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δόκιμος

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greekNew TestamentAdjective7 occurrences5 books7 verses

Definition

δοκίμιος, -α, -ον

(δοκιμή), [in LXX: ἀργύριον δ. (עֲלִיל), Psalm 12:6; and as seel. for δόκιμος (B), ἀργυρίου δ. (זָקַק pual.), 1 Chronicles 29:4 (Bab); εἰ δ .ίστιν (יְקָר), Zechariah 11:13 א with a vid, Q *)* ;]

= δόκιμος,

tested, approved: τὸ δ. ὑμῶν τ. πίστεως, that which is approved in your faith, 1 Peter 1:7 (where Hort suggests the seel. δόκιμος, found in some cursives), James 1:3 (but see Mayor, in l For full discussion of this word, not hitherto found in a Gk. Lexicon, and for exx. of its use in π., see Deiss. (to whom is due the credit of its discovery), BS, 259 ff.; MM, Exp., xi; cf. also Milligan, NTD, 76).

δόκιμος, -ον

(δέκομαι = δέχομαι) [in LXX for זָקַק pual., etc. ;]

primarily of metals, tested, accepted, approved: of persons, Romans 14:18; 16:10, 1 Corinthians 11:19, 2 Corinthians 10:18; 13:7, 2 Timothy 2:15, James 1:12 (Cremer, 212, 697).

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as δόκιμος:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

7 total
  1. Romans 14:18δόκιμος · approved
    For whoever serves Christ in this way is pleasing to God and approved by men.
  2. Romans 16:10δόκιμον · approved
    Greet Apelles, who is approved in Christ. Greet those who belong to the household of Aristobulus.
  3. 1 Corinthians 11:19δόκιμοι · are approved
    And indeed, there must be differences among you to show which of you are approved.
  4. 2 Corinthians 10:18δόκιμος · approved
    For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.
  5. 2 Corinthians 13:7δόκιμοι · to have stood the test
    Now we pray to God that you will not do anything wrong—not that we will appear to have stood the test, but that you will do what is right, even if we appear to have failed.
  6. 2 Timothy 2:15δόκιμον · approved
    Make every effort to present yourself approved to God, an unashamed workman who accurately handles the word of truth.
  7. James 1:12δόκιμος · stood the test
    Blessed is the man who perseveres under trial, because when he has stood the test, he will receive the crown of life that God has promised to those who love Him.