Greek verb · G1380
δοκέω
dokeodok-eh'-o
to be of opinion, suppose; to seem, be reputed
62 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: dokéō
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G1380is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 11 of 27New Testament books
- 23spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G1380
compare the base of ) of the same meaning; to think; by implication, to seem (truthfully or uncertainly)
The King James renders it: be accounted, (of own) please(-ure), be of reputation, seem (good), suppose, think, trow.
James Strong, The Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible (1890), public domain. Strong indexed the King James text, and this site quotes his entry as that index.
Summary
dokeo is rendered "to be of opinion, suppose; to seem, be reputed". It stands 62 times in the Greek text, across eleven books.
- Ten of the uses stand in Matthew, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "to be of opinion, suppose".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Matthew 3:9And do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.
- The Greek text spells it twenty-three different ways.
The first use
And do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.
Matthew 3:9δόξητε
The first use, in the order of the New Testament's books.
Where the word stands
The word stands in eleven of the 27 New Testament books.
What the word means
The word carries two meanings: to be of opinion, suppose, and to seem, be reputed.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| to be of opinion, supposeMat.24:44 | Tagged as
and 20 more, 54 uses in all | WhereMatthew 3:9And do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father… |
| to seem, be reputedAct.25:27; with inf. | Tagged as
| WhereMark 10:42So Jesus called them together and said, “You know that those regarded as rulers of the Gentiles… |
The words built on the same word-part
Each word below begins with the same letters this one begins with. A shared word-part shows a family. It does not settle what any one of them means, so each word carries its own uses on its own page. Scholars call that shared part the stem.
All 62, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
23 spellings and their grammar
STEP Bible tags every word of the Hebrew and Greek text with its spelling and its grammar. Both lists below count the rows printed underneath, written out in English, with the code beside each one as it was tagged.
How it is spelled
- δοκεῖ20
- δοκεῖτε10
- ἔδοξεν4
- δοκοῦντες3
- δοκοῦσιν2
- δοκῶ2
- δόξαντες2
- δόξῃ2
- ἐδόκουν2
- ἔδοξαν2
- δοκεῖν1
- δοκεῖς1
and 11 more spellings in the ledger below.
The grammar of each form
- verb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singular20V-PAI-3S
- verb · present active, indicative · 2nd person plural9V-PAI-2P
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singular4V-AAI-3S
- verb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine plural3V-PAP-NPM
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person plural2V-AAI-3P
- verb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine plural2V-AAP-NPM
- verb · aorist active, subjunctive · 3rd person singular2V-AAS-3S
- verb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person plural2V-IAI-3P
- verb · present active, indicative · 1st person singular2V-PAI-1S
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 1st person singular1V-AAI-1S
- verb · aorist active, subjunctive · 1st person singular1V-AAS-1S
- verb · aorist active, subjunctive · 2nd person plural1V-AAS-2P
Matthew
ten uses
And do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.
- δόξητεdoxeteverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 2nd person pluraltagged: may you presume
And when you pray, do not babble on like pagans, for they think that by their many words they will be heard.
- δοκοῦσινdokousinverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they think
“Yes,” he answered. When Peter entered the house, Jesus preempted him. “What do you think, Simon?” He asked. “From whom do the kings of the earth collect customs and taxes: from their own sons, or from others?”
- δοκεῖdokeiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: do think
What do you think? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, will he not leave the ninety-nine on the hills and go out to search for the one that is lost?
- δοκεῖdokeiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: do think
But what do you think? There was a man who had two sons. He went to the first one and said, ‘Son, go and work today in the vineyard.’
- δοκεῖdokeiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: think
So tell us what You think: Is it lawful to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”
- δοκεῖdokeiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: think
“What do you think about the Christ? Whose son is He?” “David’s,” they answered.
- δοκεῖdokeiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: think
For this reason, you also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.
- δοκεῖτεdokeiteverb · present active, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: you expect
Are you not aware that I can call on My Father, and He will at once put at My disposal more than twelve legions of angels?
- δοκεῖςdokeisverb · present active, indicative · 2nd person singulartagged: think you
What do you think?” “He deserves to die,” they answered.
- δοκεῖdokeiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: do think
Mark
two uses
but when they saw Him walking on the sea, they cried out, thinking He was a ghost—
- ἔδοξανedoxanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they thought
So Jesus called them together and said, “You know that those regarded as rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and their superiors exercise authority over them.
- δοκοῦντεςdokountesverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: being accounted
Luke
ten uses
Therefore, having carefully investigated everything from the beginning, it seemed good also to me to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus,
- ἔδοξενedoxenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: it seemed good
Pay attention, therefore, to how you listen. Whoever has will be given more, but whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has will be taken away from him.”
- δοκεῖdokeiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he seems
Which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?”
- δοκεῖdokeiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: seems
You also must be ready, because the Son of Man will come at an hour you do not expect.”
- δοκεῖτεdokeiteverb · present active, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: you expect
Do you think that I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I tell you, but division.
- δοκεῖτεdokeiteverb · present active, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: Think you
To this He replied, “Do you think that these Galileans were worse sinners than all the other Galileans, because they suffered this fate?
- δοκεῖτεdokeiteverb · present active, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: Think you
Or those eighteen who were killed when the tower of Siloam collapsed on them: Do you think that they were more sinful than all the others living in Jerusalem?
- δοκεῖτεdokeiteverb · present active, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: think you
While the people were listening to this, Jesus proceeded to tell them a parable, because He was near Jerusalem and they thought the kingdom of God would appear imminently.
- δοκεῖνdokeinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: thinking
A dispute also arose among the disciples as to which of them would be considered the greatest.
- δοκεῖdokeiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: is thought
But they were startled and frightened, thinking they had seen a spirit.
- ἐδόκουνedokounverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they were thinking
John
eight uses
You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me,
- δοκεῖτεdokeiteverb · present active, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: think
Do not think that I will accuse you before the Father. Your accuser is Moses, in whom you have put your hope.
- δοκεῖτεdokeiteverb · present active, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do think
They thought that Jesus was talking about actual sleep, but He was speaking about the death of Lazarus.
- ἔδοξανedoxanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: thought
When the Jews who were in the house consoling Mary saw how quickly she got up and went out, they followed her, supposing she was going to the tomb to mourn there.
- δόξαντεςdoxantesverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: having supposed
They kept looking for Jesus and asking one another as they stood in the temple courts, “What do you think? Will He come to the feast at all?”
- δοκεῖdokeiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: does it seem
Since Judas kept the money bag, some thought that Jesus was telling him to buy what was needed for the feast, or to give something to the poor.
- ἐδόκουνedokounverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: were thinking
They will put you out of the synagogues. In fact, a time is coming when anyone who kills you will think he is offering a service to God.
- δόξῃdoxeverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 3rd person singulartagged: may think
“Woman, why are you weeping?” Jesus asked. “Whom are you seeking?” Thinking He was the gardener, she said, “Sir, if you have carried Him off, tell me where you have put Him, and I will get Him.”
- δοκοῦσαdokousaverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · feminine singulartagged: thinking
Acts
eight uses
So Peter followed him out, but he was unaware that what the angel was doing was real. He thought he was only seeing a vision.
- ἐδόκειedokeiverb · imperfect active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he was thinking
Then the apostles and elders, with the whole church, decided to select men from among them to send to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They chose Judas called Barsabbas and Silas, two leaders among the brothers,
- ἔδοξενedoxenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: it seemed good
So we all agreed to choose men to send to you along with our beloved Barnabas and Paul,
- ἔδοξενedoxenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: it seemed good
It seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us not to burden you with anything beyond these essential requirements:
- ἔδοξενedoxenverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: It seemed good
Some Epicurean and Stoic philosophers also began to debate with him. Some of them asked, “What is this babbler trying to say?” Others said, “He seems to be advocating foreign gods.” They said this because Paul was proclaiming the good news of Jesus and the resurrection.
- δοκεῖdokeiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he seems
For it seems unreasonable to me to send on a prisoner without specifying the charges against him.”
- δοκεῖdokeiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: it seems
So then, I too was convinced that I ought to do all I could to oppose the name of Jesus of Nazareth.
- ἔδοξαedoxaverb · aorist active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: thought
When a gentle south wind began to blow, they thought they had their opportunity. So they weighed anchor and sailed along, hugging the coast of Crete.
