tɛmpˈteɪʃən
The act of tempting or the condition of being tempted; enticement or allurement.
And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour? Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.
Matthew 26:40-41, KJV
And there is hope, because You are faithful, Who will not suffer us to be tempted above that we are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that we may be able to bear it.
Augustine, Confessions
and You mayest yet rescue me from every temptation, even unto the end.
Augustine, Confessions
For I am that way going to temptation, Where prayers cross
Shakespeare, Measure for Measure, Act 2, Scene 2
temptatio /temptatio/
Classical Latin, Roman Empire
temptacion /temptacion/
Old French, France
temptation /temptation/
Modern English, England