Greek word study

πειράζωpeirázō — I try, tempt, test

I try, tempt, test.

Translated in the King James as: assay, examine, go about, prove, tempt(-er), try

Appears 38 times in Scripture

Origin: from G3984 (πεῖρα);

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Where it appears

Matthew — 6×
Matt 4:1Matt 4:3Matt 16:1Matt 19:3Matt 22:18Matt 22:35
Mark — 4×
Mark 1:13Mark 8:11Mark 10:2Mark 12:15
Luke — 2×
Luke 4:2Luke 11:16
John — 2×
John 6:6John 8:6
Acts — 5×
Acts 5:9Acts 9:26Acts 15:10Acts 16:7Acts 24:6
1 Corinthians — 3×
1 Cor 7:51 Cor 10:91 Cor 10:13
2 Corinthians — 1×
2 Cor 13:5
Galatians — 1×
Gal 6:1
1 Thessalonians — 2×
1 Thess 3:5+ 1 more in 1 Thessalonians
Hebrews — 5×
Heb 2:18Heb 3:9Heb 4:15Heb 11:17+ 1 more in Hebrews
James — 4×
James 1:13James 1:14+ 2 more in James
Revelation — 3×
Rev 2:2Rev 2:10Rev 3:10

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Lexicon data: Open Scriptures Strong’s dictionaries (CC-BY-SA), Dodson Greek Lexicon (public domain). Word alignment: Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain). Self-hosted by Seen.