πειράω

Ancient Greek

Etymology

    πεῖρᾰ (peîră) +‎ -ᾰ́ω (-ắō)

    Pronunciation

     

    Verb

    πειρᾰ́ω • (peirắō)

    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

    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