dokimazō · test, approve

What it means

dokimazō (δοκιμάζω) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “test, approve”.

To test, examine; to approve.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. To check something to see if it is good.
2. To accept something after checking it.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• test ×5
• tested ×3
• approve ×2
• examine ×2
• interpret ×2
• discerning ×1
• he approves ×1
• may discern ×1
• see fit ×1
• testing ×1
• others ×3

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Luke×3
• Romans×4
• 1 Corinthians×3
• 2 Corinthians×3
• Galatians×1
• Ephesians×1
• Philippians×1
• 1 Thessalonians×3
• 1 Timothy×1
• 1 Peter×1
• 1 John×1

• Luke 12:56

  Hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky, but how is it that you do not know how to interpret this time?

• Luke 14:19

  And another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I am going to try them out; I ask you, have me excused.’

• Romans 1:28

  And since they did not see fit to have God in knowledge, God handed them over to an unfit mind, to do the things that are not proper,

• Romans 2:18

  and know the will and approve the things that are superior, being instructed from the law,

• Romans 12:2

  And do not be conformed to this age, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, so that you may discern what the will of God is: what is good and pleasing and complete.

• Romans 14:22

  The faith that you have, keep to yourself before God. Happy is the one who does not judge himself in what he approves.

• 1 Corinthians 3:13

  each one’s work will become evident; for the Day will make it clear, because it is revealed by fire, and the fire itself will test what sort of work each one’s is.

• 1 Corinthians 11:28

  But let a person examine himself, and so let him eat of the bread and drink of the cup.

• 1 Corinthians 16:3

  And when I arrive, whomever you approve, these I will send with letters to carry your gift to Jerusalem.

• 2 Corinthians 8:8

  I am not speaking as a command, but through the earnestness of others testing also the genuineness of your love.

• 2 Corinthians 8:22

  And we are sending with them our brother, whom we have often tested in many things and found to be earnest, but now much more earnest because of his great confidence in you.

• 2 Corinthians 13:5

  Test yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; examine yourselves. Or do you not recognize about yourselves that Jesus the Messiah is in you? —unless you are disqualified!

• Galatians 6:4

  But let each one test his own work, and then he will have his reason for boasting in regard to himself alone, and not in regard to the other.

• Ephesians 5:10

  discerning what is pleasing to the Lord;

• Philippians 1:10

  so that you may test the things that matter, so that you may be pure and without offense for the day of the Messiah,

• 1 Thessalonians 2:4

  but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the good news, so we speak, not as pleasing people but God, who tests our hearts.

• 1 Thessalonians 5:21

  but test all things; hold fast what is good.

• 1 Timothy 3:10

  And let these also be tested first; then let them serve, if they are blameless.

• 1 Peter 1:7

  so that the testing of your faith, more precious than gold that perishes though tested by fire, may be found to result in praise and glory and honor at the revelation of Jesus the Messiah;

• 1 John 4:1

  Beloved, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

And 2 more times.