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ἀδόκιμος

adókimos · G96 · Greek · 8 occurrences

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Meanings

  1. not fitting, what should not be done, bad

    Pertaining to not being in accordance with what is right, appropriate, or fitting

    Examples

    Romans 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,

    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. of no value, valueless, worth nothing

    Pertaining to having been proven worthless

    Examples

    1 Corinthians 9:27 but I strictly discipline my body and make it my slave, so that, after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified.

    2 Corinthians 13:5 Test yourselves to see if you are in the faith; examine yourselves! Or do you not recognize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you—unless indeed you fail the test?

    2 Corinthians 13:6 But I expect that you will realize that we ourselves do not fail the test.

How it’s used In 1 role

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

What is said to be itIt is the predicate

4 occurrences in 3 groups

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 2 entries
Of no value, valueless, worth nothing65.13
This adjective denotes being rejected as worthless after examination, as in 1 Corinthians 9:27's statement that Paul disciplines his body so that, after preaching to others, he himself will not be disqualified.
Not fitting, what should not be done, bad88.111
The adjective also denotes a mind given over to improper conduct, as in Romans 1:28's statement that God gave them up to a depraved mind, to do the things that are not proper.
Word family 19 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

δοκέω dokéō · G1380 · to suppose, to presume, to assume · 62×δόξα dóxa · G1391 · glory, splendor, brightness · 166×δοξάζω doxázō · G1392 · to praise, to glorify, praise · 61×δοκιμάζω dokimázō · G1381 · to test, to examine, to try to determine the genuineness of · 23×εὐδοκέω eudokéō · G2106 · to be pleased with, to take pleasure in, to enjoy · 21×ἀποδοκιμάζω apodokimázō · G593 · to regard as not worthy, to reject · 9×εὐδοκία eudokía · G2107 · what pleases, desire, what is wished for · 9×ἀδόκιμοςadókimos · G96δοκιμή dokimḗ · G1382 · to test, to examine, to try to determine the genuineness of · 7×δόκιμος dókimos · G1384 · considered good, regarded as worthy, genuine · 7×συνευδοκέω syneudokéō · G4909 · to agree to, to consent to · 6×δόγμα dógma · G1378 · law, ordinance, rule · 5×ἔνδοξος éndoxos · G1741 · glorious, splendid, wonderful · 4×ἀποκαραδοκία apokaradokía · G603 · what one eagerly expects, eager expectancy, eager desire · 2×δοκίμιον dokímion · G1383 · to test, to examine, to try to determine the genuineness of · 2×ἐνδοξάζω endoxázō · G1740 · to receive honor, to be honored · 2×δογματίζω dogmatízō · G1379 · to obey rules · 1×παράδοξος parádoxos · G3861 · difficult to believe, unusual, incredible · 1×συνδοξάζω syndoxázō · G4888 · to be honored together with, to be exalted together with · 1×
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon (δόκιμος) (from Euripides down), not standing the test, not approved; properly of metals…
(δόκιμος) (from Euripides down), not standing the test, not approved; properly of metals and coin, ἀργύριον, Isa 1:22; Prov 25:4; νόμισμα, Plato, legg. see p. 742 a., others; hence, which does not prove itself to be such as it ought: γῆ, of sterile soil, Heb 6:8; in a moral sense (A. V. reprobate), 1 Cor 9:27; 2 Cor 13:5-7; νοῦς, Rom 1:28; περί τήν πίστιν, 2 Tim 3:8; hence, unfit for something: πρός πᾶν ἔργον ἀγαθόν ἀδόκιμοι, Tit 1:16.

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain

Topical studies with this word 2 entries
Valuable, Lacking in Value6 occurrencesBad, Evil, Harmful, Damaging2 occurrences

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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