Lexical Summary ekpeirazō: to test thoroughly, tempt Original Word: ἐκπειράζωTransliteration: ekpeirazō Phonetic Spelling: (ek-pi-rad'-zo) Part of Speech: Verb Short Definition: to test thoroughly, tempt Meaning: to test thoroughly, tempt Strong's Concordance tempt. From ek and peirazo; to test thoroughly -- tempt. see GREEK ek see GREEK peirazo Thayer's Greek Lexicon STRONGS NT 1598: ἐκπειράζωἐκπειράζω; future ἐκπειράσω; (1 aorist ἐξεπείρασα, 1 Corinthians 10:9b L marginal reading T WH marginal reading); a word wholly biblical (put by Philo (de congr. erud. grat. § 30, Mang. 1:543) for the Sept.'s πειράζω in quoting Deuteronomy 8:2); to prove, test, thoroughly (A. V. tempt): τινα his mind and judgment, Luke 10:25; τόν Θεόν, to put to proof God's character and power: Matthew 4:7; Luke 4:12, after Deuteronomy 6:16, where for נִסָּה; τόν Χριστόν, by irreligion and immorality to test the patience or the avenging power of Christ (exalted to God's right hand), 1 Corinthians 10:9a ((yet L T WH Tr text κύριον), 9b L marginal reading T WH marginal reading Cf. Psalm 77:18 |