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Koine Greek wordlink #116910

SR GNT 1 Cor 10:9 ἐπείρασαν (epeirasan) ‘as some of them tested him and by serpents’ Strongs=39850 Lemma=peirazō
Word role=verb mood=indicative tense=aorist voice=active person=3rd number=plural
Year=59 AD

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Other uses (1) of identical word form ἐπείρασαν (V-IAA3··P) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἐπείρασαν’ (V-IAA3··P) has 2 different glosses: ‘tested him’, ‘tested me’.

Heb 3:9 ‘where tested me the fathers of you_all’ SR GNT Heb 3:9 word 2

OET-LV: 9 where tested me the fathers of _you _all by trial, and they _saw the works of _me, (HEB_3:9)

OET-RV: 9 where your ancestors tested me through trials,
⇔ although they saw my actions (HEB 3:9)

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘peirazō’ have 24 different glosses: ‘be testing’, ‘being tempted’, ‘being tested’, ‘having_been tempted’, ‘is tempting’, ‘is_being tempted’, ‘may_be tempt’, ‘may_be tempted’, ‘to test’, ‘to_be tempted’, ‘I am_being tempted’, ‘he was attempting’, ‘they were attempting’, ‘they were tempted’, ‘you tested’, ‘you_all are testing’, ‘you_all may_be tested’, ‘attempted’, ‘tempted’, ‘tempting’, ‘tempting him’, ‘tested him’, ‘tested me’, ‘testing’.

Greek words (3) other than ἐπείρασαν (V-IAA3··P) with a gloss related to ‘tested’

HEB 11:17 πειραζόμενος (peirazomenos) V-PPP·NMS ‘has offered Abraʼam/(ʼAⱱrāhām) Isaʼak/(Yiʦḩāq) being tested and his only_birthed’ SR GNT Heb 11:17 word 6

OET-LV: 17 By _faith has _offered Abraʼam/(ʼAⱱrāhām) the Isaʼak/(Yiʦḩāq) being _tested, and his only _begotten was _offering, the one the promises having _accepted, (HEB_11:17)

OET-RV: 17 By faith, Abraham when he was tested offered up Isaac. He had received the promises and offered his only son— (HEB 11:17)

REV 2:2 ἐπείρασας (epeirasas) V-IAA2··S ‘to bear evil and you tested the ones saying themselves to_be’ SR GNT Rev 2:2 word 20

OET-LV: 2 I _have _known the works of _you, and the labour and the endurance of _you, and that not you _are _being _able to _bear evil, and you _tested the ones saying themselves to _be ambassadors, and not they _are, and you _found them false, (REV_2:2)

OET-RV: 2 “I know about your activities and work, and your endurance and that you can’t tolerate evil people, and that you’ve investigated the ones who call themselves missionaries but are not, and you’ve found them to be frauds. (REV 2:2)

REV 2:10 πειρασθῆτε (peirasthaʸte) V-SAP2··P ‘into prison in_order_that you_all may_be tested and you_all will_be having tribulation’ SR GNT Rev 2:10 word 22

OET-LV: 10 Not be _fearing what you _are _going to _be _suffering. Behold, is _going to _be _throwing some the devil of you _all into prison, in _order _that you _all _may _be _tested, and you _all _will _be _having tribulation ten for _days. Be _becoming faithful until death, and I _will _be _giving to _you the crown of_ the _life. (REV_2:10)

OET-RV: 10 Don’t be afraid about what you’re going to suffer. Yes, the devil will throw some of you into prison where your faith will be tested, and you’ll experience persecution for ten days. Just remain faithful, even if it means death, and I’ll give you life as a reward. (REV 2:10)

Key: V=verb