ἀπόπειρα
From LSJ
ἀλλ᾽ ἀμφὶ τοῖς σφαλεῖσι μὴ 'ξ ἑκουσίας ὀργὴ πέπειρα → to those who err in judgment, not in will, anger is gentle | men's wrath is softened toward those who have erred unwittingly
English (LSJ)
ἡ,
A trial, venture, ἀ. ποιεῖσθαι τῆς μάχης make trial of their way of fighting, Hdt.8.9; ναυμαχίας ἀ. λαμβάνειν Th.7.21; δοῦναι ἀ. εὐσεβείας give proof of it, Ph.1.650.
German (Pape)
[Seite 318] ἡ, Versuch, Probe, τινὸς ποιεῖσθαι Her. 8, 9; ἀπόπειραν λαμβάνειν ναυμαχίας Thuc. 7, 21; Pol. 27, 4; vgl. 22, 17 u. Sp.
Greek (Liddell-Scott)
ἀπόπειρα: δοκιμή, τόλμημα, ἀπ. ποιεῖσθαι τῆς μάχης, δοκιμάζειν τίνι τρόπῳ μάχονται, Ἡρόδ. 8. 9˙ ἀπ. ναυμαχίας λαμβάνειν, δοκιμὴν ναυμαχίας ποιεῖν, Θουκ., 7. 21˙ δοῦναι ἀπ. εὐσεβείας, ἀπόδειξιν εὐσεβείας, Φίλων 1. 650.
