Lexical Definition
δόκιμος dókimos (dok'-ee-mos) tested G:A
from δοκέω
approved, tried.
- properly, acceptable (current after assayal), i.e. approved
| Form | Translated As | In Verse(s) |
|---|---|---|
| δόκιμόν | it is unadulterated | LXX.Zech.11.13 |
| δόκιμοσ | approved | Rom.14.18 • 2Cor.10.18 • Jas.1.12 |
| δόκιμον | approved | Rom.16.10 • 2Tim.2.15 |
| δόκιμοι | approved | 1Cor.11.19 • 2Cor.13.7 |
| δοκίμω | in unadulterated | LXX.1Kgs.10.18 • LXX.2Chr.9.17 |
| δοκίμου | of unadulterated | LXX.Gen.23.16 • LXX.1Chr.29.4 |
| unadulterated | LXX.1Chr.28.18 |
Abbott-Smith
† δοκίμιος, -α, -ον (< δοκιμή), [in LXX: ἀργύριον δ. (עֲלִיל), Ps 11(12):6*; and as v.l. for δόκιμος (B), ἀργυρίου δ. (זקק pu.), I Ch 29:4 (Bab); εἰ δ. ἐστιν (יְקָר), Za 11:13 א c a vid, Q *)* ;]
= δόκιμος,
tested, approved: τὸ δ. ὑμῶν τ. πίστεως, that which is approved in your faith, I Pe 1:7 (where Hort suggests the v.l. δόκιμος, found in some cursives), Ja 1:3 (but v. Mayor, in l. For full discussion of this word, not hitherto found in a Gk. Lexicon, and for exx. of its use in π., v. Deiss. (to whom is due the credit of its discovery), BS, 259 ff.; MM, Exp., xi; cf. also Milligan, NTD, 76).†
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| 1 Chronicles | 29:4 |
| Psalms | 12:6* |
| Zechariah | 11:13 |
| James | 1:3 |
| 1 Peter | 1:7 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
δόκιμος-ος, ον
(Doric dialect α, ον [Refs], (δέχομαι) acceptable: hence,
__1 of persons, trustworthy, [Refs 1st c.AD+]; approved, esteemed, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; δοκιμώτατος Ἑλλάδι most approved by Hellas, her noblest son, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with infinitive, of approved ability to do.., δόκιμος δ᾽ οὔτις.. εἴργειν [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__2 of things, excellent, τὸ ἔαρ -ώτατον [Refs 5th c.BC+]; notable, considerable, ποταμός [Refs]; approved, κριθὰ καθαρὰ δ. [Refs]; δ. ἀργύριον legal tender, [Refs 4th c.BC+]; ὕμνος acceptable, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__3 adverb -μως really, genuinely, [Refs 5th c.BC+]