ἀποπειράομαι

ἀπο-πειράομαι, [tense] fut. -άσομαι [ᾱ]: [tense] aor. [voice] Pass. ἀπεπειράθην, [dialect] Ion. -ήθην, v. infr.:—

A make trial or proof of . ., τῶν μαντηΐων, τῶν δορυφόρων, Hdt.1.46, 3.128;

ἀ. ἑκάστου εἰ ναυμαχίην ποιέοιτο Id.8.67

, cf. 9.21; ἀ. γνώμης [ἑκάστου] Id.3.119;

τῆς γνώμης ἀποπειρῶ Ar.Nu.477

, cf. And.1.105;

ἀ. τινὸς εἰ δύναιτο ἀληθεύειν X. Cyr.7.2.17

, cf. 2.3.5; ναυμαχίας ἀποπειρᾶσθαι to venture it, Th.4.24: abs.,

ἐπεὰν ἀποπειρηθῇ Hdt.2.73

; freq. in Pl., to express the dialectical trial of an opponent, Prt.311b, 349c, al.

II [voice] Act., esp. in Th.,

τῆς Καρχηδονίων ἀρχῆς καὶ αὐτῶν ἀποπειράσοντες 6.90

;

ὅπως ναυμαχίας ἀποπειράσωσι 7.17

; ἀποπειρᾶσαι τοῦ Πειραιῶς make an attempt on the Piraeus, etc., 2.93, cf. 4.121: abs.,

κατὰ γῆν ἀ. 4.107

, cf. 7.36;

τῶν τειχῶν App.BC5.36

, etc.