Definition
πεῖρα, -ας, ἡ
(πειράω), [in LXX: Deuteronomy 28:56 (π. λαμβάνειν, נָסָה pi.) Deuteronomy 33:8 (מַסָּה), Wis.18.20, 25, 2Ma.8.9, 4Ma.8.1 * ;]
trial, experiment; π. λαμβάνειν, to make trial, have experience of: Hebrews 11:29, 36 (for exx., see Field, Notes, 232 f.).
Usage patterns
Occurrences
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- Hebrews 11:29πεῖραν · triedBy faith the people passed through the Red Sea as on dry land; but when the Egyptians tried to follow, they were drowned.
- Hebrews 11:36πεῖρανStill others endured mocking and flogging, and even chains and imprisonment.