δοκιμή
dokimḗ · G1382 · Greek · 7 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
Examples2 Corinthians 8:2 that in a great ordeal of affliction their abundance of joy and their deep poverty overflowed in the wealth of their liberality.
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evidence, proof of genuineness, evidence for the fact that
That which causes something to be known as true or genuine, in the sense of being what it appears to be
Examples2 Corinthians 2:9 For to this end I also wrote, so that I might put you to the test, whether you are obedient in all things.
2 Corinthians 9:13 Because of the proof given by this ministry, they will glorify God for your obedience to your confession of the gospel of Christ and for the liberality of your contribution to them and to all,
2 Corinthians 13:3 since you are seeking proof of the Christ who speaks in me, who is not weak toward you, but mighty in you.
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value, worth
The proven or evident worth of someone or something
ExamplesRomans 5:4 and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope;
Philippians 2:22 But you know of his proven character, that he served with me in the furtherance of the gospel like a child serving his father.
How it’s used In 4 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive
5 occurrences in 5 groups
- διακονίαservice, ministry 1
- θλῖψιςtribulation, affliction 1
- σύyou 1
- ΧριστόςChrist, Messiah 1
- αὐτόςhe, she, it, same 1
Words describing itAdjectives, demonstratives, participles
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- πολύςmany 1
What is done to itIt is the object
4 occurrences in 3 groups
- γινώσκωto know 2
- εἴδωto know 1
- ζητέωto seek, to look for 1
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- διάthrough 2
- 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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Semantic domains 3 entries
- To test, to examine, to try to determine the genuineness of, testing27.45
- Used of a process meant to establish genuineness, as of writing so as to put the Corinthians to the test, whether they are obedient in all things, in 2 Corinthians 2:9.
- Value, worth65.12
- Used of a quality demonstrated through trial, as of tribulation producing perseverance, and perseverance producing proven character, in Romans 5:4.
- Evidence, proof of genuineness, evidence for the fact that72.7
- Used of tangible demonstration confirming something is real, as of the churches' great ordeal of affliction overflowing in the wealth of their liberality as proof of their generosity in 2 Corinthians 8:2, the proof of this ministry causing people to glorify God in 2 Corinthians 9:13, and the Corinthians seeking proof of the Christ who speaks in Paul in 2 Corinthians 13:3.
Word family 19 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon δοκιμῆς, ἡ (dokimos];); 1. in an active sense, a proving, trial: θλίψεως, through…
1. in an active sense, a proving, trial: θλίψεως, through affliction, 2 Cor 8:2.
2. approvedness, tried character: Rom 5:4; 2 Cor 2:9; Phm 2:22; τῆς διακονίας, exhibited in the contribution, 2 Cor 9:13.
3. "a proof (objectively], a specimen of (Dioscorides (?) 4, 186 (183); occasionally in ecclesiastical writings.)
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
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0
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