Peirasmós — G3986

G3986 · Greek — πειρασμός

Pronunciation: pi-ras-mos'

Definition

masculine noun

a putting to proof (by experiment (of good), experience (of evil), solicitation, discipline or provocation); by implication, adversity

  1. universally, trial, proving
  2. below, and Lightfoot at the passage)
  3. specifically, the trial of man's fidelity, integrity, virtue, constancy, etc
  4. 'temptation' (i. e. trial) of God by men, i. e. rebellion against God, by which his power and justice are, as It were, put to the proof and challenged to show themselves

Usually translated as

temptation, try

Origin

from G3985

Occurrences

Peirasmós occurs 21 times in 20 verses of the King James.

Distribution of the word across the Bible: Matthew (2), Mark (1), Luke (6), Acts (1), 1 Corinthians (1), Galatians (1), 1 Timothy (1), Hebrews (1), James (2), 1 Peter (2), 2 Peter (1), Revelation (1)

Strong's Lexicon — P