Strong's Greek · G3985
πειράζω
peirázō
assay, examine, go about, prove, tempt(-er), try
Definition
to test (objectively), i.e. endeavor, scrutinize, entice, discipline
Derivation
from G3984 (πεῖρα);
Appears 38 times in Scripture
“and He was there for forty days, being tempted by Satan. He was with the wild animals, and the angels ministered to Him.”
“One of them, an expert in the law, tested Him with a question:”
“But Jesus knew their evil intent and said, “You hypocrites, why are you testing Me?”
“Then the Pharisees came and began to argue with Jesus, testing Him by demanding from Him a sign from heaven.”
“Then some Pharisees came and tested Him by asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?””
“But Jesus saw through their hypocrisy and said, “Why are you testing Me? Bring Me a denarius to inspect.””
“Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.”
“Some Pharisees came to test Him. “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?” they inquired.”
“Then the Pharisees and Sadducees came and tested Jesus by asking Him to show them a sign from heaven.”
“The tempter came to Him and said, “If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.””
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).