UBS Greek Dictionary Article

Form 1

Part of speech: verb

Related lemmas: δέχομαι

Sense 1: to test, to examine, to try to determine the genuineness of, testing

Semantic entry: 27.45

Semantic domains: Learn

Subdomains: Try To Learn

Definition: to try to learn the genuineness of something by examination and testing, often through actual use

LUK 12:56: RV LUK 12:56 · LV LUK 12:56 · Read together LUK 12:56

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OET-RV LUK 12:56

56 Hypocrites! You know how to interpret the sky and the ground, but you all don’t know how to scrutinise this time period.

OET-LV LUK 12:56

56 Hypocrites.
You _all _have _known how to _be _approving the appearance of _the sky and of _the earth the but how you _all _have_ not _known to _be _scrutinizing this time?

LUK 14:19: RV LUK 14:19 · LV LUK 14:19 · Read together LUK 14:19

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OET-RV LUK 14:19

19 Another one said, ‘I’ve bought five pairs of oxen and I need to check them out. Please excuse me.’

OET-LV LUK 14:19

19 And another one said:
I _bought five pairs of _oxen and I _am _going to _approve them, I _am _asking you be _holding me having _been _excused.

All 13 recorded passages for this sense

LUK: RV LUK 12:56 · RV LUK 14:19 · LV LUK 12:56 · LV LUK 14:19 · Read together LUK 12:56 · Read together LUK 14:19

CO1: RV CO1 3:13 · RV CO1 11:28 · LV CO1 3:13 · LV CO1 11:28 · Read together CO1 3:13 · Read together CO1 11:28

CO2: RV CO2 8:8 · RV CO2 13:5 · LV CO2 8:8 · LV CO2 13:5 · Read together CO2 8:8 · Read together CO2 13:5

GAL: RV GAL 6:4 · LV GAL 6:4 · Read together GAL 6:4

EPH: RV EPH 5:10 · LV EPH 5:10 · Read together EPH 5:10

TH1: RV TH1 2:4 · RV TH1 5:21 · LV TH1 2:4 · LV TH1 5:21 · Read together TH1 2:4 · Read together TH1 5:21

TI1: RV TI1 3:10 · LV TI1 3:10 · Read together TI1 3:10

PE1: RV PE1 1:7 · LV PE1 1:7 · Read together PE1 1:7

JN1: RV JN1 4:1 · LV JN1 4:1 · Read together JN1 4:1

Sense 2: to regard as worthwhile, to think of as appropriate

Semantic entry: 30.98

Semantic domains: Think

Subdomains: To Choose, To Select, To Prefer

Definition: to regard something as being worthwhile or appropriate

Notes: For another interpretation of δοκιμάζω in RV ROM 1:28 · LV ROM 1:28 · Read together ROM 1:28, see 30.114: δοκιμάζω.

ROM 1:28: RV ROM 1:28 · LV ROM 1:28 · Read together ROM 1:28

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OET-RV ROM 1:28

28 They didn’t want to know about God, and so he reluctantly let their depraved minds be filled with unhelpful thoughts,

OET-LV ROM 1:28

28 And as not they _approved the god to _be _having in knowledge, gave _over them the god to an_unqualified mind, to _be _doing the things not befitting,

Sense 3: to judge to be genuine, to judge as good, to approve

Semantic entry: 30.114

Semantic domains: Think

Subdomains: To Distinguish, To Evaluate, To Judge

Definition: to regard something as genuine or worthy on the basis of testing

Notes: For another interpretation of δοκιμάζω in RV ROM 1:28 · LV ROM 1:28 · Read together ROM 1:28, see 30.98: δοκιμάζω.

ROM 1:28: RV ROM 1:28 · LV ROM 1:28 · Read together ROM 1:28

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OET-RV ROM 1:28

28 They didn’t want to know about God, and so he reluctantly let their depraved minds be filled with unhelpful thoughts,

OET-LV ROM 1:28

28 And as not they _approved the god to _be _having in knowledge, gave _over them the god to an_unqualified mind, to _be _doing the things not befitting,

ROM 2:18: RV ROM 2:18 · LV ROM 2:18 · Read together ROM 2:18

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OET-RV ROM 2:18

18 and knowing his will and knowing what’s important because of familiarity with the law,

OET-LV ROM 2:18

18 and are _knowing his will, and are _approving the things carrying _value, being _instructed out _of the law,

All 8 recorded passages for this sense

ROM: RV ROM 1:28 · RV ROM 2:18 · RV ROM 12:2 · RV ROM 14:22 · LV ROM 1:28 · LV ROM 2:18 · LV ROM 12:2 · LV ROM 14:22 · Read together ROM 1:28 · Read together ROM 2:18 · Read together ROM 12:2 · Read together ROM 14:22

CO1: RV CO1 16:3 · LV CO1 16:3 · Read together CO1 16:3

CO2: RV CO2 8:22 · LV CO2 8:22 · Read together CO2 8:22

PHP: RV PHP 1:10 · LV PHP 1:10 · Read together PHP 1:10

TH1: RV TH1 2:4 · LV TH1 2:4 · Read together TH1 2:4

UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament

δοκιμάζω

Form 1

Sense 1: to test, to examine, to try to determine the genuineness of, testing

Sense 2: to regard as worthwhile, to think of as appropriate

Sense 3: to judge to be genuine, to judge as good, to approve