πεῖρα

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λόγος γέ τοί τις ἔστι τῶν γεραιτέρων, ὅσ' ἂν ἀνόητ' ἢ µῶρα βουλευσώµεθα, ἅπαντ' ἐπὶ τὸ βέλτιον ἡµῖν ξυµφέρειν → there is in fact a saying among the elders, that whatever thoughtless, stupid decisions we make, they all turn out for the best for us

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Full diacritics: πεῖρα Medium diacritics: πεῖρα Low diacritics: πείρα Capitals: ΠΕΙΡΑ
Transliteration A: peîra Transliteration B: peira Transliteration C: peira Beta Code: pei=ra

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ας (Ion. πεῖρα, acc. πεῖραν, gen. -ης), Aeol. πέρρα Choerob. in An. Ox. 2.252 : ἡ:—

   A trial, attempt, π. τοι μαθήσιος ἀρχά Alcm.63 ; opp. δόξα, Thgn.571 ; πείρᾳ δ' οὐ προσωμίλησά πω S.Tr. 591 ; πικρὰν πεῖραν τολμήσειν Id.El.471 ; πείρᾳ σφαλῆναι Th. 1.70 ; ἢν μὲν ξυμβῇ ἡ π. Id.3.3 ; πείρᾳ θην πάντα τελεῖται Theoc. 15.62 ; πεῖραν ἔχοντες being proved, Pi. N. 4.76 ; but πεῖραν ἔχειν τινός to have experience of... X. Cyr.4.1.5 ; π. τινῶν ἔχειν ὅτι . . Id.An. 3.2.16 ; π. ἔχει τῆς γνώμης involves a trial of your resolution, Th. 1.140 ; πεῖράν τινος λαμβάνειν or λαβεῖν to make trial or proof of... E. Fr.691, Isoc. 12.236, Pl. Grg.448a, X. An.6.6.33, etc. ; also, gain experience of... ἐν ἑαυτῷ ib. 5.8.15 ; π. λ. τινός, ὅπως ἔχει Pl. Prt. 342a ; π. λ. τινός, εἰ ἄρα τι λέγει Id.Thg. 129d ; πεῖράν τινος διδόναι (cf. Lat. specimen sui edere) Darei Epist. in SIG 22.21, Th. 1.138, Isoc. 3.45 ; π. τῆς δόξης δοῦναι Th. 6.11 ; π. ἔργῳ δεδωκέναι D.18.107, cf. 195 ; π. ἀλλήλων λαμβάνοντες καὶ διδόντες Pl. Prt. 348a ; πεῖραν ποιήσασθαι Th. 1.53 ; π. ποιεῖσθαι εἰ . . Id.2.20 ; ταῖς π. βασανίζειν Arist. GA747a3 ; πεῖραν καθεῖναι Ael. VH2.13, cf. NA1.39 ; π. δέξασθαι undertake, Plu.Pyrrh. 5.    2 with Preps., ἀπὸ πείρης by experiment, opp. αὐτόματον, Hdt.7.9. γ ; διὰ πείρας ἰέναι Pl. Ax. 369a; διὰ π. ἔργων ἐλήλυθε Onos. Praef. 7 ; ἀποδοκιμασθῆναι διὰ τῆς π. Arist. Pol. 1341a37 ; ἐς πεῖραν ἤλθομεν φίλων E. Heracl. 309, etc. ; ἰέναι ἐς τὴν π. τοῦ ναυτικοῦ try an action by sea, Th. 7.21 ; ἀκοῆς κρείσσων ἐς π. ἔρχεται turns out on trial greater than report, Id.2.41 ; ἐκ τῆς π. δῆλον Arist. Pr. 938b38 ; Κύρου ἐν πείρᾳ γενέσθαι to have been acquainted with Cyrus, X. An. 1.9.1 ; ἐν π. τέλος διαφαίνεται Pi. N. 3.70 ; ἐπὶ πείρᾳ by way of test or trial, Ar. Av. 583 ; ἐπὶ π. δούς on trial, Men. 118 ; π. θανάτου πέρι καὶ ζωᾶς a contest for... Pi.N. 9.28.    II attempt on or against one, πεῖράν τιν' ἐχθρῶν ἁρπάσαι a means of attacking... S. Aj. 2 ; τοιοῦδε φωτὸς π. εὖ φυλακτέον A. Th. 499 ; esp. attempt to seduce a woman, Plu. Thes. 26, Cim. 1 : abs., attempt, enterprise, A. Pers. 719 (troch.), Th. 3.20 ; πεῖραν ἀφορμᾶν to go forth upon an enterprise, S. Aj. 290 ; cf. πειρατής. (Cf. Lat. experior, peritus.)