πειρασμός

peirasmos
temptation/testing: temptation
Strong’s G3986Noun, masculine21 times in the New Testament (critical text)

Where it occurs

Translated as

temptation11
trials4
of testing2
trial2
test1
a trial1

In the text

Abbott-Smith

πειρασμός, -οῦ, ὁ
(πειράζω), [in LXX for מַסָּה, עִנְיָן ;]
1. = πεῖρα, an experiment Diosc.).
2. a trial, of ethical purpose and effect, whether good or evil (see Hort on Jas.1:13)
(a) in good or neutral sense: Gal.4:14, Jas.1:12, 1Pe.4:12; esp. of afflictions sent by God (Deu.7:19, Sir.21:1-28, al.): 2Pe.2:9, Rev.3:10; pl., Luk.22:28, Act.20:19, Jas.1:2, 1Pe.1:6;
(b) of trial regarded as leading to sin, temptation: Luk.8:13, 1Co.10:13, 1Ti.6:9; of the temptation of Jesus by the devil, Luk.4:13; εἰσφέρειν (ἔρχεσθαι, εἰσέρχ-) εἰς π., Mat.6:13 26:41, Mrk.14:38, Luk.11:4 22:40, 46;
(with) of the testing or challenge of God by man (see: πειράζω, 3, with) : Heb.3:8 (LXX: Psa.95:9, where κατα τ. ἡμέραν πειρασμοῦ = מַסָּה the day of Massah).†
SYN.: δοκίμιον
(AS)

Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.