The Koine Bible

Greek Lexicon

SBL Greek New Testament lexicon

πεῖρα

Lemmaπεῖρα
Citation formπεῖρα, ας, ἡ
Part of speechnoun
Glossa trial, experiment
Strong’sG3984
Transliterationpeîra
Definitiona test, i.e. attempt, experience
KJV glosses:--assaying, trial.
Derivationfrom the base of (through the idea of piercing)
SBLGNT occurrences2

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek formGrammar and occurrences
πεῖραν
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-)Hebrews 11:29
noun, accusative, singular, feminine (MorphGNT ----ASF-)Hebrews 11:36

Morphology

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: πειρα.