πειρασμοῦ [8 verses](noun sg masc gen) "Temptation" is peirasmos, which means a "trial", "worry," and only by extension "temptation." It does not mean "testing." This word only appears in the Bible and in Christian writings after. In the Septuagint Greek Old Testament, where this word first occurs, it is from the Hebrew massâ (מַסָּה), which means "despair," "testing," "proving," and "trial."--- (CW)  The Greek word translated as "temptation" means a "despair," "testing," proving," and "trial" (but not a court trial, which is a different word. This word is first used in the Greek Old Testament and its meaning comes from the source Hebrew word. "Temptation" does not capture the word's specific meaning.. CW --Confusing Word -- "Temptation" does not capture the word's specific meaning.