δόκιμος
dokimosAdjectiveG1384
tested
From: from G1380 (δοκέω);
Short Definition
properly, acceptable (current after assayal), i.e. approved
Full Lexicon Entry
= δόκιμος, tested, approved: τὸ δ. ὑμῶν πίστεως, that which is approved in your faith, (where Hort suggests the seel. δόκιμος, found in some cursives), (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.
LXX Usage: ἀργύριον δ. (עֲלִיל); and as seel. for δόκιμος (B), ἀργυρίου δ. (זָקַק pual.), (Bab); εἰ δ .ίστιν (יְקָר), א with a vid, Q *)*
Grammar
Part of Speech Adjective
Morphology G:A
DescriptionGreek Adjective
Occurrences
7 timesAppears 7 times in the New Testament. Top books include:
2 Corinthians
2
Romans
2
1 Corinthians
1
2 Timothy
1
James
1
Key Passages
- 1 Corinthians 11:19
- 2 Corinthians 10:18
- 2 Corinthians 13:7
- 2 Timothy 2:15
- James 1:12
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