1382. dokimé

Berean Strong's Lexicon

dokimé: Approval, proven character, testing, trial

Original Word: δοκιμή
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: dokimé
Pronunciation: do-kee-MAY
Phonetic Spelling: (dok-ee-may')
Definition: Approval, proven character, testing, trial
Meaning: a trial, proof; tried, approved character.

Word Origin: From the Greek verb δοκιμάζω (dokimazo), meaning "to test" or "to prove."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: While there is no direct Hebrew equivalent for "dokimé," the concept of testing and proving is present in Hebrew words like בָּחַן (bachan, Strong's H974) meaning "to test" or "to examine."

Usage: The term "dokimé" refers to the process or result of testing, often implying a positive outcome such as approval or proven character. It is used in the New Testament to describe the quality of being tested and found genuine, particularly in the context of faith and character.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, the concept of testing and proving was significant in various aspects of life, including metallurgy, where metals were tested for purity, and in athletics, where athletes were tested for their abilities. This cultural understanding of testing as a means to demonstrate authenticity and value is reflected in the biblical usage of "dokimé."

HELPS Word-studies

Cognate: 1382 dokimḗ (a feminine noun derived from 1384 /dókimos) – proof of genuineness ("approval, through testing"), a brand of what is "tested and true." See 1381 (dokimazō).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from dokimos
Definition
(the process or result of) trial, proving, approval
NASB Translation
ordeal (1), proof (2), proven character (2), proven worth (1), test (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 1382: δοκιμή

δοκιμή, δοκιμῆς, ἡ (dokimos];);

1. in an active sense, a proving, trial: θλίψεως, through affliction, 2 Corinthians 8:2.

2. approvedness, tried character: Romans 5:4; 2 Corinthians 2:9; Philippians 2:22; τῆς διακονίας, exhibited in the contribution, 2 Corinthians 9:13.

3. "a proof (objectively], a specimen of (Dioscorides (?) 4, 186 (183); occasionally in ecclesiastical writings.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

experience, proof, trial.

From the same as dokimos; test (abstractly or concretely); by implication, trustiness -- experience(-riment), proof, trial.

see GREEK dokimos

Forms and Transliterations

δοκιμασια δοκιμασίᾳ δοκιμη δοκιμή δοκιμὴ δοκιμῇ δοκιμην δοκιμήν δοκιμὴν δοκιμης δοκιμής δοκιμῆς dokimasia dokimasíāi dokime dokimē dokimḕ dokimêi dokimē̂i dokimen dokimēn dokimḗn dokimḕn dokimes dokimês dokimēs dokimē̂s

Englishman's Concordance

Romans 5:4 N-AFS
GRK: δὲ ὑπομονὴ δοκιμήν ἡ δὲ
NAS: and perseverance, proven character; and proven character,
KJV: patience, experience; and
INT: and endurance character and

Romans 5:4 N-NFS
GRK: ἡ δὲ δοκιμὴ ἐλπίδα
NAS: proven character; and proven character, hope;
KJV: experience; and experience, hope:
INT: and character hope

2 Corinthians 2:9 N-AFS
GRK: γνῶ τὴν δοκιμὴν ὑμῶν εἰ
NAS: that I might put you to the test, whether
KJV: I might know the proof of you,
INT: I might know the proof of you if

2 Corinthians 8:2 N-DFS
GRK: ἐν πολλῇ δοκιμῇ θλίψεως ἡ
NAS: that in a great ordeal of affliction
KJV: a great trial of affliction
INT: in much proof of tribulation the

2 Corinthians 9:13 N-GFS
GRK: διὰ τῆς δοκιμῆς τῆς διακονίας
NAS: Because of the proof given by this
KJV: Whiles by the experiment of this
INT: through the proof of the service

2 Corinthians 13:3 N-AFS
GRK: ἐπεὶ δοκιμὴν ζητεῖτε τοῦ
NAS: you are seeking for proof of the Christ
KJV: ye seek a proof of Christ
INT: Since a proof you seek

Philippians 2:22 N-AFS
GRK: τὴν δὲ δοκιμὴν αὐτοῦ γινώσκετε
NAS: But you know of his proven worth, that he served
KJV: But ye know the proof of him, that,
INT: but [the] proof of him you know

Hebrews 3:9 N-DFS
GRK: ὑμῶν ἐν δοκιμασίᾳ καὶ εἶδον
INT: of you by testing and saw

Strong's Greek 1382
8 Occurrences

δοκιμασίᾳ — 1 Occ.
δοκιμὴ — 2 Occ.
δοκιμήν — 4 Occ.
δοκιμῆς — 1 Occ.