δοκιμάζω
dokimázō · G1381 · Greek · 23 occurrences
Meanings
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to test, to examine, to try to determine the genuineness of, testing
To try to learn the genuineness of something by examination and testing, often through actual use
ExamplesLuke 12:56 “You hypocrites! You know how to analyze the appearance of the earth and the sky, but how is it that you do not know how to analyze this present time?
Luke 14:19 “And another one said, ‘I bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out; please consider me excused.’
1 Corinthians 3:13 each one’s work will become evident; for the day will show it because it is to be revealed with fire, and the fire itself will test the quality of each one’s work.
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to regard as worthwhile, to think of as appropriate
To regard something as being worthwhile or appropriate
ExamplesRomans 1:28 And just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a depraved mind, to do those things that are not proper,
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to judge to be genuine, to judge as good, to approve
To regard something as genuine or worthy on the basis of testing
ExamplesRomans 1:28 And just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them up to a depraved mind, to do those things that are not proper,
Romans 2:18 and know His will and distinguish the things that matter, being instructed from the Law,
Romans 12:2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.
How it’s used In 7 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Who or what does itSubject
22 occurrences in 12 groups
- Not stated: you (more than one) 4
- Not stated (participle) 4
- Not stated (infinitive) 3
- Other words · 9 groups that occur once or twice (11) 11
What it acts on, or what is saidObject
19 occurrences in 14 groups
- ὅςwho, which, that 3
- Other words · 13 groups that occur once or twice (16) 16
With prepositionsPrepositional phrases
5 occurrences in 5 groups
- διάthrough+ ἐπιστολήletter 1
- διάthrough+ πῦρfire 1
- διάthrough+ σπουδήeagerness, diligence 1
- ἐνin+ πολύςmany 1
- ὑπόby, under+ θεόςGod 1
With adverbsAdverbs
3 occurrences in 4 groups
- νυνίnow 1
- οὐnot 1
- πολλάκιςoften 1
- πῶςhow? by what means? 1
Named alongside itApposition
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- θεόςGod 1
- ἀδελφόςbrother 1
What is done to itIt is the object
2 occurrences in 1 groups
- εἴδωto know 2
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
3 occurrences in 2 groups
- εἰςto 4
- ἐνin 2
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
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In the other Testament 1 word
- בָּחַן bâchan · H974 · to test, to refine
- Hebrew בָּחַן focuses on the process of examination/testing to determine quality or genuineness (often of metals or character), while Greek δοκιμάζω emphasizes both the testing process and the resulting approval/acceptance that follows successful testing.
Semantic domains 3 entries
- To test, to examine, to try to determine the genuineness of, testing27.45
- Used of assessing something to determine its true nature, as of hypocrites who know how to analyze the appearance of earth and sky but fail to analyze the present time in Luke 12:56, and the man who bought oxen and must go try them out in Luke 14:19.
- To judge to be genuine, to judge as good, to approve30.114
- Used of arriving at a favorable verdict about something's worth, as of knowing God's will and approving the things that matter, being instructed from the Law, in Romans 2:18, and testing all things and proving what the will of God is in Romans 12:2.
- To regard as worthwhile, to think of as appropriate30.98
- Used of judging something fit or suitable for a purpose, as of humanity not seeing fit to acknowledge God, so God gave them over to a depraved mind in Romans 1:28.
Word family 19 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon (future δοκιμάσω); 1 aorist ἐδοκίμασά; passive, (present δοκιμάζομαι); perfect…
1. to test, examine, prove, scrutinize (to see whether a thing be genuine or not), as metals: χρυσίον διά πυρός (Isocrates, p. 240 d. (i. e. Panathen. § 14); ad Demon., p. 7 b. (here Bekker βασανίζομεν); the Sept., Prov 8:10; Sir. 2:5; Wis. 3:6; ἄργυρον, Prov 17:3 (cf. Zech 13:9)), 1 Pet 1:7; other things: Lk 12:56; Lk 14:19; 2 Cor 8:8; Gal 6:4; 1 Thess 2:4; 1 Thess 5:21; τά διαφέροντα, Rom 2:18; Phm 1:10 (others refer these passages to 2; see διαφέρω, 2 b.); men, 1 Tim 3:10 (in the passive); ἑαυτόν, 1 Cor 11:28; 2 Cor 13:5 (cf. ἐξετάζειν ἑαυτόν, Xenophon, mem. 2, 5, 1 and 4); Θεόν, Heb 3:9 (R G, from Ps 94:9; on the sense of the phrase see πειράζω, 2 d. β.); τά πνεύματα, followed by εἰ whether etc. 1 Jn 4:1; followed by indirect discourse, Rom 12:2; 1 Cor 3:13; Eph 5:10.
2. to recognize as genuine after examination, to approve, deem worthy: 1 Cor 16:3; τινα σπουδαῖον ὄντα, 2 Cor 8:22; ἐν ᾧ δοκιμάζει for ἐν τούτῳ, ὁ δοκιμάζει in that which he approves, deems right, Rom 14:22; δεδοκιμάσμεθα ὑπό τοῦ Θεοῦ πιστευθῆναι τό εὐαγγέλιον we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the business of pointing out to men the way of salvation, 1 Thess 2:4; our οὐκ ἐδοκίμασαν τόν Θεόν ἔχειν ἐν ἐπιγνώσει they did not think God worthy to be kept in knowledge, Rom 1:28. (On δοκιμάζω (as compared with πειράζω) see Trench, § lxxiv.; Cremer, under the word πειράζω. Compare: ἀποδοκιμάζω.)
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 3 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Sources
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