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πειράω

α-contract Verb;

Transliteration:

Principal Part:

Structure: πειρά (Stem) + ω (Ending)

Etym.: pei=ra

Sense

to attempt, endeavour, try
to make trial of, to make an attempt on
to try one's fortune, try one's skill in thieving, to make an attempt
to make an attempt on
to try to, to try
to make trial of, to make trial of the strength, to make an attempt
to make proof or trial of, to try one's chance at or in, to make proof, to make proof of, have experience of, make acquaintance with
to try one's fortune, try the chances of war
to make a trial or attempt with, tried their luck
examine into
to make an attem

Active
	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
Indicative	Singular	πείρω	πείρᾳς	πείρᾳ
Dual		πείρᾱτον	πείρᾱτον
Plural	πείρωμεν	πείρᾱτε	πείρωσιν*
Subjunctive	Singular	πείρω	πείρῃς	πείρῃ
Dual		πείρητον	πείρητον
Plural	πείρωμεν	πείρητε	πείρωσιν*
Optative	Singular	πείρῳμι	πείρῳς	πείρῳ
Dual		πείρῳτον	πειρῷτην
Plural	πείρῳμεν	πείρῳτε	πείρῳεν
Imperative	Singular		πεῖρᾱ	πειρᾶτω
Dual		πείρᾱτον	πειρᾶτων
Plural		πείρᾱτε	πειρῶντων, πειρᾶτωσαν
Infinitive	πείρᾱν
Participle	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
πειρων πειρωντος	πειρωσα πειρωσης	πειρων πειρωντος
Middle/Passive
	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
Indicative	Singular	πείρωμαι	πείρᾳ	πείρᾱται
Dual		πείρᾱσθον	πείρᾱσθον
Plural	πειρῶμεθα	πείρᾱσθε	πείρωνται
Subjunctive	Singular	πείρωμαι	πείρῃ	πείρηται
Dual		πείρησθον	πείρησθον
Plural	πειρώμεθα	πείρησθε	πείρωνται
Optative	Singular	πειρῷμην	πείρῳο	πείρῳτο
Dual		πείρῳσθον	πειρῷσθην
Plural	πειρῷμεθα	πείρῳσθε	πείρῳντο
Imperative	Singular		πείρω	πειρᾶσθω
Dual		πείρᾱσθον	πειρᾶσθων
Plural		πείρᾱσθε	πειρᾶσθων, πειρᾶσθωσαν
Infinitive	πείρᾱσθαι
Participle	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
πειρωμενος πειρωμενου	πειρωμενη πειρωμενης	πειρωμενον πειρωμενου

Active

1st person

2nd person

3rd person

Indicative

Singular

Dual

Plural

Subjunctive

Singular

Dual

Plural

Optative

Singular

Dual

Plural

Imperative

Singular

Dual

Plural

πειρῶντων, πειρᾶτωσαν

Infinitive

πείρᾱν

Participle

Masculine

Feminine

Neuter

πειρων πειρωντος

πειρωσα πειρωσης

πειρων πειρωντος

Middle/Passive

1st person

2nd person

3rd person

Indicative

Singular

Dual

Plural

Subjunctive

Singular

Dual

Plural

Optative

Singular

Dual

Plural

Imperative

Singular

Dual

Plural

πειρᾶσθων, πειρᾶσθωσαν

Infinitive

πείρᾱσθαι

Participle

Masculine

Feminine

Neuter

πειρωμενος πειρωμενου

πειρωμενη πειρωμενης

πειρωμενον πειρωμενου

Active
	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
Indicative	Singular	ἐπεῖρων	ἐπεῖρᾱς	ἐπεῖρᾱν*
Dual		ἐπείρᾱτον	ἐπειρᾶτην
Plural	ἐπείρωμεν	ἐπείρᾱτε	ἐπεῖρων
Middle/Passive
	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
Indicative	Singular	ἐπειρῶμην	ἐπείρω	ἐπείρᾱτο
Dual		ἐπείρᾱσθον	ἐπειρᾶσθην
Plural	ἐπειρῶμεθα	ἐπείρᾱσθε	ἐπείρωντο

