What does ἐκπειράζω (ekpeirázō) mean in the Bible?
ἐκπειράζω (ekpeirázō): Testing God's patience or faithfulness by pushing limits, often implying presumptuous challenge rather than innocent inquiry.
Greek · G1598
ἐκπειράζω
To test thoroughly
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ἐκπειράζω G1598
Pronunciation ekpeirázō
What does ἐκπειράζω (ekpeirázō) mean in the Bible?
ἐκπειράζω (ekpeirázō): Testing God's patience or faithfulness by pushing limits, often implying presumptuous challenge rather than innocent inquiry.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1598?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include Do not put (2), to test (1), We should not test (1).
Where does ἐκπειράζω (ekpeirázō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 4:7. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (2), 1 Corinthians (1), Matthew (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It Do not put 2× Matthew 4:7, Luke 4:12
to test 1× Luke 10:25
We should not test 1× 1 Corinthians 10:9
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 4:7 ἐκπειράσεις to Do not put Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular Luke 4:12 ἐκπειράσεις to Do not put Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular Luke 10:25 ἐκπειράζων to to test Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular 1 Corinthians 10:9 ἐκπειράζωμεν to We should not test Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 4:7
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 3
Matthew 1 Luke 2 1 Corinthians 1
Source forms
ἐκπειράσεις 2x ekpeiraseis Matthew 4:7, Luke 4:12
ἐκπειράζωμεν 1x ekpeirazōmen 1 Corinthians 10:9
ἐκπειράζων 1x ekpeirazōn Luke 10:25
Parsing patterns
Verb - Future Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular 2x Matthew 4:7, Luke 4:12
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular 1x Luke 10:25
Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural 1x 1 Corinthians 10:9
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Testing God's patience or faithfulness by pushing limits, often implying presumptuous challenge rather than innocent inquiry.
Strong's G1598
Lexical occurrences 4 verses Greek text appearances 4 times Word forms 3 forms 4 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Luke 10:25–37 Source Gloss
to test thoroughly
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Testing God's patience or faithfulness by pushing limits, often implying presumptuous challenge rather than innocent inquiry.
= cl. ἐκπειράομαι, to put to the proof or test, make trial of, tempt: with accusative, of God, Mat.4:7 (LXX), Luk.4:12 (ib.), 1Co.10:9; of Christ, Luk.10:25 (Cremer, 497).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 4:7 Verb Second Person Singular Future Active Indicative
ἐκπειράσεις ekpeiraseiv
I put to the test, make trial of, tempt
Read verse Luke 4:12 Verb Second Person Singular Future Active Indicative
ἐκπειράσεις ekpeiraseiv
I put to the test, make trial of, tempt
Read verse Luke 10:25 Verb Present Active Participle Nominative Singular Masculine
ἐκπειράζων ekpeirazwn
I put to the test, make trial of, tempt
Read verse 1 Corinthians 10:9 Verb First Person Plural Present Active Subjunctive
ἐκπειράζωμεν ekpeirazwmen
I put to the test, make trial of, tempt
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 3 Aligned forms 4 Tenses Future, Present Voices Active
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 2×
Future Active Matt 4:7 · Luke 4:12 2×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Present Active Luke 10:25 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 1×
Present Active 1 Cor 10:9 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 4 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 2 future 2
Voice
active 4
Mood
indicative 2 subjunctive 1 participle 1
NT Occurrences
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
New Testament Witnesses
testing intensely
Additional Occurrences
Luke 10:25–37 ἐκπειράζων ekpeirázō
Testing, tempting
Luke 4:1–13 ἐκπειράσεις ekpeirázō
You shall not test
Showing 3 selected witnesses from 4 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
ἐκπειράζω is built from these roots:
Why This Word Matters
Reveals adversarial motive behind the lawyer’s question. Luke 10:25–37
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain