoin |
| direct address vocative | peirasmor | peirasmoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | peirasmou4×πειρασμοῦ | peirasmoiu1×πειρασμῶν |
| to, for dative | peirasmo1×πειρασμῷ | peirasmoi3×πειρασμοῖς |
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
peirasmo 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
21 occurrences, every one of them listed
peirasmos“temptation”subjectnominative singular1×
1 Corinthians 10:13“temptation”peirasmos vin ouk lambatē ei mē anthrōpinos; pistos de tos theos, hos ouk easati vin peirazira huper hem dunevō, alla poiati sun to peirasmo kai tan ekbasian teu dunerō hupoferara.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.
peirasmon“temptation”objectaccusative singular11×
Matthew 6:13“temptation”kai mē eisferaseia nin eis peirasmon, alla ruesar nin apo teu ponēreu.And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’
Matthew 26:41“temptation”grēgoravōr kai proseuchevōr, hina mē eiserchaveia eis peirasmon; tem men pneumem prothumem tas de sarxas asthenas.“Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”
Mark 14:38“temptation”grēgoravōr kai proseuchevōr, hina mē erchaveia eis peirasmon; tem men pneumem prothumem tas de sarxas asthenas.Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”
Luke 4:13“temptation”kai suntelaratos panton peirasmon tos diabolos afistanata apo autou achri kairou.When the devil had finished every temptation, he left Him until an opportune time.
Luke 11:4“temptation”kai afiēkasar ni tain hamartain nu, kai gar autois afiēkanō panto ofeilarōto ni; kai mē eisferaseia nin eis peirasmon.And forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation.’”
Luke 22:40“temptation”gineratos de epi tou topou legata autoi; Proseuchevōr mē eiserchara eis peirasmon.When He came to the place, He told them, “Pray that you will not enter into temptation.”
Luke 22:46“temptation”kai legata autoi; Tinem katheudavō? anistanaratois proseuchevōr, hina mē eiserchaveia eis peirasmon.“Why are you sleeping?” He asked. “Get up and pray so that you will not enter into temptation.”
Galatians 4:14“trial”kai ton peirasmon vu en ta sarxa mu ouk exouthenava oude ekptuava, alla hōs angelon theou decheva min, hōs Christon Iēsun.And although my illness was a trial to you, you did not despise or reject me. Instead, you welcomed me as if I were an angel of God, as if I were Christ Jesus Himself.
1 Timothy 6:9“temptation”tois de boulerōtois ploutarō empiptalō eis peirasmon kai pagian kai epithumiain pollain anoētain kai blaberain, hotinais buthizalō toin anthrōpoin eis olethron kai apōleian;Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.
James 1:12“trial”Makarios anēros hos hupomenatō peirasmon, hoti dokimos gineratos lambeti ton stefanon tau zōau, hon epangelleta toi agaparōtoi auton.Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.
1 Peter 4:12“test”Agapētoir, mē xenizivōr ta en vi purōsia pros peirasmon vi ginerōta hōs xeneu vi sumbainarōteu,Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you, as though something strange were happening to you.
peirasmou“testing”of, belonging togenitive singular4×
Luke 8:13“testing”tois de epi tau petrau hois hotan akoualeia meta charau dechelō ton logon, kai houtois rizan ouk echalō, hois pros kairon pisteualō kai en kairo peirasmou afistanelō.The seeds on rocky ground are those who hear the word and receive it with joy, but they have no root. They believe for a season, but in the time of testing, they fall away.
Hebrews 3:8“testing”mē sklērunaveia tain kardiain vu hōs en to parapikrasmo, kata tan hēmeran tou peirasmou en ta erēma,do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness,
2 Peter 2:9“trials”oidatē kurios euseboin ek peirasmou ruerō, adikoin de eis hēmeran krisiau kolazirōtoin tērarō,if all this is so, then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials and to hold the unrighteous for punishment on the day of judgment.
Revelation 3:10“trial”hoti tērasa ton logon tau hupomonau mu, kamis sin tērami ek tau hōrau tou peirasmou tau mellarōtau ercherō epi tau oikoumenau holau, peirazara toin katoikarōtoin epi tau gēau.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.
peirasmo“temptation”to, fordative singular1×
1 Corinthians 10:13“temptation”peirasmos vin ouk lambatē ei mē anthrōpinos; pistos de tos theos, hos ouk easati vin peirazira huper hem dunevō, alla poiati sun to peirasmo kai tan ekbasian teu dunerō hupoferara.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.
peirasmoiu“trials”of, belonging togenitive plural1×
Acts 20:19“trials”douleuarōtos to kurio meta pantau tapeinofrosunau kai dakrueiu kai peirasmoiu toiu sumbainaratoiu mi en tai epiboulai toiu Ioudaioiu;I served the Lord with great humility and with tears, especially in the trials that came upon me through the plots of the Jews.
peirasmoi“trials”to, fordative plural3×
Luke 22:28“trials”Vis de avō tois diamenarētois meta mu en toi peirasmoi mu;You are the ones who have stood by Me in My trials.
James 1:2“trials”Pantan charan hēgevar, adelfoir mu, hotan peirasmoi peripiptaveia poikiloi,Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds,
1 Peter 1:6“trials”en ho agallievō, oligem arti ei darōtem lupiratois en poikiloi peirasmoi,In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials