Ancient Greek

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Etymology

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πεῖρᾰ (peîra) +‎ -ᾰ́ω (-áō)

Pronunciation

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Verb

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πειρᾰ́ω (peiráō)

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

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • 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