Bible Dictionary: Tempter

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(n.) One who tempts or entices; especially, Satan, or the Devil, regarded as the great enticer to evil.

Greek

3985. peirazo -- to make proof of, to attempt, test, tempt
... peira Definition to make proof of, to attempt, test, tempt NASB Word Usage did
(1), put (1), put to the test (2), tempt (2), tempted (13), tempter (2), test (6 ...
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Library

The Allies of the Tempter.
... DISCOURSE VI. THE ALLIES OF THE TEMPTER. THE ALLIES OF THE TEMPTER. ... "These,"
you say, "are the forms which the Tempter assumes. ...
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Love Never Tests.
... The tempter is not a fool, as regards man. That is, as a rule he is not. ... The
tempter is skilfully following the leading of Jesus' reply. ...
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Waiting the Father's Word.
... Quite likely the form of the tempter's words suggests the upper current of Jesus'
thought. ... It is ever a favorite method with the tempter to rush a man. ...
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On the Words of the Gospel, John ii. 2, "And Jesus Also was Bidden ...
... When then He was an hungred as ye know, the tempter said to Him, "If Thou be the
Son of God, command that these stones be made bread." [3669] And He made ...
/.../sermons on selected lessons of the new testament/sermon lxxiii on the words.htm

Earth's Ugliest, Deepest Scar.
... He out-matched the tempter. Any one of us, alone, is clearly out-matched
by that tempter. ... Mark keenly, the tempter did not choose it. ...
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The Devil Acknowledges the King.
... First the appetites, then the religious sense, now the ambition. The tempter comes
now to the real thing he is after. ... The tempter obeys. He knows his master. ...
/.../gordon/quiet talks about jesus/the devil acknowledges the king.htm

Jesus in the Desert.
... Son of God. When He was hungry the tempter said, "If thou be the Son of
God command this stone that it be made bread.". It would ...
/.../lathbury/childs story of the bible/chapter vii jesus in the.htm

Christ the Support of the Tempted
... It is true, the devil is tempting us continually, and our own evil hearts are ready
to join with the tempter, to make us fall into sins, that he thereby may ...
/.../whitefield/selected sermons of george whitefield/christ the support of the.htm

The victory
... As Jesus before used the word of God to sustain His faith, the tempter now uses
it to countenance his deception. ... The tempter can never compel us to do evil. ...
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The Narrative of Zosimus Concerning the Life of the Blessed.
... and the cloud said, Zosimus, man of God, through me no bird passes out of this world,
nor breath of wind, nor the sun itself, nor can the tempter in this world ...
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Thesaurus

Tempter (3 Occurrences)
... (n.) One who tempts or entices; especially, Satan, or the Devil, regarded as the
great enticer to evil. Multi-Version Concordance Tempter (3 Occurrences). ...
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Tempted (25 Occurrences)
... 3:5 For this cause I also, when I couldn't stand it any longer, sent that I might
know your faith, for fear that by any means the tempter had tempted you, and ...
/t/tempted.htm - 13k

Serpent (40 Occurrences)
... But that Satan was the actual tempter, and that he used the serpent merely as his
instrument, is evident (1) from the nature of the transaction; for although ...
/s/serpent.htm - 46k

Sin (782 Occurrences)
... The fruit of the tree is pleasant to look upon; it is good to eat; it is to be desired
to make one wise; moreover, the tempter moves upon the woman by the ...
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Temptation (22 Occurrences)
... (2.) Ordinarily, however, the word means solicitation to that which is evil, and
hence Satan is called "the tempter" (Matthew 4:3). Our Lord was in this way ...
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Uncertainty (4 Occurrences)
... 3:5 For this reason I also, when I could no longer endure the uncertainty, sent
to know the condition of your faith, lest perchance the Tempter might have ...
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Loaves (54 Occurrences)
... Loaves (54 Occurrences). Matthew 4:3 So the Tempter came and said, "If you are the
Son of God, command these stones to turn into loaves." (WEY DBY YLT RSV). ...
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Forbear (24 Occurrences)
... 1 Thessalonians 3:5 For this cause, when I could no longer forbear, I sent to know
your faith, lest by some means the tempter have tempted you, and our labour ...
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Tempteth (1 Occurrence)

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Refrain (33 Occurrences)
... 1 Thessalonians 3:5 For this reason I also, no longer able to refrain myself, sent
to know your faith, lest perhaps the tempter had tempted you and our labour ...
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Bible Concordance

Tempter (3 Occurrences)

Matthew 4:3 The tempter came and said to him, "If you are the Son of God, command that these stones become bread."
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV)

1 Thessalonians 3:5 For this cause I also, when I couldn't stand it any longer, sent that I might know your faith, for fear that by any means the tempter had tempted you, and our labor would have been in vain.
(WEB KJV WEY ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)

Malachi 2:12 Cut off doth Jehovah the man who doth it, Tempter and tempted -- from the tents of Jacob, Even he who is bringing nigh a present to Jehovah of Hosts.
(YLT)

Subtopics

Tempter

Related Terms

Tempted (25 Occurrences)

Serpent (40 Occurrences)

Sin (782 Occurrences)

Temptation (22 Occurrences)

Uncertainty (4 Occurrences)

Loaves (54 Occurrences)

Forbear (24 Occurrences)

Tempteth (1 Occurrence)

Refrain (33 Occurrences)