πεῖρα, ας (
Ionic dialect πεῖρα,
accusative πεῖραν,
genitive -ης),
Aeolic dialect πέρρα [
Refs 4th c.AD+]: ἡ:—
trial, attempt, π. τοι μαθήσιος ἀρχά [
Refs 7th c.BC+]; opposed to δόξα, [
Refs 6th c.BC+]; ἢν μὲν ξυμβῇ ἡ π. [
Refs 3rd c.BC+]; πεῖραν ἔχοντες
being proved, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; but πεῖραν ἔχειν τινός to have
experience of, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. τινῶν ἔχειν ὅτι. [
Refs]; π. ἔχει τῆς γνώμης involves
a trial of your resolution, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; πεῖράν τινος λαμβάνειν or λαβεῖν to make
trial or
proof of, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; also, gain
experience of, ἐν ἑαυτῷ[
Refs 5th c.BC+]; πεῖράν τινος διδόναι (cf. Latin
specimen sui edere) Darei Epist. in [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; π. ποιεῖσθαι εἰ. [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; π. δέξασθαι
undertake, [
Refs 1st c.AD+]
2) with Preps, ἀπὸ πείρης by
experiment, opposed to αὐτόματον, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀποδοκιμασθῆναι διὰ τῆς π. [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἰέναι ἐς τὴν π. τοῦ ναυτικοῦ
try an action by sea, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀκοῆς κρείσσων ἐς π. ἔρχεται turns out
on trial greater than report, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; Κύρου ἐν πείρᾳ γενέσθαι to have been
acquainted with Cyrus, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐπὶ πείρᾳ by way of
test or
trial, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐπὶ π. δούς
on trial, [
Refs 4th c.BC+]; π. θανάτου πέρι καὶ ζωᾶς a
contest for, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]
II)
attempt on or
against one, πεῖράν τιν᾽ ἐχθρῶν ἁρπάσαι
a means of attacking, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; especially
attempt to seduce a woman, [
Refs 1st c.AD+]:
absolutely,
attempt, enterprise, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; πεῖραν ἀφορμᾶν to go forth upon
an enterprise, [
Refs 5th c.BC+]; compare πειρατής. (Cf. Latin
experior,
peritus.)