peirazō · test, tempt

What it means

peirazō (πειράζω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “test, tempt”.

Put to the test; when the devil does it, tempt: push someone to fall. "The tempter" comes from the same verb.

How to say it

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

1. To test someone to see what they are or will do; also to attempt something.
2. To push someone to sin, like the devil.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• testing ×9
• tempted ×5
• test ×5
• be tempted ×2
• be tested ×2
• being tested ×2
• has been tested ×1
• he was trying ×1
• tempt ×1
• tempter ×1
• others ×8

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Matthew×6
• Mark×4
• Luke×2
• John×1
• Acts×5
• 1 Corinthians×3
• 2 Corinthians×1
• Galatians×1
• 1 Thessalonians×2
• Hebrews×5
• James×4
• Revelation×3

• Matthew 4:1

  Then Jesus was led up into the wilderness by the Spirit to be tested by the devil.

• Matthew 4:3

  And the one testing him came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become loaves of bread.”

• Matthew 16:1

  And the Pharisees and Sadducees came and, testing him, asked him to show them a sign from heaven.

• Matthew 19:3

  And Pharisees came to him, testing him and saying, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?”

• Matthew 22:18

  But Jesus, knowing their wickedness, said, “Why are you testing me, hypocrites?

• Matthew 22:35

  And one of them, a lawyer, asked a question, testing him:

• Mark 1:13

  And he was in the wilderness forty days, being tested by Satan; and he was with the wild animals, and the angels were serving him.

• Mark 8:11

  And the Pharisees came out and began to argue with him, seeking from him a sign from heaven, testing him.

• Mark 10:2

  And they were asking him whether it is lawful for a man to divorce his wife, testing him.

• Mark 12:15

  But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said to them, “Why are you testing me? Bring me a denarius so that I may see it.”

• Luke 4:2

  for forty days, being tempted by the devil. And he did not eat anything in those days, and when they were completed, he was hungry.

• Luke 11:16

  And others, testing him, were seeking from him a sign from heaven.

• John 6:6

  But he was saying this to test him, for he himself knew what he was going to do.

• Acts 5:9

  And Peter said to her, “Why was it agreed between you to test the Spirit of the Lord? Look, the feet of those who have buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out.”

• Acts 9:26

  And when he arrived in Jerusalem, he was trying to join the disciples; and all were afraid of him, not believing that he was a disciple.

• Acts 15:10

  Now then, why are you putting God to the test by placing a yoke on the neck of the disciples that neither our fathers nor we have been able to bear?

• Acts 16:7

  And when they came opposite Mysia, they were trying to go into Bithynia, and the Spirit of Jesus did not allow them.

• Acts 24:6

  who even tried to profane the temple, and we seized him.

• 1 Corinthians 7:5

  Do not deprive one another, except perhaps by agreement for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer, and then be together again, so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

• 1 Corinthians 10:9

  Nor let us put the Messiah to the test, as some of them tested him, and they were being destroyed by the snakes.

• 1 Corinthians 10:13

  No temptation has seized you except a human one; and God is faithful, who will not let you be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also provide the way out, so as to be able to endure it.

• 2 Corinthians 13:5

  Test yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; examine yourselves. Or do you not recognize about yourselves that Jesus the Messiah is in you? —unless you are disqualified!

• Galatians 6:1

  Brothers, even if a person is caught in some trespass, you who are spiritual restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness, watching yourself, lest you too be tempted.

• 1 Thessalonians 3:5

  For this reason I also, when I could no longer bear it, sent to learn of your faith, for fear that the tempter had tempted you and our labor might be in vain.

• Hebrews 2:18

  For because he himself has suffered when tested, he is able to help those who are being tested.

• Hebrews 3:9

  where your fathers tested me by putting me to the proof, and saw my works

• Hebrews 4:15

  For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who has been tested in every way just as we are, yet without sin.

• Hebrews 11:17

  By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac; and the one who had received the promises was offering up his only son,

• James 1:13

  Let no one say when he is tempted, “I am being tempted by God,” for God cannot be tempted by evil, and he himself tempts no one.

• James 1:14

  But each one is tempted by his own desire, being dragged away and enticed.

• Revelation 2:2

  I know your works, and your toil and your endurance, and that you cannot bear evil people, and that you have tested those who call themselves apostles and are not, and you have found them false;

• Revelation 2:10

  Do not fear any of the things that you are about to suffer. Look, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, so that you may be tested, and you will have affliction for ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.

• Revelation 3:10

  Because you have kept the word of my endurance, I also will keep you from the hour of the trial that is about to come upon the whole inhabited world to test those who live on the earth.

And 4 more times.