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
δοκίμιον (dokímion): A test or trial that proves and validates genuine faith or character through adversity
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δοκίμιονG1383
Pronunciationdokímion
What does δοκίμιον (dokímion) mean in the Bible?
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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 Itproven character1×1 Peter 1:7
testing1×James 1:3
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Usage map
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First aligned rowJames 1:3
Aligned rows2
Books represented2
James11 Peter1
Source forms
δοκίμιον2xdokimionJames 1:3, 1 Peter 1:7
Parsing patterns
Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular2xJames 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'sG1383
Lexical occurrences2 versesGreek text appearances2 timesWord forms1 form2 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Study linkJames 1:2–4Source Gloss
a testing; by implication, trustworthiness
Extended definitionSource: 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 corpusGreek 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 1:3Noun Nominative Singular Neuter
δοκίμιονdokimion
a test, trial, what is genuine
Read verse1 Peter 1:7Noun Nominative Singular Neuter
δοκίμιονdokimion
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 patterns1Aligned forms2Case patternNominative (2)Number patternSingular (2)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · NeuterJas 1:3 · 1 Pet 1:72×
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
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