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Lexicon :: Strong's G1381 - dokimazō

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δοκιμάζω
Transliteration
dokimazō (Key)
Pronunciation
dok-im-ad'-zo
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
23x in 17 unique form(s) TR
23x in 17 unique form(s) LXX
23x in 15 unique form(s)
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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 ᾧ δοκιμάζει for ἐν τούτῳ, ὃ 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, ἡ, 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

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1381 matches the Greek δοκιμάζω (dokimazō),
which occurs 23 times in 21 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 7:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJdg 7:4 - And the Lord said to Gedeon, The people is yet numerous; bring them down to the water, and I will purge them there for thee: and it shall come to pass that of whomsoever I shall say to thee, This one shall go with thee, even he shall go with thee; and of whomsoever I shall say to thee, This one shall not go with thee, even he shall not go with thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 34:3 - For the ear tries words, and the mouth tastes meat.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 17:3 - (LXX 16:3) Thou hast proved mine heart; thou hast visited me by night; thou hast tried me as with fire, and unrighteousness has not been found in me: I am purposed that my mouth shall not speak amiss.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 26:2

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 26:2 - (LXX 25:2) Prove me, O Lord, and try me; purify as with fire my reins and my heart.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 66:10 - (LXX 65:10) For thou, O God, hast proved us; thou hast tried us with fire as silver is tried.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 68:30 - (LXX 67:31) Rebuke the wild beasts of the reed: let the crowd of bulls with the heifers of the nations be rebuked, so that they who have been proved with silver may not be shut out: scatter thou the nations that wish for wars.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 81:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 81:7 - (LXX 80:8) Thou didst call upon me in trouble, and I delivered thee; I heard thee in the secret place of the storm: I proved thee at the water of [fn]Strife. Pause.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 95:9

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 95:9 - (LXX 94:9) where your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:1 - (LXX 138:1) For the end, a Psalm of David.[fn] O Lord, thou hast proved me, and known me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 139:23 - (LXX 138:23) Prove me, O God, and know my heart; examine me, and know my paths;

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 8:10 - Receive instruction, and not silver; and knowledge rather than tried gold.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:3

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 17:3 - As silver and gold are tried in a furnace, so are choice hearts with the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:21 - Fire is the trial for silver and gold; and a man is tried by the mouth of them that praise him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:27

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 6:27 - I have caused thee to be tried among tried nations, and thou shalt know me when I have tried their way.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 9:7 - (LXX 9:6) Therefore thus saith the Lord, Behold, I will try them with fire, and prove them; for I will do thus because of the wickedness of the daughter of my people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 11:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 11:20 - O Lord, that judgest righteously, trying the reins and hearts, let me see thy vengeance taken upon them, for to thee I have declared my cause.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 12:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 12:3 - But thou, Lord, knowest me; thou hast proved my heart before thee; purify them for the day of their slaughter.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 17:10 - I the Lord try the hearts, and prove the reins, to give to every one according to his ways, and according to the fruits of his devices.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 20:12 - O Lord, that provest just deeds, understanding the reins and hearts, let me see thy vengeance upon them: for to thee I have revealed my cause.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 11:13

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 11:13 - And the Lord said to me, Drop them into the furnace, and I will see if it is good metal, as I was proved for their sakes. [fn] And I took the thirty pieces of silver, and cast them into the furnace in the house of the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxZec 13:9

Unchecked Copy BoxZec 13:9 - And I will bring the third part through the fire, and I will try them as silver is tried, and I will prove them as gold is proved: they shall call upon my name, and I will hear them, and say, This is my people: and they shall say, The Lord is my God.
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