Active

1st person

2nd person

3rd person

Indicative

Singular

Dual

Plural

Middle/Passive

1st person

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Indicative

Singular

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Examples

Πειρᾷ μου, εἰ μέμηνα; (Lucian, Dialogi deorum, 1:3)
σκώπτειν πειρᾷ καὶ κωμῳδεῖν τοῦ σπουδάζειν ἀμελήσασ, οὐ γιγνώσκων ὅτι τοῦ Πλούτου παρέχω βελτίονασ ἄνδρασ καὶ τὴν γνώμην καὶ τὴν ἰδέαν. (Aristophanes, Plutus, Agon, epirrheme 1:17)
πειρᾷ μὲν οὖν ἴσωσ σε καὶ τῶν τιτθίων ἐφάπτεταί σου λανθάνειν δοκῶν ἐμέ. (Aristophanes, Plutus, Episode 2:17)
ὦ πάντα τολμῶν κἀπὸ παντὸσ ἂν φέρων λόγου δικαίου μηχάνημα ποικίλον, τί ταῦτα πειρᾷ κἀμὲ δεύτερον θέλεισ ἑλεῖν ἐν οἷσ μάλιστ’ ἂν ἀλγοίην ἁλούσ; (Sophocles, Oedipus at Colonus, episode 1:1)
νῦν τ’ αὖθισ ἡνίκ’ εἰσορᾷσ πόλιν τέ μοι ξυνοῦσαν εὔνουν τήνδε καὶ γένοσ τὸ πᾶν, πειρᾷ μετασπᾶν, σκληρὰ μαλθακῶσ λέγων. (Sophocles, Oedipus at Colonus, episode 1:4)
καὶ τῷ Λευὶ εἶπε. δότε Λευὶ δήλουσ αὐτοῦ καὶ ἀλήθειαν αὐτοῦ, τῷ ἀνδρὶ τῷ ὁσίῳ, ὃν ἐπείρασαν αὐτὸν ἐν πείρᾳ, ἐλοιδόρησαν αὐτὸν ἐπὶ ὕδατοσ ἀντιλογίασ. (Septuagint, Liber Deuteronomii 33:8)
Ἥψατο δὲ καὶ δικαίων πεῖρα θανάτου, καὶ θραῦσισ ἐν ἐρήμῳ ἐγένετο πλήθουσ. ἀλλ̓ οὐκ ἐπὶ πολὺ ἔμεινεν ἡ ὀργή. (Septuagint, Liber Sapientiae 18:20)
τούτοισ εἶξεν ὁ ὀλοθρεύων, ταῦτα δὲ ἐφοβήθησαν. ἦν γὰρ μόνη ἡ πεῖρα τῆσ ὀργῆσ ἱκανή. (Septuagint, Liber Sapientiae 18:25)
Οὐκ ἀσφαλὴσ ἡ πεῖρα, ὦ Πρωτεῦ. (Lucian, Dialogi Marini, menelaus and proteus, chapter 2 1:4)
ἐῶ γὰρ λέγειν ὁπόσα ἐπὶ πείρᾳ τῆσ μαντικῆσ ἐπιτεχνῶνται αὐτῷ ἄρνεια κρέα καὶ χελώνασ εἰσ τὸ αὐτὸ ἕψοντεσ, ὥστε εἰ μὴ τὴν ῥῖνα ὀξὺσ ἦν, κἂν ἀπῆλθεν αὐτοῦ ὁ Λυδὸσ καταγελῶν. (Lucian, Bis accusatus sive tribunalia, (no name) 1:10)

Derived

ἀναπειράομαι (to try or attempt again, to renew or continue their exercises)
ἀποπειράομαι (to make trial, essay, proof of)
διαπειράομαι (to make trial or proof of, to have experience)
ἐκπειράομαι (to make trial of, prove, tempt)

Source: Henry George Liddell. Robert Scott. "A Greek-English Lexicon". revised and augmented throughout by. Sir Henry Stuart Jones.

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πειράω

Sense

Conjugation

Present tense

Imperfect tense

Examples

Synonyms

to attempt

to make trial of

to make an attempt on

to make trial of

to make proof or trial of

examine into

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πειράω

Sense

Conjugation

Present tense

Imperfect tense

Examples

Synonyms

to attempt

to make trial of

to make an attempt on

to make trial of

to make proof or trial of

examine into

Derived

Similar forms

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