Experiment
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Experiment (3 Occurrences)

Acts 5:9 "How was it," replied Peter, "that you two agreed to try an experiment upon the Spirit of the Lord? The men who have buried your husband are already at the door, and they will carry you out." (WEY)

Acts 15:10 Now, therefore, why try an experiment upon God, by laying on the necks of these disciples a yoke which neither our forefathers nor we have been able to bear? (WEY)

2 Corinthians 9:13 Whiles by the experiment of this ministration they glorify God for your professed subjection unto the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal distribution unto them, and unto all men; (KJV WBS)

Thesaurus
Experiment (3 Occurrences)
... 3. (vt) To make experiment; to operate by test or trial; -- often with on, upon,
or in, referring to the subject of an experiment; with, referring to the ...
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Try (84 Occurrences)
... 3. (vt) To prove by experiment; to apply a test to, for the purpose of determining
the quality; to examine; to prove; to test; as, to try weights or measures ...
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Necks (28 Occurrences)
... Acts 15:10 Now, therefore, why try an experiment upon God, by laying on the necks
of these disciples a yoke which neither our forefathers nor we have been able ...
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Whiles (8 Occurrences)
... 2 Corinthians 9:13 Whiles by the experiment of this ministration they glorify God
for your professed subjection unto the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal ...
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Find (1784 Occurrences)
... bottom. 5. (vt) To discover by study or experiment direct to an object or
end; as, water is found to be a compound substance. 6. (vt ...
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Taste (46 Occurrences)
... 16. (n.) Essay; trial; experience; experiment. 17. (n.) A small portion given
as a specimen; a little piece tastted of eaten; a bit. 18. ...
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Test (105 Occurrences)
... 9. (vt) To put to the proof; to prove the truth, genuineness, or quality of by
experiment, or by some principle or standard; to try; as, to test the soundness ...
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Trial (45 Occurrences)
... 3. (n.) The act of testing by experience; proof; test. 4. (n.) Examination
by a test; experiment, as in chemistry, metallurgy, etc. ...
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Rehearse (5 Occurrences)
... 3. (vt) To recite or repeat in private for experiment and improvement,
before a public representation; as, to rehearse a tragedy. ...
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Receiver (1 Occurrence)
... 6. (n.) The glass vessel in which the vacuum is produced, and the objects of experiment
are put, in experiments with an air pump. Cf. Bell jar, and see Illust. ...
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Greek
3984. peira -- a trial, an experiment
... a trial, an experiment. Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: peira Phonetic
Spelling: (pi'-rah) Short Definition: a trial, experiment Definition: a ...
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3986. peirasmos -- an experiment, a trial, temptation
... an experiment, a trial, temptation. Part of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration:
peirasmos Phonetic Spelling: (pi-ras-mos') Short Definition: trial, testing ...
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International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
EXPERIMENT

eks-per'-i-ment (dokime, "approvedness," "tried character"):

"The experiment of this ministration" (2 Corinthians 9:13 the King James Version, the Revised Version (British and American) "the proving of you by his ministration"), i.e. the sincerity of their Christian profession was evidenced by their liberal contribution.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1. (n.) Atrial or special observation, made to confirm or disprove something doubtful; esp., one under conditions determined by the experimenter; an act or operation undertaken in order to discover some unknown principle or effect, or to test, establish, or illustrate some suggest or known truth; practical test; poof.

2. (n.) Experience.

3. (v. t.) To make experiment; to operate by test or trial; -- often with on, upon, or in, referring to the subject of an experiment; with, referring to the instrument; and by, referring to the means; as, to experiment upon electricity; he experimented in plowing with ponies, or by steam power.

4. (v. t.) To try; to know, perceive, or prove, by trial experience.

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