πεῖρα
peira · attempt, experience
Greek word · Strong’s number G3984 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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peira (πεῖρα) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “attempt, experience”.
An attempt or trial; "take a trial of", try something or come to know it by experience.
How to say it
pei·ra
Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.
Its senses in the Bible
- To try to see whether something can be done.
- To go through something oneself.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- attempted ×1
- experienced ×1
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Words that come from it
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Hebrews 11:29
By faith they crossed the Red Sea as on dry land, and when the Egyptians attempted to do it, they were swallowed up.
- Hebrews 11:36
And others experienced mockings and floggings, and even chains and prison.