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πειράω

α-contract Verb; 자동번역 Transliteration:

Principal Part: πειράω

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

Conjugation

Present tense

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
Participle		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
Participle		πειρωμενος πειρωμενου	πειρωμενη πειρωμενης	πειρωμενον πειρωμενου

Imperfect tense

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

The inflection forms above were generated by rules and some usages of them were not attested.

Due to a bug of system, some forms may display wrong accents.

Examples

οὐ τοίνυν θαυμάσαιμ’ ἄν, εἰ καὶ δακρύειν καὶ ἐλεινοὺσ ἑαυτοὺσ πειρῷντο ποιεῖν. (Demosthenes, Speeches 31-40, 41:1)
εἰ <δὲ> καὶ ὅπωσ τὸ ἐν Δελφοῖσ ἱερὸν αὐτόνομον ὥσπερ πρόσθεν γένοιτο φανεροὶ εἰήτ’ ἐπιμελούμενοι, μὴ συμπολεμοῦντεσ ἀλλὰ πρεσβεύοντεσ ἀνὰ τὴν Ἑλλάδα, ἐγὼ μὲν οὐδὲν ἂν οἶμαι θαυμαστὸν εἶναι, εἰ καὶ πάντασ τοὺσ Ἕλληνασ ὁμογνώμονάσ τε καὶ συνόρκουσ καὶ συμμάχουσ λάβοιτε ἐπ’ ἐκείνουσ, οἵτινεσ ἐκλιπόντων Φωκέων τὸ ἱερὸν καταλαμβάνειν πειρῷντο. (Xenophon, Minor Works, , chapter 5 10:1)
εἰ οὖν σωφρονοῖεν, αὐτοὶ συστάντεσ καὶ στρατηγοὺσ ἑλόμενοι ἑαυτῶν καθ’ ἑαυτοὺσ ἂν τὴν πορείαν ποιοῖντο καὶ πειρῷντο ἀγαθόν τι λαμβάνειν. (Xenophon, Anabasis, , chapter 2 14:1)
πᾶσαι γὰρ ἐπώχατο, τοὶ δὲ κατ’ αὐτὰσ ἱστάμενοι πειρῶντο βίῃ ῥήξαντεσ ἐσελθεῖν. (Homer, Iliad, Book 12 24:9)

Synonyms

to attempt
- ἐπιχειρέω (to endeavour or attempt to)
- πειρητζ́̓ω (to attempt, try, prove)
to make trial of
- πειρητζ́̓ω (to make trial of)
- ἀποπειράομαι (to make trial, essay, proof of)
- πειράζω (to make proof or trial of)
to make an attempt on
- πειράζω ( to attempt to do)
- ἐπιχειρέω (to make an attempt on, to set upon, attack)
- προεπιχειρέω (to attempt beforehand)
- πειρητζ́̓ω (to attempt, attack)
- μήδομαι (to invent, attempt)
to make trial of
- πειρητζ́̓ω (to make trial of)
- ἀποπειράομαι (to make trial, essay, proof of)
to make proof or trial of
- διαπειράομαι (to make trial or proof of, to have experience)
examine into
- ἀναζητέω (to examine into, investigate)
- ἀνακρίνω (to examine)
- διαθρέω (to look closely into, examine closely)
- ζητέω (I inquire into, examine, consider)
- συνδιοράω (to examine together)
- συνθεάομαι (to examine together)
- συνεπισκοπέω (to examine together with)
- συνδοκιμάζω (to examine together)
- προανακρίνω (to examine before)
- προεξετάζω (to examine before)
- εἰσαναβαίνω (to go up to or into)
- εἰσνέομαι (to go into)
- εἰσέρπω (to go into)
- εἰσάνειμι (to go up into)

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)

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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

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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

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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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