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3984 – πεῖρα (peira)

assay


Type:
Noun
fem. ♀
Greek: πεῖρα (peira)
Pronunciation: pi-rah
Gematria: 196(80 + 5 + 10 + 100 + 1)    words with the same gematria
Origin: From the base of G4008 (through the idea of piercing)
Usage: 2 times in NT

Description

  1. A trial, experience, attempt.
  2. To attempt a thing, to make trial of a thing or of a person.
  3. To have a trial of a thing.
  4. To experience, learn to know by experience.


Word root

Word with peira as root:

ἄπειροςapeirosG0552unskilful
πειράζωpeirazoG3985tempt
πειράωpeiraoG3987assay

Equivalent Hebrew/Aramaic words

In the Greek Septuagint (LXX) translation, the following Hebrew/Aramaic words have been translated into peira :

מַסָּהmassahH4531adespair
נָסָהnasahH5254to test

Alternative forms

Grammatical code shortcode Swedish Quantity
Noun Noun
acc. sing. ♀ accusative singular feminine
N-ASF-2


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Usage in NT


2
Total    2

References (2 occurances in 2 verses)




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