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GreekG1384Adjective

δόκιμος

dokimos

7Occurrences
G1384Strong's #
AdjectivePart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

properly, acceptable (current after assayal), i.e. approved

from G1380 (δοκέω);

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
= 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: ἀργύριον δ. (עֲלִיל); and as seel. for δόκιμος (B), ἀργυρίου δ. (זָקַק pual.), (Bab); εἰ δ .ίστιν (יְקָר), א with a vid, Q *)*

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Adjective

Morphology Code

G:A

Full Description

Greek Adjective

Occurrences

δόκιμος appears 7 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

2 Corinthians
2
Romans
2
1 Corinthians
1
2 Timothy
1
James
1

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 11:19BSB

And indeed, there must be differences among you to show which of you are approved.

2 Corinthians 10:18BSB

For it is not the one who commends himself who is approved, but the one whom the Lord commends.

2 Corinthians 13:7BSB

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.

2 Timothy 2:15BSB

Make every effort to present yourself approved to God, an unashamed workman who accurately handles the word of truth.

James 1:12BSB

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.

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.