STRONGS G1383:
δοκίμιον,
-ου,
τό, (
δοκιμή);
1. equivalent to
τὸ δοκιμάζειν,
the proving: τῆς πίστεως,
James 1:3.
2. that by which something is tried or
proved, a test: Dionysius Halicarnassus ars rhet. 11;
γλῶσσα γεύσεως δοκίμιον, Longinus, de sublim. 32, 5;
δοκίμιον δὲ στρατιωτῶν κάματος, Herodian, 2, 10, 12 [6, Bekker edition]; in the
Sept. of a crucile or furnace for smelting:
Proverbs 27:21;
Psalm 11:7 (
Psalms 12:7).
3. equivalent to
δοκιμή, 2:
ὑμῶν τῆς πίστεως, your proved faith,
1 Peter 1:7. This word is treated of fully by Fritzsche in his Präliminarien as above with,
pp. 40, 44.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's
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Psalms
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11:7; 12:7
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Proverbs
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27:21
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James
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1:3
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1 Peter
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1:7