Testing
δοκίμιονStrong’s G1383dokimion
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Dokimion is the Greek word usually translated “testing” and “proven genuineness”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience.”
Meaning
Usually translated “testing” and “proven genuineness”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- testing 1
- proven genuineness 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- James 1
- 1 Peter 1
2 books in all.
Related words
Greek dictionary
δοκίμιον dokimion · testing
δοκίμιον, -ου, τό [in LXX: Pro.17:3 27:21 (מִצְרֵף) * ;] 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).† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “testing” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
TEST'ING, participle present
tense [from test.] Trying for proof; proving by a standard or by experiment.
All definitions and other forms of “testing”
TEST'ING, noun
The act of trying for proof.
- In metallurgy, the operation of refining large quantities of gold or silver by means of lead, in the vessel called a test.
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.