What does ἀδόκιμος · νοῦς mean in the Bible?
e. rejected; by implication, worthless (literally or morally)".
Greek · G96, G3563
ἀδόκιμον νοῦν
Failing · mind
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ἀδόκιμος G96 failing
Pronunciation adókimos
Rejected after failing a test of genuineness or worthiness; morally or spiritually disqualified.
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νοῦς G3563 mind
Pronunciation noûs
The rational, conscious faculty that grasps truth, distinct from both spirit and flesh.
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What does ἀδόκιμον νοῦν (adokimon noun) mean in the Bible?
ἀδόκιμος · νοῦς is a Greek phrase meaning "unapproved, i.e. rejected; by implication, worthless (literally or morally)".
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G96, G3563?
G96, G3563 is connected to 8 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. unapproved, i.e. rejected; by implication, worthless (literally or morally)
Source Gloss
unapproved, i.e. rejected; by implication, worthless (literally or morally)
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 4 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 4 Aligned forms 8 Case pattern Nominative (7) Number pattern Plural (5)
Nominative · Plural · Masculine 2 Cor 13:5 · 2 Cor 13:6 · 2 Cor 13:7 · 2 Tim 3:8 · Titus 1:16 5×
Nominative · Singular · Masculine 1 Cor 9:27 1×
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Heb 6:8 1×
Accusative · Singular · Masculine Rom 1:28 1×
Word Origins
ἀδόκιμον νοῦν is built from these roots:
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