pei`ra, PE `IRA, pei`ra
PE `IRA , hJ , a trial, attempt, essay, experiment, Theogn ., Soph. , etc. ;— pei`ran e[cein to be proved, Pind. ; but, pei`ran e[cein tinov" to have experience of a thing, Xen. ; p. e[cei th`" gnwvmh" involves a trial of your resolution, Thuc. ;— pei`ravn tino" lambavnein to make trial or proof of. . , Xen. , etc. :— pei`ravn tino" didovnai , Lat. specimen sui edere , Thuc.
2. with Preps., ajpo; peivrh" by experiment, Hdt .:— eij" pei`ravn tino" e[rcesqai, ijevnai Eur ., Thuc. :— ejn peivra/ tino;" givgnesqai to be acquainted with, associate with one, Xen. :— ejpi; peivra/ by way of test or trial, Ar.
II.
an attempt on
or
against
one,
c. gen
.,
Soph.
III.
generally,
an attempt, enterprise,
Aesch
.,
Soph.
peiravzw
peiravzw : Pass. , aor. I ejpeiravsqhn , pf. pepeivrasmai :—like peiravw , to make proof or trial of, tinov" Od.:— c. inf. to attempt to do, N.T. :— Pass. , pepeiravsqw let trial be made, Ar.
II. c. acc. pers. to try or tempt a person, put him to the test, N.T .: absol. , oJ peiravzwn the Tempter, Ib.:— Pass. to be sorely tempted, to be tempted to sin, Ib.
Peiraieuv"
Peiraieuv" or Peira<Eth>euv" , oJ , Peiraeeus, the most noted harbour of Athens; gen. Peiraievw" , Att. Peiraiw`" , dat. Peiraiei` , acc. Peiraia` , Ion. Peiraieva .— Adj. Peirai>kov" , hv, ovn , Plut.
peirai>kov"
peirai>kov" , hv, ovn , over the border, gh` p . border- country, the March, Thuc.
peiraivnw
peiraivnw , aor. I ejpeivrhna , ( pei`rar ) to fasten by the two ends, to tie fast, seirh;n ejx aujtou` peirhvnante having tied a rope to him, Od.
pei`rar
pei`rar , a±to", tov , poët. for pevra" , an end, mostly in pl. , peivrata gaivh" the ends of the earth, Hom. :— absol. , peivrata the ends or ties of ropes, Od.; cf. ejpallavssw .
II.
the end
or
issue
of a thing, Ib.;
eJkavstou peivratÆ e[eipen
of the issues
or
chief points,
Il.:—pleonastic,
peivrata nivkh"
=
nivkh, peivratÆ ojlevqrou
=
o[leqro"
,
Hom.
III.
act.
that which gives the finish
to a thing,
peivrata tevcnh"
,
the finishers
of his art (of tools), Od.
peirasmov"
peirasmov" , oJ , ( peiravzw ) trial, temptation, N.T.
peirastikov"
peirastikov" , hv, ovn , ( peiravzw ) tentative, Arist.
peiratevon
peira<Eth>tevon , verb. Adj. of peiravw , one must attempt, Plat.
peirateuvw
peira<Eth>teuvw , ( peirathv" ) to be a pirate, Strab.