δόκιμος
dókimos · G1384 · Greek · 7 occurrences
Meanings
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considered good, regarded as worthy
(Derivative of δοκιμάζω ‘to judge to be genuine,’) Pertaining to being judged worthy on the basis of testing
Examples2 Corinthians 10:18 For it is not the one who commends himself that is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.
2 Corinthians 13:7 Now we pray to God that you do nothing wrong; not so that we ourselves may appear approved, but that you may do what is right, though we may appear unapproved.
2 Timothy 2:15 Be diligent to present yourself approved to God as a worker who does not need to be ashamed, accurately handling the word of truth.
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genuine, sincere
Pertaining to being genuine on the basis of testing
ExamplesRomans 16:10 Greet Apelles, the approved in Christ. Greet those who are of the household of Aristobulus.
1 Corinthians 11:19 For there also have to be factions among you, so that those who are approved may become evident among you.
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respected, honored
Pertaining to being respected on the basis of proven worth
ExamplesRomans 14:18 For the one who serves Christ in this way is acceptable to God and approved by other people.
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
Named alongside itApposition
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- ἐργάτηςworker 1
- ἈπελλῆςApelles 1
Second object ofSecond object
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- παρίστημιto stand by, to present 1
What it is said to bePredicate
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- φανερόςmanifest, evident 1
What is said to be itIt is the predicate
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- ἐγώI, we 1
- ἐκεῖνοςthat, that one, there 1
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
- זָקַק zâqaq · H2212 · to refine, to distil, refined
- δόκιμος (dókimos, G1384) denotes the state of being approved or acceptable after testing, while זָקַק (zâqaq, H2212) denotes the refining process itself that produces such acceptability; the Greek term emphasizes the resultant approval-status, the Hebrew term the purifying action that achieves it.
Semantic domains 3 entries
- Considered good, regarded as worthy30.115
- Used of a favorable assessment reached about a person's conduct, as of the one who serves Christ this way being acceptable to God and approved by other people in Romans 14:18, and those who become evident as approved once factions arise in 1 Corinthians 11:19.
- Genuine, sincere73.4
- Used of a demonstrated, tested reliability rather than mere appearance, as of the exhortation to be diligent to present oneself approved to God, a worker unashamed and accurately handling the word of truth, in 2 Timothy 2:15.
- Respected, honored87.7
- Used of standing gained through having endured testing, as of the man who perseveres under trial being blessed, since once he has been approved he will receive the crown of life in James 1:12.
Word family 19 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon δόκιμον (δέχομαι); from Herodotus down; 1. properly, accepted, particularly of coins and…
1. properly, accepted, particularly of coins and metals, Gen 23:16; 2 Chr 9:17; Lucian, Herm. 68, etc.; hence, universally, proved, tried: in the N. T. one who is of tried faith and integrity (R. V. approved), Rom 16:10 (τόν δόκιμον ἐν Χριστῷ, the approved servant of Christ); 1 Cor 11:19; 2 Cor 10:18; 2 Cor 13:7; 2 Tim 2:15 (παρισταναι ἑαυτόν δόκιμον τῷ Θεῷ); Jas 1:12.
2. accepted, equivalent to acceptable, pleasing: εὐάρεστος τῷ Θεῷ καί δόκιμος (L marginal reading δοκιμοις) τοῖς ἀνθρώποις, Rom 14:18.
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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