Strong's Greek · G1381
δοκιμάζω
dokimázō
allow, discern, examine, X like, (ap-)prove, try
Definition
to test (literally or figuratively); by implication, to approve
Derivation
from G1384 (δόκιμος);
Appears 22 times in Scripture
“Each one should test his own work. Then he will have reason to boast in himself alone, and not in someone else.”
“if you know His will and approve of what is superior because you are instructed by the law;”
“I am not giving a command, but I am testing the sincerity of your love through the earnestness of others.”
“Each one must examine himself before he eats of the bread and drinks of the cup.”
“Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Jesus Christ is in you—unless you fail the test?”
“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.”
“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.”
“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.”
“Keep your belief about such matters between yourself and God. Blessed is the one who does not condemn himself by what he approves.”
“And we are sending along with them our brother who has proven his earnestness to us many times and in many ways, and now even more so by his great confidence in you.”
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).