Lexicon :: Strong's G1381 - dokimazō

δοκιμάζω
Transliteration
dokimazō (Key)
Pronunciation
dok-im-ad'-zo
Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
From δόκιμος (G1384)
mGNT
23x in 17 unique form(s)
TR
23x in 17 unique form(s)
LXX
23x in 15 unique form(s)
δεδοκιμάσμεθα — 1x
δοκιμάζει — 1x
δοκιμάζειν — 3x
δοκιμάζεις — 1x
δοκιμαζέσθωσαν — 1x
δοκιμάζετε — 4x
δοκιμαζέτω — 2x
δοκιμαζομένου — 1x
δοκιμάζοντες — 1x
δοκιμάζοντι — 1x
δοκιμάζων — 1x
δοκιμάσαι — 1x
δοκιμάσει — 1x
δοκιμάσητε — 1x
ἐδοκιμάσαμεν — 1x
ἐδοκίμασαν — 1x
ἐδοκιμασάν — 1x
δεδοκιμάσμεθα — 1x
δοκιμάζει — 1x
δοκιμάζειν — 4x
δοκιμάζεις — 1x
δοκιμαζέσθωσαν — 1x
δοκιμάζετε — 3x
δοκιμαζέτω — 2x
δοκιμαζομένου — 1x
δοκιμάζοντες — 1x
δοκιμάζοντι — 1x
δοκιμάζων — 1x
δοκιμάσαι — 1x
δοκιμάσει — 1x
δοκιμάσητε — 1x
δοκιμασίᾳ — 1x
ἐδοκιμάσαμεν — 1x
ἐδοκίμασαν — 1x
δεδοκίμακας — 1x
δεδοκιμασμένοις — 1x
δεδοκιμασμένον — 1x
δεδοκιμασμένους — 1x
δοκιμάζει — 1x
δοκιμάζεται — 3x
δοκιμάζων — 3x
δοκιμάσαι — 1x
δοκίμασόν — 2x
δοκιμῶ — 3x
ἐδοκίμασά — 1x
ἐδοκίμασαν — 1x
ἐδοκίμασάς — 1x
ἐδοκίμασας — 2x
ἐδοκιμάσθην — 1x
Dictionary Aids

Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:255,181

Trench's Synonyms: lxxiv. δοκιμάζω, πειράζω.

Strong’s Definitions

δοκιμάζω dokimázō, dok-im-ad'-zo; from G1384; to test (literally or figuratively); by implication, to approve:—allow, discern, examine, × like, (ap-)prove, try.


KJV Translation Count — Total: 23x

The KJV translates Strong's G1381 in the following manner: prove (10x), try (4x), approve (3x), discern (2x), allow (2x), like (1x), examine (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 23x
The KJV translates Strong's G1381 in the following manner: prove (10x), try (4x), approve (3x), discern (2x), allow (2x), like (1x), examine (1x).
  1. to test, examine, prove, scrutinise (to see whether a thing is genuine or not), as metals

  2. to recognise as genuine after examination, to approve, deem worthy

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
δοκιμάζω dokimázō, dok-im-ad'-zo; from G1384; to test (literally or figuratively); by implication, to approve:—allow, discern, examine, × like, (ap-)prove, try.
STRONGS G1381:
δοκιμάζω; [future δοκιμάσω]; 1 aorist ἐδοκίμασα; passive, [present δοκιμάζομαι]; perfect δεδοκίμασμαι; (δόκιμος); Sept. chiefly for בָּחַן; as in Greek writings from [Herodotus, Thucydides], Xenophon, and Plato onward, to try;
1. to test, examine, prove, scrutinize (to see whether a thing be genuine or not), as metals: χρυσίον διὰ πυρός (Isocrates, p. 240 d. [i. e. Panathen. § 14]; ad Demon., p. 7 b. [here Bekker βασανίζομεν]; Sept., Proverbs 8:10; Sir. 2:5; Wis. 3:6; ἄργυρον, Proverbs 17:3, [cf. Zechariah 13:9]), 1 Peter 1:7; other things: Luke 12:56; Luke 14:19; 2 Corinthians 8:8; Galatians 6:4; 1 Thessalonians 2:4; 1 Thessalonians 5:21; τὰ διαφέροντα, Romans 2:18; Philippians 1:10, [others refer these passages to 2; see διαφέρω, 2 b.]; men, 1 Timothy 3:10 (in the passive); ἑαυτόν, 1 Corinthians 11:28; 2 Corinthians 13:5, (cf. ἐξετάζειν ἑαυτόν, Xenophon, mem. 2, 5, 1 and 4); θεόν, Hebrews 3:9 (R G, from Psalm 94:9 (Ps. 95:9); on the sense of the phrase see πειράζω, 2 d. β.); τὰ πνεύματα, followed by εἰ whether etc. 1 John 4:1; followed by indirect discourse, Romans 12:2; 1 Corinthians 3:13; Ephesians 5:10.
2. to recognize as genuine after examination, to approve, deem worthy: 1 Corinthians 16:3; τινὰ σπουδαῖον ὄντα, 2 Corinthians 8:22; ἐν δοκιμάζει for ἐν τούτῳ, δοκιμάζει in that which he approves, deems right, Romans 14:22; δεδοκιμάσμεθα ὑπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ πιστευθῆναι τὸ εὐαγγέλιον we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the business of pointing out to men the way of salvation, 1 Thessalonians 2:4; our οὐκ ἐδοκίμασαν τὸν θεόν ἔχειν ἐν ἐπιγνώσει they did not think God worthy to be kept in knowledge, Romans 1:28. [On δοκιμάζω (as compared with πειράζω) see Trench § lxxiv.; Cremer, under the word πειράζω. Compare: ἀποδοκιμάζω.]

Related entry:
δοκιμασία, -ας, , a proving, putting to the proof: πειράζειν ἐν δοκιμασίᾳ to tempt by proving, Heb. 3:9 L T Tr WH. ([Lysias] Xenophon, Plato, Dem., Polybius, Plutarch, others; λίθος δοκιμασίας, Sir. 6:21.)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Psalms
94:9; 95:9
Proverbs
8:10; 17:3
Zechariah
13:9
Luke
12:56; 14:19
Romans
1:28; 2:18; 12:2; 14:22
1 Corinthians
3:13; 11:28; 16:3
2 Corinthians
8:8; 8:22; 13:5
Galatians
6:4
Ephesians
5:10
Philippians
1:10
1 Thessalonians
2:4; 2:4; 5:21
1 Timothy
3:10
Hebrews
3:9; 3:9
1 Peter
1:7
1 John
4:1
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