πειράω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

πεῖρᾰ (peîra) + -ᾰ́ω (-áō)

Pronunciation

 

Verb

πειρᾰ́ω (peiráō)

  1. to try [+infinitive = to do]
  2. to make an attempt [+genitive = on someone or something]
  3. (middle) to try [+infinitive = to do], [+participle = to do]
  4. (middle) to test, make a trial of [+genitive = someone or something]
  5. (middle) to test one's own skill, abilities, or fortune [+genitive = in something]

Conjugation

Further reading

  • πειράω in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • πειράω in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • πειράω in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
  • πειράω in Slater, William J. (1969) Lexicon to Pindar, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter
  • πειράω in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
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