ἀπο-πειράομαι,
future -άσομαι [ᾱ]: aorist passive ἀπεπειράθην, Ionic dialect -ήθην, see below:— make trial or proof of.., τῶν μαντηΐων, τῶν δορυφόρων, [[ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.46, 3.128; ἀ. ἑκάστου εἰ ναυμαχίην ποιέοιτο [prev. author] 8.67, compare 9.21] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀ. γνώμης [ἑκάστου] [[ [prev. author] 3.119; τῆς γνώμης ἀποπειρῶ 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Nubes” 477, compare 5th-6th c.BC: Andocides Orator 1.105; ἀ. τινὸς εἰ δύναιτο ἀληθεύειν 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Institutio Cyri (Cyropaedia)” 7.2.17, compare 2.3.5] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ναυμαχίας ἀποπειρᾶσθαι to venture it, [[ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus 4.24: _absolutely_, ἐπεὰν ἀποπειρηθῇ 5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 2.73; frequently in 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus ] Refs 5th c.BC+], to express the dialectical trial of an opponent, [[ “Prt.” 311b, 349c, +others ] Refs]
__II active, especially in [[ 5th c.BC: Thucydides Historicus, τῆς Καρχηδονίων ἀρχῆς καὶ αὐτῶν ἀποπειράσοντες 6.90; ὅπως ναυμαχίας ἀποπειράσωσι 7.17] Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἀποπειρᾶσαι τοῦ Πειραιῶς make an attempt on the Piraeus, etc., [[ 2.93, compare 4.121: _absolutely_, κατὰ γῆν ἀ. 4.107, compare 7.36; τῶν τειχῶν 2nd c.AD: Appianus Historicus “Bella Civilia” 5.36, etc.] Refs 2nd c.AD+]