Genesis 22:1
And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am.
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1 Corinthians 10:9
Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.
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πειράζω
peirázō · pi-rad'-zo
5 times translated as this KJV form41 total Strong's occurrences
to test (objectively), i.e. endeavor, scrutinize, entice, discipline
Strong's KJV usage: :--assay, examine, go about, prove, tempt(-er), try.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Matthew 22:18Strong's last: 1 Corinthians 7:5
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nâçâh · naw-saw'
4 times translated as this KJV form36 total Strong's occurrences
to test; by implication, to attempt
Strong's KJV usage: adventure, assay, prove, tempt, try.
Strong's first: Genesis 22:1Strong's last: Isaiah 7:12
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ekpeirázō · ek-pi-rad'-zo
3 times translated as this KJV form6 total Strong's occurrences
to test thoroughly
Strong's KJV usage: :--tempt.
Other KJV renderings
Strong's first: Matthew 4:7Strong's last: 1 Corinthians 10:9
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bâchan · baw-khan'
1 times translated as this KJV form29 total Strong's occurrences
to test (especially metals); generally and figuratively, to investigate
Strong's KJV usage: examine, prove, tempt, try (trial).
Strong's first: Malachi 3:15Strong's last: Malachi 3:15
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H5254
And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham: and he said, Behold, here I am.
H5254
Wherefore the people did chide with Moses, and said, Give us water that we may drink. And Moses said unto them, Why chide ye with me? wherefore do ye tempt the LORD?
H5254
Ye shall not tempt the LORD your God, as ye tempted him in Massah.
H5254
But Ahaz said, I will not ask, neither will I tempt the LORD.
H974
And now we call the proud happy; yea, they that work wickedness are set up; yea, they that tempt God are even delivered.
G1598
Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
G3985
But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites?
G3985
Shall we give, or shall we not give? But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said unto them, Why tempt ye me? bring me a penny, that I may see it.
G1598
And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
G3985
But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them, Why tempt ye me?
G3985
Then Peter said unto her, How is it that ye have agreed together to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? behold, the feet of them which have buried thy husband are at the door, and shall carry thee out.
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Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?
G3985
Defraud ye not one the other, except it be with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan tempt you not for your incontinency.
G1598
Neither let us tempt Christ, as some of them also tempted, and were destroyed of serpents.
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tempt
TEMPT, verb transitive [Latin tento; teneo; Gr. the primary sense is to strain, urge, press.]
1. To incite or solicit to an evil act; to entice to something wrong by presenting arguments that are plausible or convincing, or by the offer of some pleasure or apparent advantage as the inducement.
My lady Gray tempts him to this harsh extremity.
Every man is tempted, when he is drawn away by his own lust and enticed. James 1:13.
2. To provoke; to incite.
TEMPT not the brave and needy to despair.
3. To solicit; to draw; without the notion of evil.
Still his strength conceal'd,
Which tempted our attempt, and wrought our fall.
4. To try; to venture on; to attempt.
E'er leave be giv'n to tempt the nether skies.
5. In Scripture, to try; to prove; to put to trial for proof.
God did tempt Abraham. Genesis 22:1.
Ye shall not tempt the Lord your God. Deuteronomy 6:16.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). A conservative base-form lookup may be used when the exact inflected KJV form is not a Webster headword.
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