tentatio
From LSJ
Μή, φίλα ψυχά, βίον ἀθάνατον σπεῦδε, τὰν δ' ἔμπρακτον ἄντλει μαχανάν → Oh! my soul do not aspire to eternal life, but exhaust the limits of the possible
Latin > English
tentatio tentationis N F :: temptation; trial
Latin > English (Lewis & Short)
tentātĭo: ōnis, f. id.. *
I An attack: valetudinem tuam jam confirmatam esse et a vetere morbo et a novis tentationibus, gaudeo, Cic. Att. 10, 17, 2.—
II A trial, proof: perseverantiae, Liv. 4, 42, 4; 41, 23, 14.—
III Temptation (eccl. Lat.), Vulg. Matt. 6, 13 et saep.
Latin > German (Georges)
tentātio, s. temptatio.
