Strong's Greek · G3987

πειράω

peiráō

assay

Definition

to test (subjectively), i.e. (reflexively) to attempt

Derivation

from G3984 (πεῖρα);

Appears 1 time in Scripture

Acts 26:21

For this reason the Jews seized me in the temple courts and tried to kill me.

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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).

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