Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon
δοκιμάζω (G1381)
22 δοκιμάζω ( δόκιμος ), [in LXX chiefly for בּחן ;] primarily of metals ( Pr 8:10 17:3 , Si 2:5 , Wi 3:6 ), to test, try, prove (in the hope and expectation that the test will prove successful, v. reff. s. Syn. ): χρυσίον , I Pe 1:7 ; other things, Lk 12:56 14:19 , II Co 8:8 , Ga 6:4 , I Th 2:4 5:21 ; τὰ διαφέροντα , Ro 2:18 , Phl 1:10 (R, mg., but v. infr.); πνεύματα , I Jo 4:1 ; of men, I Ti 3:10 (pass.); ἑαυτόν , I Co 11:28 , II Co 13:5 ; seq. subst. clause, Ro 12:2 , I Co 3:13 , Eph 5:10 . As the result of trial, to approve, think fit : Ro 1:28 14:22 , I Co 16:3 , II Co 8:22 , I Th 2:4 ( δεδοκιμάσμεθα ); τὰ διαφέροντα , Ro 2:18 , Phl 1:10 , R, txt. (but v. supr.; cf. διαφέρω ).† SYN. : πειράζω (v. Tr., Syn. , lxxiv; Cremer, 494 ff., 699 ff.).
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