Greek noun (masculine) · G3986
πειρασμός
peirasmospi-ras-mos'
= πεῖρα, an experiment Diosc.).; a trial, of ethical purpose and effect, whether good or evil (see Hort on
21 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: peirasmós
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G3986is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 12 of 27New Testament books
- 8spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G3986
a putting to proof (by experiment (of good), experience (of evil), solicitation, discipline or provocation); by implication, adversity
The King James renders it: temptation, X try.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
peirasmos is rendered "= πεῖρα, an experiment Diosc.).; a trial, of ethical purpose and effect, whether good or evil (see Hort on". It stands 21 times in the Greek text, across twelve books.
- Six of the uses stand in Luke, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "= πεῖρα, an experiment Diosc.).".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 6:13And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’
- The Greek text spells it eight different ways.
The first use
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’
Matthew 6:13πειρασμόν
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
Six of the word's twenty-one uses are in Luke.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: = πεῖρα, an experiment Diosc.)., and a trial, of ethical purpose and effect, whether good or evil (see Hort on.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| = πεῖρα, an experiment Diosc.). | Tagged as
| WhereMatthew 6:13And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’ |
| a trial, of ethical purpose and effect, whether good or evil (see Hort onJas.1:13) __(a) in good or neutral sense | Tagged as
| WhereDeuteronomy 7:19the great trials that you saw, the signs and wonders… |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
All 21, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
8 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- πειρασμόν6
- πειρασμὸν4
- πειρασμοῦ4
- πειρασμοῖς3
- πειρασμόν.¶1
- πειρασμὸς1
- πειρασμῷ1
- πειρασμῶν1
The grammar of each form
- noun · accusative (object) · masculine singular11N-ASM
- noun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singular4N-GSM
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine plural3N-DPM
- noun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singular1N-DSM
- noun · genitive (“of”) · masculine plural1N-GPM
- noun · nominative (subject) · masculine singular1N-NSM
Matthew
two uses
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.’
- πειρασμόνpeirasmonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: temptation
“Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”
- πειρασμόνpeirasmonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: temptation
Mark
one use
Watch and pray so that you will not enter into temptation. For the spirit is willing, but the body is weak.”
- πειρασμόνpeirasmonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: temptation
Luke
six uses
When the devil had finished every temptation, he left Him until an opportune time.
- πειρασμὸνpeirasmonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: temptation
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.
- πειρασμοῦpeirasmounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: of testing
And forgive us our sins, for we also forgive everyone who sins against us. And lead us not into temptation.’”
- πειρασμόνpeirasmonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: temptation
You are the ones who have stood by Me in My trials.
- πειρασμοῖςpeirasmoisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluraltagged: trials
When He came to the place, He told them, “Pray that you will not enter into temptation.”
- πειρασμόνpeirasmonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: temptation
“Why are you sleeping?” He asked. “Get up and pray so that you will not enter into temptation.”
- πειρασμόν.¶peirasmonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: temptation
Acts
one use
I served the Lord with great humility and with tears, especially in the trials that came upon me through the plots of the Jews.
- πειρασμῶνpeirasmonnoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: trials
1 Corinthians
two uses
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.
- πειρασμὸςpeirasmosnoun · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: Temptation
- πειρασμῷpeirasmonoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singulartagged: temptation
Galatians
one use
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.
- πειρασμὸνpeirasmonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: test
1 Timothy
one use
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.
- πειρασμὸνpeirasmonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: temptation
Hebrews
one use
do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness,
- πειρασμοῦpeirasmounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: of testing
James
two uses
Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you encounter trials of many kinds,
- πειρασμοῖςpeirasmoisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluraltagged: trials
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.
- πειρασμόνpeirasmonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: trial
1 Peter
two uses
In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while you may have had to suffer grief in various trials
- πειρασμοῖςpeirasmoisnoun · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluraltagged: trials
Beloved, do not be surprised at the fiery trial that has come upon you, as though something strange were happening to you.
- πειρασμὸνpeirasmonnoun · accusative (object) · masculine singulartagged: a trial
2 Peter
one use
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.
- πειρασμοῦpeirasmounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: temptation
Revelation
one use
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.
- πειρασμοῦpeirasmounoun · genitive (“of”) · masculine singulartagged: trial
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.