πειρῶ

Lemma: πειράω

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Definition

Try, attempt, or test; make an effort or put to proof. In the middle, make trial of or attempt for oneself, often “try to” do something or “make an attempt on” someone/something.

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Grammatical Analysis

"πειρῶ"

Verb type: standard (-ω) verb

Tense: present

Voice: middle (deponent in common usage)

Mood: indicative

Person: 1st

Number: singular

Lemma: πειράω / πειρῶμαι

Notes: Contract verb in -άω; the form πειρῶ can reflect either active or middle in form, but in classical usage πειράομαι is typically middle/deponent (‘I try/attempt’). Context determines whether it is functioning as active (‘I attempt’) or middle (‘I try for myself’).

Related Forms of πειράω

20 forms discovered

Other inflected forms of this word that have been analyzed:

πεῖραν accusative, singular, feminine ἐπειράσατο aorist, middle (deponent in meaning), indicative, ... πειρατεον n/a (verbal adjective; not marked for tense), n/a ... πειραις present, active, indicative, singular, 2nd πειρωμενοσ present, middle (deponent in many contexts for πει... πειρατε present, active, imperative, plural, second πειρήσομαι future, middle (deponent in meaning), indicative, ... ἐπείρᾰσεν aorist, active, indicative, singular, 3rd πειρῷτο present, middle, optative, singular, 3rd πειρᾶται present, middle/passive, subjunctive, plural, thir... Πειραν aorist, active, imperative, singular, 2nd πειρώμεθα present, middle (deponent in sense), subjunctive, ... πειραται present, middle/passive (morphologically), indicat... πειραθεῖεν aorist, passive, optative, plural, 3rd πειραθ’ aorist, active, imperative, singular, 2nd πειρώμενοι present, middle (deponent in many contexts), parti... ἐπειρώμην imperfect, middle, indicative, singular, 1st πεπείρημαι perfect, middle/passive, indicative, singular, 1st ἔπειρον imperfect, active, indicative, singular, 1st ἔπειραν aorist, active, indicative, singular, 1st

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