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Lexicon :: Strong's G1380 - dokeō

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δοκέω
Transliteration
dokeō (Key)
Pronunciation
dok-eh'-o
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
A prolonged form of a primary verb, doko {dok'-o} (used only in an alternate in certain tenses; cf the base of δεικνύω (G1166)) of the same meaning
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:232,178

Trench's Synonyms: lxxx. δοκέω, φαίνομαι.

Strong’s Definitions

δοκέω dokéō, dok-eh'-o; a prolonged form of a primary verb, δόκω dókō dok'-o (used only in an alternate in certain tenses; compare the base of G1166) of the same meaning; to think; by implication, to seem (truthfully or uncertainly):—be accounted, (of own) please(-ure), be of reputation, seem (good), suppose, think, trow.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 63x

The KJV translates Strong's G1380 in the following manner: think (33x), seem (13x), suppose (7x), seem good (3x), please (2x), miscellaneous (5x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 63x
The KJV translates Strong's G1380 in the following manner: think (33x), seem (13x), suppose (7x), seem good (3x), please (2x), miscellaneous (5x).

  1. to be of opinion, think, suppose

  2. to seem, to be accounted, reputed

  3. it seems to me

    1. I think, judge: thus in question

    2. it seems good to, pleased me, I determined

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
δοκέω dokéō, dok-eh'-o; a prolonged form of a primary verb, δόκω dókō dok'-o (used only in an alternate in certain tenses; compare the base of G1166) of the same meaning; to think; by implication, to seem (truthfully or uncertainly):—be accounted, (of own) please(-ure), be of reputation, seem (good), suppose, think, trow.
STRONGS G1380:
δοκέω, -ῶ; imperfect ἐδόκουν; 1 aorist ἔδοξα; (akin to δέχομαι or δέκομαι, whence δόκος an assumption, opinion [cf. Latin decus, decet, dignus; Curtius § 15; cf. his Das Verbum, i., pp. 376, 382]); [from Homer down];
1. to be of opinion, think, suppose: followed by an accusative with an infinitive, Mark 6:49 [R G L Tr]; 2 Corinthians 11:16; 1 Corinthians 12:23; with an infinitive relating to the same subject as that of δοκέω itself, Luke 8:18 (ὃ δοκεῖ ἔχειν); Luke 24:37 (ἐδόκουν πνεῦμα θεωρεῖν); John 5:39; John 16:2; Acts 12:9; Acts 27:13; 1 Corinthians 3:18; 1 Corinthians 7:40; 1 Corinthians 8:2; 1 Corinthians 10:12; 1 Corinthians 14:37; Galatians 6:3; Philippians 3:4; James 1:26; μὴ δόξητε λέγειν ἐν ἑαυτοῖς do not suppose that ye may think, Matthew 3:9; cf. Fritzsche at the passage followed by ὅτι, Matthew 6:7; Matthew 26:53; [Mark 6:49 T WH]; Luke 12:51; Luke 13:2, 4; Luke 19:11; John 5:45; John 11:13, [John 11:31 T Tr WH]; John 13:29; 20:15; 1 Corinthians 4:9; 2 Corinthians 12:19; James 4:5, so used that the object is easily understood from the context: Matthew 24:44 (ᾗ ὥρᾳ οὐ δοκεῖτε ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἔρχεται); Luke 12:40; Luke 17:9 [R G L brackets Tr marginal reading brackets]; forming a parenthesis in the midst of a question: πόσῳ, δοκεῖτε, χείρονος ἀξιωθήσεται τιμωρίας; Hebrews 10:29; (Aristophanes Aeharn. 12 πῶς τουτ’ ἔσεισέ μου, δοκεῖς, τὴν καρδίαν; Anacreon 40, 15 [i. e., 35 (33), 16] πόσον, δοκεῖς, πονουσιν, ἔρως, ὅσους σὺ βάλλεις;). [Synonym: see ἡγέομαι, at the end.]
2. intransitive, to seem, be accounted, reputed: Luke 10:36; Luke 22:24; Acts 17:18; Acts 25:27; 1 Corinthians 12:22; 2 Corinthians 10:9; Hebrews 12:11; ἔδοξα ἐμαυτῷ δεῖν πρᾶξαι, I seemed to myself, i. e. I thought, Acts 26:9 [cf. Buttmann, 111 (97)]; οἱ δοκοῦντες ἄρχειν those that are accounted to rule, who are recognized as rulers, Mark 10:42; οἱ δοκοῦντες εἶναί τι those who are reputed to be somewhat (of importance), and therefore have influence, Galatians 2:6, [Galatians 2:9], (Plato, Euthyd., p. 303 c.); simply, οἱ δοκοῦντες those highly esteemed, of repute, looked up to, influential, Galatians 2:2 (often in Greek writings as Euripides, Hec. 295, where cf. Schäfer; [cf. Winer's Grammar, § 45, 7]). By way of courtesy, things certain are sometimes said δοκεῖν, as in Hebrews 4:1 (cf. Cicero, offic. 3, 2, 6 ut tute tibi defuisse videare); 1 Corinthians 11:16 [but cf. Meyer at the passage]; cf. Winer's Grammar, § 65, 7 c.
