ἀδόκιμος
adokimos
“failing”
Definition
unapproved, i.e. rejected; by implication, worthless (literally or morally)
from G1 (Α) (as a negative particle) and G1384 (δόκιμος);
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word, saying, account
Grammar & Morphology
Adjective
G:A
Greek Adjective
Occurrences
ἀδόκιμος appears 8 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Key Passages
No, I discipline my body and make it my slave, so that after I have preached to others, I myself will not be disqualified.
Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Can’t you see for yourselves that Jesus Christ is in you—unless you actually fail the test?
And I hope you will realize that we have not failed 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.
Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these men oppose the truth. They are depraved in mind and disqualified from the faith.
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