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Brown-Driver-Briggs /Thayer Dictionary - πεῖρα

πεῖρα

G3984

Transliteration: peîra

Pronunciation: pi'-rah

Definition: assaying


- Original: πεῖρα

- Transliteration: Peira

- Phonetic: pi'-rah

- Definition:

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

- Origin: from the base of G4008" class="dictionary-topic-link">G4008 (through the idea of piercing)

- TDNT entry: 06:23,8

- Part(s) of speech: Noun Feminine

- Strong's: From the base of G4008" class="dictionary-topic-link">G4008 (through the idea of piercing); a test that is attempt experience: - assaying trial.


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