- δόξαντεςdoxantesverb · aorist active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: having thought
1 Corinthians
nine uses
Let no one deceive himself. If any of you thinks he is wise in this age, he should become a fool, so that he may become wise.
- δοκεῖdokeiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: thinks
For it seems to me that God has displayed us apostles at the end of the procession, like prisoners appointed for death. We have become a spectacle to the whole world, to angels as well as to men.
- δοκῶdokoverb · present active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I think
In my judgment, however, she is happier if she remains as she is. And I think that I too have the Spirit of God.
- δοκῶdokoverb · present active, indicative · 1st person singulartagged: I think
The one who thinks he knows something does not yet know as he ought to know.
- δοκεῖdokeiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: thinks
So the one who thinks he is standing firm should be careful not to fall.
- δοκῶνdokonverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: thinking
If anyone is inclined to dispute this, we have no other practice, nor do the churches of God.
- δοκεῖdokeiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: is inclined
On the contrary, the parts of the body that seem to be weaker are indispensable,
- δοκοῦνταdokountaverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · neuter pluraltagged: seeming
and the parts we consider less honorable, we treat with greater honor. And our unpresentable parts are treated with special modesty,
- δοκοῦμενdokoumenverb · present active, indicative · 1st person pluraltagged: we think
If anyone considers himself a prophet or spiritual person, let him acknowledge that what I am writing you is the Lord’s command.
- δοκεῖdokeiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: considers
2 Corinthians
three uses
I do not want to seem to be trying to frighten you by my letters.
- δόξωdoxoverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 1st person singulartagged: may seem
I repeat: Let no one take me for a fool. But if you do, then receive me as a fool, so that I too may boast a little.
- δόξῃdoxeverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 3rd person singulartagged: may think
Have you been thinking all along that we were making a defense to you? We speak before God in Christ, and all of this, beloved, is to build you up.
- δοκεῖτεdokeiteverb · present active, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: you have been thinking
Galatians
five uses
I went in response to a revelation and set before them the gospel that I preach among the Gentiles. But I spoke privately to those recognized as leaders, for fear that I was running or had already run in vain.
- δοκοῦσινdokousinverb · present active, participle · dative (“to / for”) · masculine pluraltagged: esteemed —
But as for the highly esteemed—whatever they were makes no difference to me; God does not show favoritism—those leaders added nothing to me.
- δοκούντωνdokountonverb · present active, participle · genitive (“of”) · masculine pluraltagged: esteemed
- δοκοῦντεςdokountesverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: esteemed
And recognizing the grace that I had been given, James, Cephas, and John—those reputed to be pillars—gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, so that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcised.
- δοκοῦντεςdokountesverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: esteemed
If anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
- δοκεῖdokeiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: thinks
Philippians
one use
though I myself could have such confidence. If anyone else thinks he has grounds for confidence in the flesh, I have more:
- δοκεῖdokeiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: thinks
Hebrews
four uses
Therefore, while the promise of entering His rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be deemed to have fallen short of it.
- δοκῇdokeaverb · present active, subjunctive · 3rd person singulartagged: may seem
How much more severely do you think one deserves to be punished who has trampled on the Son of God, profaned the blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and insulted the Spirit of grace?
- δοκεῖτεdokeiteverb · present active, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: think you
Our fathers disciplined us for a short time as they thought best, but God disciplines us for our good, so that we may share in His holiness.
- δοκοῦνdokounverb · present active, participle · accusative (object) · neuter singulartagged: is seeming good
No discipline seems enjoyable at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it yields a harvest of righteousness and peace to those who have been trained by it.
- δοκεῖdokeiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: it seems
James
two uses
If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not bridle his tongue, he deceives his heart and his religion is worthless.
- δοκεῖdokeiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: seems
Or do you think the Scripture says without reason that the Spirit He caused to dwell in us yearns with envy?
- δοκεῖτεdokeiteverb · present active, indicative · 2nd person pluraltagged: think you
Where it leads
How the numbers are counted
Every count on this page comes from STEP Bible's tagged Hebrew and Greek text, the same text the ledger prints. A use is counted once each time the tagging marks a word with this key.
Spellings are counted as the Greek text spells them, with the sentence's own punctuation taken off the word first, so a form that ends a clause is not counted as a second spelling.