Greek verb · G1381
δοκιμάζω
dokimazodok-im-ad'-zo
primarily of metals; As the result of trial
22 uses in the Greek text, one for each word STEP Bible has tagged with this key
Concordance spelling: dokimázō
Word page · Part of the concordance, one page for every word of the Hebrew and Greek text. Strong's G1381is this word's number in James Strong's 1890 index of the King James Bible.
- 11 of 27New Testament books
- 16spellings
- 2meanings
The definition in full
Strong's key (1890) · G1381
to test (literally or figuratively); by implication, to approve
The King James renders it: allow, discern, examine, X like, (ap-)prove, try.
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
dokimazo is rendered "primarily of metals; As the result of trial". It stands 22 times in the Greek text, across eleven books.
- Four of the uses stand in Romans, more than in any other book.
- The lexicon lists two meanings for it, beginning with "primarily of metals".
- Its first use in canonical order opens the ledger below.Luke 12:56You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and sky. Why don’t you know how to interpret the present time?
- The Greek text spells it sixteen different ways.
The first use
You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and sky. Why don’t you know how to interpret the present time?
Luke 12:56δοκιμάζειν
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: primarily of metals, and As the result of trial.
Each meaning, and the words it is translated by
| Meaning | Tagged as | Where |
|---|---|---|
| primarily of metalsPro.8:10 17:3, Sir.2:5, Wis.3:6), to test, try, prove (in the hope and expectation that the test will prove successful, see reff. s.... | Tagged as
and 3 more, 15 uses in all | WhereProverbs 8:10Receive my instruction instead of silver, and knowledge rather than pure gold. |
| As the result of trialto approve, think fit | Tagged as
| WhereRomans 1:28Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind… |
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 22, in canonical order
Every use, in order
Every use, grouped by book, with its verse.
16 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
- δοκιμάζειν4
- δοκιμάζετε3
- δοκιμαζέτω2
- δεδοκιμάσμεθα1
- δοκιμάζει1
- δοκιμάζεις1
- δοκιμαζέσθωσαν1
- δοκιμαζομένου1
- δοκιμάζοντες1
- δοκιμάζοντι1
- δοκιμάζων1
- δοκιμάσαι1
and 4 more spellings in the ledger below.
The grammar of each form
- verb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)4V-PAN
- verb · present active, command · 2nd person plural3V-PAM-2P
- verb · present active, command · 3rd person singular2V-PAM-3S
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 1st person plural1V-AAI-1P
- verb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person plural1V-AAI-3P
- verb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)1V-AAN
- verb · aorist active, subjunctive · 2nd person plural1V-AAS-2P
- verb · future active, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-FAI-3S
- verb · present active, indicative · 2nd person singular1V-PAI-2S
- verb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singular1V-PAI-3S
- verb · present active, participle · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singular1V-PAP-DSM
- verb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine plural1V-PAP-NPM
Luke
three uses
You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and sky. Why don’t you know how to interpret the present time?
- δοκιμάζεινdokimazeinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to discern
- δοκιμάζεινdokimazeinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to discern
Another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out. Please excuse me.’
- δοκιμάσαιdokimasaiverb · aorist active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to prove
Romans
four uses
Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done.
- ἐδοκίμασανedokimasanverb · aorist active, indicative · 3rd person pluraltagged: they did see fit
if you know His will and approve of what is superior because you are instructed by the law;
- δοκιμάζειςdokimazeisverb · present active, indicative · 2nd person singulartagged: approve
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.
- δοκιμάζεινdokimazeinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to prove
Keep your belief about such matters between yourself and God. Blessed is the one who does not condemn himself by what he approves.
- δοκιμάζειdokimazeiverb · present active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: he approves
1 Corinthians
three uses
his workmanship will be evident, because the Day will bring it to light. It will be revealed with fire, and the fire will prove the quality of each man’s work.
- δοκιμάσειdokimaseiverb · future active, indicative · 3rd person singulartagged: will prove
Each one must examine himself before he eats of the bread and drinks of the cup.
- δοκιμαζέτωdokimazetoverb · present active, command · 3rd person singulartagged: should examine
Then, on my arrival, I will send letters with those you recommend to carry your gift to Jerusalem.
- δοκιμάσητεdokimaseteverb · aorist active, subjunctive · 2nd person pluraltagged: you shall approve
2 Corinthians
three uses
I am not making a demand, but I am testing the sincerity of your love in comparison to the earnestness of others.
- δοκιμάζωνdokimazonverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine singulartagged: proving
And we are sending along with them our brother whose earnestness has been proven many times and in many ways, and now even more so by his great confidence in you.
- ἐδοκιμάσαμενedokimasamenverb · aorist active, indicative · 1st person pluraltagged: we have proven
Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Can’t you see for yourselves that Jesus Christ is in you—unless you actually fail the test?
- δοκιμάζετεdokimazeteverb · present active, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do test
Galatians
one use
Each one should test his own work. Then he will have reason to boast in himself alone, and not in someone else.
- δοκιμαζέτωdokimazetoverb · present active, command · 3rd person singulartagged: should test
Ephesians
one use
Test and prove what pleases the Lord.
- δοκιμάζοντεςdokimazontesverb · present active, participle · nominative (subject) · masculine pluraltagged: discerning
Philippians
one use
so that you may be able to test and prove what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ,
- δοκιμάζεινdokimazeinverb · present active, infinitive (“to…”)tagged: to approve
1 Thessalonians
three uses
Instead, we speak as those approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, not in order to please men but God, who examines our hearts.
- δεδοκιμάσμεθαdedokimasmethaverb · perfect passive, indicative · 1st person pluraltagged: we have been approved
- δοκιμάζοντιdokimazontiverb · present active, participle · dative (“to / for”) · masculine singulartagged: is examining
but test all things. Hold fast to what is good.
- δοκιμάζετεdokimazeteverb · present active, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do test
1 Timothy
one use
Additionally, they must first be tested. Then, if they are above reproach, let them serve as deacons.
- δοκιμαζέσθωσανdokimazesthosanverb · present passive, command · 3rd person pluraltagged: they should be tested
1 Peter
one use
so that the proven character of your faith—more precious than gold, which perishes even though refined by fire—may result in praise, glory, and honor at the revelation of Jesus Christ.
- δοκιμαζομένουdokimazomenouverb · present passive, participle · genitive (“of”) · neuter singulartagged: being refined
1 John
one use
Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God. For many false prophets have gone out into the world.
- δοκιμάζετεdokimazeteverb · present active, command · 2nd person pluraltagged: do test
Where it leads
Studies that open this word1
How the numbers are counted
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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.
The family is read from the lexicon by the stem the two words share, with the accents off, and a person or a place named on the stem is left out.