What does ἀποδοκιμάζω (apodokimázō) mean in the Bible?
ἀποδοκιμάζω (apodokimázō): To reject after testing or examination; implies deliberate disqualification rather than mere refusal
Greek · G593
ἀποδοκιμάζω
To reject
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ἀποδοκιμάζω G593
Pronunciation apodokimázō
What does ἀποδοκιμάζω (apodokimázō) mean in the Bible?
ἀποδοκιμάζω (apodokimázō): To reject after testing or examination; implies deliberate disqualification rather than mere refusal
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G593?
The BSB source-word alignment has 9 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include rejected (5), be rejected (2), He must be rejected (1), he was rejected (1).
Where does ἀποδοκιμάζω (apodokimázō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Matthew 21:42. Its strongest book concentrations include Luke (3), 1 Peter (2), Mark (2), Hebrews (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 rejected 5× Matthew 21:42, Mark 12:10, Luke 20:17, 1 Peter 2:4
be rejected 2× Mark 8:31, Luke 17:25
He must be rejected 1× Luke 9:22
he was rejected 1× Hebrews 12:17
Show sample aligned rows
Matthew 21:42 ἀπεδοκίμασαν to rejected Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Mark 8:31 ἀποδοκιμασθῆναι to be rejected Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive Mark 12:10 ἀπεδοκίμασαν to rejected Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Luke 9:22 ἀποδοκιμασθῆναι to He must be rejected Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive Luke 17:25 ἀποδοκιμασθῆναι to be rejected Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive Luke 20:17 ἀπεδοκίμασαν to rejected Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural Hebrews 12:17 ἀπεδοκιμάσθη to he was rejected Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular 1 Peter 2:4 ἀποδεδοκιμασμένον to rejected Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Singular 1 Peter 2:7 ἀπεδοκίμασαν to rejected Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Matthew 21:42
Aligned rows 9
Books represented 5
Matthew 1 Mark 2 Luke 3 Hebrews 1 1 Peter 2
Source forms
ἀπεδοκίμασαν 4x apedokimasan Matthew 21:42, Mark 12:10, Luke 20:17, 1 Peter 2:7
ἀποδοκιμασθῆναι 3x apodokimasthēnai Mark 8:31, Luke 9:22, Luke 17:25
ἀπεδοκιμάσθη 1x apedokimasthē Hebrews 12:17
ἀποδεδοκιμασμένον 1x apodedokimasmenon 1 Peter 2:4
Parsing patterns
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural 4x Matthew 21:42, Mark 12:10, Luke 20:17, 1 Peter 2:7
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Passive 3x Mark 8:31, Luke 9:22, Luke 17:25
Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular 1x Hebrews 12:17
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Accusative Masculine Singular 1x 1 Peter 2:4
Evidence Summary
Messiah
Greek word. To reject after testing or examination; implies deliberate disqualification rather than mere refusal
Strong's G593
Lexical occurrences 9 verses Greek text appearances 9 times Word forms 3 forms 9 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Luke 9:21–22 Source Gloss
to reject
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
9 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Matthew 21:42 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
ἀπεδοκίμασαν apedokimasan
I reject after testing, I disqualify
Read verse Mark 8:31 Verb Aorist Passive Infinitive
ἀποδοκιμασθῆναι apodokimasqhnai
I reject after testing, I disqualify
Read verse Mark 12:10 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
ἀπεδοκίμασαν apedokimasan
I reject after testing, I disqualify
Read verse Luke 9:22 Verb Aorist Passive Infinitive
ἀποδοκιμασθῆναι apodokimasqhnai
I reject after testing, I disqualify
Read verse Luke 17:25 Verb Aorist Passive Infinitive
ἀποδοκιμασθῆναι apodokimasqhnai
I reject after testing, I disqualify
Read verse Luke 20:17 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
ἀπεδοκίμασαν apedokimasan
I reject after testing, I disqualify
Read verse Hebrews 12:17 Verb Third Person Singular Aorist Passive Indicative
ἀπεδοκιμάσθη· apedokimasqh
I reject after testing, I disqualify
Read verse 1 Peter 2:4 Verb Perfect Passive Participle Accusative Singular Masculine
ἀποδεδοκιμασμένον, apodedokimasmenon
I reject after testing, I disqualify
Read verse 1 Peter 2:7 Verb Third Person Plural Aorist Active Indicative
ἀπεδοκίμασαν apedokimasan
I reject after testing, I disqualify
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 mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 3 Aligned forms 9 Tenses Aorist, Perfect Voices Active, Passive
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 5×
Aorist Active Matt 21:42 · Mark 12:10 · Luke 20:17 · 1 Pet 2:7 4×
Aorist Passive Heb 12:17 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 3×
Aorist Passive Mark 8:31 · Luke 9:22 · Luke 17:25 3×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×
Perfect Passive 1 Pet 2:4 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 9 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
aorist 8 perfect 1
Voice
passive 5 active 4
Mood
indicative 5 infinitive 3 participle 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 21:42 ἀπεδοκίμασαν aorist active indicative completed Mark 8:31 ἀποδοκιμασθῆναι aorist passive infinitive infinitive Mark 12:10 ἀπεδοκίμασαν aorist active indicative completed Luke 9:22 ἀποδοκιμασθῆναι aorist passive infinitive infinitive Luke 17:25 ἀποδοκιμασθῆναι aorist passive infinitive infinitive Luke 20:17 ἀπεδοκίμασαν aorist active indicative completed Hebrews 12:17 ἀπεδοκιμάσθη aorist passive indicative completed 1 Peter 2:4 ἀποδεδοκιμασμένον perfect passive participle participle 1 Peter 2:7 ἀπεδοκίμασαν aorist active indicative completed
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
New Testament Witnesses
to be rejected
Additional Occurrences
Luke 9:21–22 ἀποδοκιμασθῆναι apodokimázō
To be rejected
Mark 12:1–12 ἀποδοκιμάζω apodokimázō
to reject after examination
Mark 8:31–33 ἀποδοκιμάζω apodokimázō
to reject after testing
Showing 4 selected witnesses from 9 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
Why This Word Matters
Highlights the Messiah’s rejection by religious leadership. Luke 9:21–22
Canonical Themes
Messiah
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