πείρασις
From LSJ
τὸ δ' ἡδέως ζῆν καὶ ἱλαρῶς οὐκ ἔξωθέν ἐστιν, ἀλλὰ τοὐναντίον ὁ ἄνθρωπος τοῖς περὶ αὑτὸν πράγμασιν ἡδονὴν καὶ χάριν ὥσπερ ἐκ πηγῆς τοῦ ἤθους προστίθησιν → but a pleasant and happy life comes not from external things, but, on the contrary, man draws on his own character as a source from which to add the element of pleasure and joy to the things which surround him
English (LSJ)
εως, ἡ,
A attempt, D.C.47.25 ; esp. at seduction, Th. 6.56.
German (Pape)
[Seite 545] ἡ, das Versuchen, Erproben, die Versuchung, Thuc. 6, 56.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
πείρᾱσις: ἡ, ἀπόπειρα πρὸς ἀποπλάνησιν νέου, τὸν δ’ οὖν Ἁρμόδιον ἀπαρνηθέντα τὴν πείρασιν Δίων Κ. 36. 37· μάλιστα ἀπαγωγή, ἀποπλάνησις, Θουκ. 6. 56.
