What does δοκίμιον (dokímion) mean in the Bible?
δοκίμιον (dokímion): A test or trial that proves and validates genuine faith or character through adversity
Greek · G1383
δοκίμιον
A testing; by implication, trustworthiness
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δοκίμιον G1383
Pronunciation dokímion
What does δοκίμιον (dokímion) mean in the Bible?
δοκίμιον (dokímion): A test or trial that proves and validates genuine faith or character through adversity
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G1383?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include proven character (1), testing (1).
Where does δοκίμιον (dokímion) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at James 1:3. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Peter (1), James (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It proven character 1× 1 Peter 1:7
testing 1× James 1:3
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Usage map
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First aligned row James 1:3
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 2
James 1 1 Peter 1
Source forms
δοκίμιον 2x dokimion James 1:3, 1 Peter 1:7
Parsing patterns
Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular 2x James 1:3, 1 Peter 1:7
Evidence Summary
Greek word. A test or trial that proves and validates genuine faith or character through adversity
Strong's G1383
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Greek text appearances 2 times Word forms 1 form 2 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link James 1:2–4 Source Gloss
a testing; by implication, trustworthiness
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
A test or trial that proves and validates genuine faith or character through adversity
usually regarded as a variant form of δοκιμεῖον, a test, and so perh. Jas.1:3 (see Mayor, in l), but see next word (cf. Cremer, 212, 702).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
James 1:3 Noun Nominative Singular Neuter
δοκίμιον dokimion
a test, trial, what is genuine
Read verse 1 Peter 1:7 Noun Nominative Singular Neuter
δοκίμιον dokimion
a test, trial, what is genuine
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 1 case and number pattern. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 1 Aligned forms 2 Case pattern Nominative (2) Number pattern Singular (2)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Neuter Jas 1:3 · 1 Pet 1:7 2×
Where It Appears in Scripture
Where this word appears in Scripture: passage, original form, and sense in context.
New Testament Witnesses
testing, proving genuineness
Additional Occurrences
testing, proven genuineness
Word Origins
δοκίμιον is built from this root:
Why This Word Matters
Clarifies that trials refine authentic faith rather than destroy it. James 1:2–4
Canonical Themes
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain