πειρητίζω
peiretizo
attempt, try, prove
Appears 11 times across Homer's epics.
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Dictionary (LSJ)
πειρητίζω, Ep. form of πειράω, only pres. and impf., A. attempt, try, prove, abs., Il. 15.615, Od. 24.221 : c. inf., ῥήγνυσθαι μέγα τεῖχος . . πειρήτιζον Il. 12.257 ; πλήκτρῳ ἐπειρήτιζε touched the strings with it, h.Merc. 53,419. II. c. gen. pers., make trial of, συβώτεω πειρητίζων εἰ . . Od. 14.459 ; συβώτεω π., ἤ μιν ἔτʼ ἐνδυκέως φιλέοι . . ἦ . . 15.304; μή τί μευ, ἠΰτε παιδός . . , πειρήτιζε Il. 7.235. 2. c. gen. rei, σθένεος καὶ ἀλκῆς Od. 22.237 ; τόξου 21.124, 149. III. c. acc., στίχας ἀνδρῶν π. attempt, i.e. attack, the lines, Il. 12.47.
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