assay
/əˈseɪ/verb
Definition
To attempt, try, or endeavor to do something.
Modern Equivalent
attempt / try
Usage Notes
In KJV, 'assay' means to attempt, not the modern metallurgical testing sense. 'They assayed to go into Bithynia' means they attempted to go.
Example Verse
“After they were come to Mysia, they assayed to go into Bithynia: but the Spirit suffered them not.”Acts 16:7