Strong’s G3984 · Greek
πεῖρα
peîra · pi'-rah
Origin from the base of πέραν (G4008) (through the idea of piercing);
Meaning a test, i.e. attempt, experience
In the King James Version assaying, trial.
In 2 verses of the King James Version
- Hebrews 11:29By faith they passed through the Red sea as by dry land: which the Egyptians assaying to do were drowned.
- Hebrews 11:36And others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment:
From James Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890): its Greek dictionary in the edition of Ulrik Petersen, its Hebrew and Chaldee dictionary in that of David Troidl and David Instone-Brewer; the King James words numbered as in the edition the site sets the King James Version from. Public domain.