ἀποδοκιμάζω
apodokimazō
“to reject”
Definition
to disapprove, i.e. (by implication) to repudiate
from G575 (ἀπό) and G1381 (δοκιμάζω);
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Occurrences
ἀποδοκιμάζω appears 9 times in the New Testament.
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Key Passages
As you come to Him, the living stone, rejected by men but chosen and precious in God’s sight,
To you who believe, then, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe,“The stone the builders rejectedhas become the cornerstone,”
For you know that afterward, when he wanted to inherit the blessing, he was rejected. He could find no ground for repentance, though he sought the blessing with tears.
But first He must suffer many things and be rejected by this generation.
But Jesus looked directly at them and said, “Then what is the meaning of that which is written:‘The stone the builders rejectedhas become the cornerstone’?
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