3. impersonally, δοκεῖ μοι, it seems to me; i. e.
a. I think, judge: thus in questions, τί σοι (ὑμῖν) δοκεῖ; Matthew 17:25; Matthew 18:12; Matthew 21:28; Matthew 22:17, 42; Matthew 26:66; John 11:56; κατὰ τὸ δοκοῦν αὐτοῖς as seemed good to them, Hebrews 12:10, (Lucian, Tim. § 25, and παρὰ τὸ δοκοῦν ἡμῖν, Thucydides 1, 84).
b. ἔδοξέ μοι it seemed good to, pleased, me; I determined: followed by an infinitive, Luke 1:3; Acts 15:22, 25, 28, 34 Rec.; also often in Greek writings. Compare: εὐ-, συν-, εὐδοκέω.
[Synonyms: δοκεῖν2, φαίνεσθαι: φαίν. (primarily of luminous bodies) makes reference to the actual external appearance, generally correct but possibly deceptive; δοκ. refers to the subjective judgment, which may or may not conform to the fact. Hence such a combination as δοκεῖ φαίνεσθαι is no pleonasm. Cf. Trench § 80; Schmidt ch. 15.]
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Matthew
3:9; 6:7; 17:25; 18:12; 21:28; 22:17; 22:42; 24:44; 26:53; 26:66
Mark
6:49; 6:49; 10:42
Luke
1:3; 8:18; 10:36; 12:40; 12:51; 13:2; 13:4; 17:9; 19:11; 22:24; 24:37
John
5:39; 5:45; 11:13; 11:31; 11:56; 13:29; 16:2; 20:15
Acts
12:9; 15:22; 15:25; 15:28; 15:34; 17:18; 25:27; 26:9; 27:13
1 Corinthians
3:18; 4:9; 7:40; 8:2; 10:12; 11:16; 12:22; 12:23; 14:37
2 Corinthians
10:9; 11:16; 12:19
Galatians
2:2; 2:6; 2:9; 6:3
Philippians
3:4
Hebrews
4:1; 10:29; 12:10; 12:11
James
1:26; 4:5

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1380 matches the Greek δοκέω (dokeō),
which occurs 10 times in 10 verses in 'Luk' in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 1:3

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 1:3 - it seemed good to me also, having followed all things closely for some time past, to write an orderly account for you, most excellent The-oph'ilus,

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 8:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 8:18 - Take heed then how you hear; for to him who has will more be given, and from him who has not, even what he thinks that he has will be taken away."

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 10:36

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 10:36 - Which of these three, do you think, proved neighbor to the man who fell among the robbers?"

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:40

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:40 - You also must be ready; for the Son of man is coming at an unexpected hour."

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 12:51

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 12:51 - Do you think that I have come to give peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division;

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 13:2

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:2 - And he answered them, "Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered thus?

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 13:4

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 13:4 - Or those eighteen upon whom the tower in Silo'am fell and killed them, do you think that they were worse offenders than all the others who dwelt in Jerusalem?

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 19:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 19:11 - As they heard these things, he proceeded to tell a parable, because he was near to Jerusalem, and because they supposed that the kingdom of God was to appear immediately.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 22:24

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 22:24 - A dispute also arose among them, which of them was to be regarded as the greatest.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 24:37

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 24:37 - But they were startled and frightened, and supposed that they saw a spirit.
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