Ancient Greek

• (4th AD Koine) IPA^(key): /piráz̚zo/

• (10th AD Byzantine) IPA^(key): /piráz̚zo/

• (15th AD Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /piɾázo/

Verb

πειράζω • ‎(peirázō)

1. to make proof or trial of
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 16.319
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 23.114
   • 800 BCE – 600 BCE, Homer, Odyssey 9.281
   1. (with infinitive) to attempt to do
      • 200 BCE – 118 BCE, Polybius, The Histories 2.6.9
      • 300 BCE – 200 BCE, Septuagint, Judges 6.39
      • New Testament, Acts of the Apostles 16.7
      • New Testament, Acts of the Apostles 24.6
      • 125 CE – 200 CE, Lucian, Podagra (Gout) 149
      • 100 BCE – 600 CE, Anacreontea 31.24
      • 200 BCE – 118 BCE, Polybius, Fragments 195
   2. (passive) are tried, proved
      • 342 BCE – 290 BCE, Menander, Monostichoi 573
      • 110 BCE – 35 BCE, Philodemus, On Phenomena and Inferences 32
2. (with accusative of person) to try or tempt a person, put them to the test
   • 300 BCE – 200 BCE, Septuagint, Genesis 22.1
   • New Testament, Second Epistle to the Corinthians 13.5
   • 300 BCE – 200 BCE, Septuagint, Exodus 17.2
   • New Testament, Acts of the Apostles 15.10
   • New Testament, First Epistle to the Corinthians 10.9
   1. to seek to seduce, tempt
      • 300 BCE – 250 BCE, Apollonius of Rhodes, Argonautica 3.10
      • New Testament, First Epistle to the Thessalonians 3.5
      • 64 BCE – 24 CE, Strabo, Geography 16.4.24
      • 150 CE – 250 CE, Alexander of Aphrodisias, Problems 2.54
      • Cyranus, Collected Works 47
      • 70 CE – 110 CE, The Gospel of Matthew 4.1

Inflection

• Many authors use the forms of πειράω ‎(peiráō) for forms other than present and imperfect.

References

• πειράζω in Liddell & Scott (1940) A Greek–English Lexicon, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• πειράζω in Liddell & Scott (1889) An Intermediate Greek–English Lexicon, New York: Harper & Brothers
• πειράζω in Autenrieth, Georg (1891) A Homeric Dictionary for Schools and Colleges, New York: Harper and Brothers
• «πειράζω» in Bailly, Anatole (1935) Le Grand Bailly: Dictionnaire grec-français, Paris: Hachette
• «πειράζω» in Cunliffe, Richard J. (1924) A Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect: Expanded Edition, Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, published 1963
• “G3985”, in Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance to the Bible, 1979

Greek

Etymology

From Ancient Greek πειράζω ‎(peirázō).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [piˈɾazo]
• Hyphenation: πει‧ρά‧ζω

Verb

πειράζω • ‎(peirázo) ‎(simple past πείραξα, passive form πειράζομαι)

1. (transitive, most senses) annoy, bother, irritate, vex

   Με πειράζει πολύ η φασαρία εδώ.‎ ― Me peirázei polý i fasaría edó. ― The noise here is annoying me greatly.

   Θα σας πείραζε αν άνοιγα το παράθυρο;‎ ― Tha sas peíraze an ánoiga to paráthyro? ― Would it bother you if I opened the window?

2. (intransitive, only in the impersonal third person form πειράζει) matter, mind, bother

   Δεν πειράζει, έχω άλλο.‎ ― Den peirázei, écho állo. ― It's okay, I have another one.

   Όχι, δε με πειράζει καθόλου.‎ ― Óchi, de me peirázei kathólou. ― No, I don't mind at all.

3. (transitive, most senses) hurt, bother, offend

   Τα λόγια του με πείραξαν πολύ.‎ ― Ta lógia tou me peíraxan polý. ― His words hurt me very much.

   Αυτοί είναι ήχοι που πειράζουν τ' αυτί.‎ ― Aftoí eínai íchoi pou peirázoun t' aftí. ― These are sounds that offend the ear.

4. (transitive) harass, bother (sexually)

   Δεν μπορεί να πάει πουθενά χωρίς να την πειράζουν άνδρες ανελέητα.‎ ― Den boreí na páei pouthená chorís na tin peirázoun ándres aneléita. ― She can't go anywhere without men relentlessly harassing her.

   Έγινε καβγάς διότι κάποιος πείραξε την φιλενάδα του.‎ ― Égine kavgás dióti kápoios peíraxe tin filenáda tou. ― There was a fight because someone bothered his girlfriend.

5. (transitive) tease, make fun of, joke, rib, kid, banter

   Μην ταράζεσαι, απλά σε πειράζει.‎ ― Min tarázesai, aplá se peirázei. ― Don't get upset, he's only joking with you.

   Στην αρχή, πείραζαν ο ένας τον άλλον ανελέητα.‎ ― Stin archí, peírazan o énas ton állon aneléita. ― In the beginning, they teased each other mercilessly.

6. (transitive) move, touch, tamper with (so as to annoy someone by doing so)

   Ποιος πείραξε τους δίσκους μου;‎ ― Poios peíraxe tous dískous mou? ― Who touched my records?

   Μην πειράζεις την γάτα, θα σε γρατσούνισει.‎ ― Min peirázeis tin gáta, tha se gratsoúnisei. ― Don't touch the cat, it'll scratch you.

7. (transitive) affect (negatively), trouble, bother, not agree with (of food)

   Αυτή η μπριζόλα που έφαγε τον πείραξε αργότερα.‎ ― Aftí i brizóla pou éfage ton peíraxe argótera. ― The steak he ate bothered him (gave him a stomach ache) later on.

   Το κάπνισμα πειράζει στην υγεία.‎ ― To kápnisma peirázei stin ygeía. ― Smoking bothers/harms health.

   Όχι, ευχαριστώ. Το ψάρι με πειράζει.‎ ― Óchi, efcharistó. To psári me peirázei. ― No, thank you. Fish doesn't agree with me.

8. (transitive, colloquial, usually as an adjective) modify, change, tweak (something so it is better or more suited)

   Το αμάξι μου είναι πειραγμένο.‎ ― To amáxi mou eínai peiragméno. ― My car is modified.

   Χρειάζομαι πειραγμένη κιθάρα διότι είμαι αριστερόχειρας.‎ ― Chreiázomai peiragméni kithára dióti eímai aristerócheiras. ― I need a modified guitar since I am left-handed.

Conjugation

Synonyms

• (annoy): ενοχλώ
• (hurt): πληγώνω
• (harass): παρενοχλώ
• (tease): κοροϊδεύω