πειράω
πειράω
πεῖρα
Act. to attempt, endeavour, try to do, c. inf., Il., Hdt., etc.
c. gen. pers. to make trial of one, Il.: in hostile sense, to make an attempt on, Hom., Hdt.
absol. to try oneʼs fortune, try oneʼs skill in thieving, Hhymn.; ναυσὶ π. to make an attempt by sea, Thuc.; cf. πειρατής.
c. acc. pers. to make an attempt on, Ar.
Dep. in the same sense, c. inf. to try to do, Il., Hdt.;—also foll. by εἰ, to try whether, Il.; by μή, Od.
most commonly, c. gen.,
c. gen. pers. to make trial of one, to see whether he is trustworthy, Hom., Hdt.:—also in hostile sense, to make trial of the strength of an enemy, Il.; π. τῆς Πελοποννήσου to make an attempt on it, Hdt.; τοῦ τείχους Thuc.
c. gen. rei, to make proof or trial of oneʼs strength, Hom.:— to try oneʼs chance at or in a work or contest, Hom.:—also to make proof of a thing, to see what it is good for, τόξου, νευρῆς Od.:— to make proof of, have experience of, make acquaintance with others, Hdt., Thuc.
absol. to try oneʼs fortune, try the chances of war, Il.
c. dat. modi, to make a trial or attempt with, ἐπειρήσαντο πόδεσσι tried their luck in the foot-race, Od.; σφαίρηι πειρήσαντο Od.; also, π. σὺν ἔντεσι, σὺν τεύχεσι πειρηθῆναι Il.
c. acc. rei, ἢ ἕκαστα πειρήσαιτο or should examine into each particular, Od.
c. acc. pers. to make an attempt on, Pind.
Headword (normalized):
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Headword (normalized/stripped):
πειραω
Intro Text:
πειράω
πεῖρα
Act. to attempt, endeavour, try to do, c. inf., Il., Hdt., etc.
c. gen. pers. to make trial of one, Il.: in hostile sense, to make an attempt on, Hom., Hdt.
absol. to try oneʼs fortune, try oneʼs skill in thieving, Hhymn.; ναυσὶ π. to make an attempt by sea, Thuc.; cf. πειρατής.
c. acc. pers. to make an attempt on, Ar.
Dep. in the same sense, c. inf. to try to do, Il., Hdt.;—also foll. by εἰ, to try whether, Il.; by μή, Od.
most commonly, c. gen.,
c. gen. pers. to make trial of one, to see whether he is trustworthy, Hom., Hdt.:—also in hostile sense, to make trial of the strength of an enemy, Il.; π. τῆς Πελοποννήσου to make an attempt on it, Hdt.; τοῦ τείχους Thuc.
c. gen. rei, to make proof or trial of oneʼs strength, Hom.:— to try oneʼs chance at or in a work or contest, Hom.:—also to make proof of a thing, to see what it is good for, τόξου, νευρῆς Od.:— to make proof of, have experience of, make acquaintance with others, Hdt., Thuc.
absol. to try oneʼs fortune, try the chances of war, Il.
c. dat. modi, to make a trial or attempt with, ἐπειρήσαντο πόδεσσι tried their luck in the foot-race, Od.; σφαίρηι πειρήσαντο Od.; also, π. σὺν ἔντεσι, σὺν τεύχεσι πειρηθῆναι Il.
c. acc. rei, ἢ ἕκαστα πειρήσαιτο or should examine into each particular, Od.
c. acc. pers. to make an attempt on, Pind.
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