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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1"/><title>Strong's Greek: 3984. πεῖρα (peira) -- Trial, attempt, experience</title></title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/greek/3984.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/strongsnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="/interlinear/vmenus/luke/21-38.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/bmstrongs/greek/3984.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/">Bible</a> > <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's</a> > <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Greek</a> > 3984</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../greek/3983.htm" title="3983">◄</a> 3984. peira <a href="../greek/3985.htm" title="3985">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Strong's Lexicon</div><div align="left"><span class="toptitle2">peira: Trial, attempt, experience</span></div><p><span class="tophdg">Original Word: </span><span class="greek">πειρά</span><br><span class="tophdg">Part of Speech: </span>Noun, Feminine<br><span class="tophdg">Transliteration: </span>peira<br><span class="tophdg">Pronunciation: </span>pi-rah'<br><span class="tophdg">Phonetic Spelling: </span>(pi'-rah)<br><span class="tophdg">Definition: </span>Trial, attempt, experience<br><span class="tophdg">Meaning: </span>a trial, experiment, attempt.<p><span class="tophdg">Word Origin: </span>Derived from the Greek verb πειράω (peiraō), meaning "to attempt" or "to try."<p><span class="tophdg">Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: </span>The Hebrew equivalent often associated with the concept of testing or trial is מַסָּה (massah), Strong's Hebrew 4531, which refers to a trial or test, particularly in the context of God testing His people.<p><span class="tophdg">Usage: </span>In the New Testament, "peira" is used to denote a trial or an attempt. It often refers to the experience of testing or trying circumstances that can reveal the character or faith of an individual. The term can also imply an attempt to do something, whether successful or not.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the Greco-Roman world, trials and tests were common themes in literature and philosophy, often used to demonstrate virtue or the strength of character. The concept of testing was also familiar in Jewish thought, where God tested His people to prove their faithfulness and obedience. In the New Testament context, trials are seen as opportunities for growth and spiritual maturity.<div class="vheading2">NAS Exhaustive Concordance</div><span class="hdg">Word Origin</span><br>a prim. word<br><span class="hdg">Definition</span><br>a trial, an experiment<br><span class="hdg">NASB Translation</span><br>attempted* (1), experienced* (1).<p><div align="center"><span class="smalltext"><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/nasec.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe></span></div><div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 3984: πεῖρα</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">πεῖρα</span></span>, <span class="greek2">πειρας</span>, <span class="greek2">ἡ</span> (<span class="greek2">πειράω</span>), from <span class="abbreviation">Aeschylus</span> down, <span class="accented">a trial, experiment, attempt</span>: <span class="greek2">πεῖραν</span> <span class="greek2">λαμβάνειν</span> <span class="greek2">τίνος</span>, equivalent to <span class="accented">to attempt a thing, to make trial of a thing or a person</span> (a phrase common in secular authors; cf. <span class="abbreviation">Xenophon</span>, mem. 1, 4, 18; Cyril 3, 3, 38; see other examples in Sturz, Lex. Xenoph. iii., p. 488; <span class="abbreviation">Plato</span>, Protag., p. 342 a.; Gorgias, p. 448 a.; <span class="abbreviation">Josephus</span>, Antiquities 8, 6, 5; <span class="abbreviation">Aelian</span> v. h. 12, 22; often in <span class="abbreviation">Polybius</span>, cf. Schweighäuser, Lex. <span class="abbreviation">Polybius</span>, p. 460; the <span class="manuref">Sept.</span> <a href="/interlinear/deuteronomy/28-56.htm">Deuteronomy 28:56</a>; (other examples in Bleek on Hebrews, the passage cited; Field, Otium Norv. pars iii., p. 146)), <span class="greek2">θαλάσσης</span>, to try whether the sea can be crossed dry-shod like the land, <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/11-29.htm">Hebrews 11:29</a>; <span class="accented">to have trial of a thing,</span> i. e. <span class="accented">to experience, learn to know by experience,</span> <span class="greek2">μαστίγων</span>, <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/11-36.htm">Hebrews 11:36</a> (often in <span class="abbreviation">Polybius</span>; <span class="greek2">τῆς</span> <span class="greek2">προνοίας</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Josephus</span>, Antiquities 2, 5, 1).<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>trial. <p>From the base of <a href="/greek/4008.htm">peran</a> (through the idea of piercing); a test, i.e. Attempt, experience -- assaying, trial. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/4008.htm">peran</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>πείρα πειραν πείραν πεῖραν peiran peîran<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/hebrews/11-29.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 11:29</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">γῆς ἧς <b>πεῖραν</b> λαβόντες οἱ</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hebrews/11.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and the Egyptians, <span class="itali">when they attempted</span> it, were drowned.<br><a href="/kjvs/hebrews/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> the Egyptians <span class="itali">assaying</span> to do<br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/11-29.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> land of which <span class="itali">attempt</span> having made the<p><b><a href="/text/hebrews/11-36.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 11:36</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular">N-AFS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/11.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ μαστίγων <b>πεῖραν</b> ἔλαβον ἔτι</span><br><a href="/kjvs/hebrews/11.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> had <span class="itali">trial</span> of [cruel] mockings<br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/11-36.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and of scourgings <span class="itali">trial</span> received yes<p><b><a href="/greek/3984.htm">Strong's Greek 3984</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_3984.htm">2 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/peiran_3984.htm">πεῖραν — 2 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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