UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

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πεῖρα

MainId: 003887000000000

Version: 0

HasAramaic: False

InLXX: True

AlphaPos: π

StrongCodes: G3984

Notes: {'Caller': 1, 'LanguageCode': 'en', 'LastEdited': '', 'LastEditedBy': '', 'References': [], 'Content': 'The phrase πεῖραν λαμβάνω may be regarded as a so-called low-grade idiom, or λαμβάνω may be regarded as a relatively empty term which serves primarily to mark case relations. See Domain 90, footnote 17.'}

BaseForms:

1. BaseFormID: 003887001000000

   PartsOfSpeech: noun, f.

   Inflections:

   1. Lemma: πεῖρα

      BaseFormIndex: 1

      Realizations: -ας

   RelatedLemmas: {'Word': 'πειράζω', 'Meanings': []}

   LEXMeanings:

   1. LEXID: 003887001001000

      LEXIsBiblicalTerm: Y

      LEXEntryCode: 68.58

      LEXIndent: 0

      LEXDomains: Aspect

      LEXSubDomains: Try, Attempt

      LEXCollocations: πεῖραν λαμβάνω

      LEXSenses:

      1. LanguageCode: en

         LastEdited: 2021-12-24 11:35:46

         DefinitionShort: (an idiom, literally: to take an attempt{N:001}) to attempt to do something, with the implication of not succeeding

         Glosses: ['to try', 'to attempt']

         Comments: In a number of languages expressions such as πειράζω[d], πειράομαι, and πεῖραν λαμβάνω may be expressed as ‘to start to do something, but not be able to’ or ‘to think that one can do something, but discover it is impossible.’

      LEXReferences: HEB 11:29, HEB 11:36