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ἀποδοκιμάζω

apodokimázō

G593 verb

SILEX Entry

Definition

To reject or consider something or someone as failing to meet accepted standards after examination; to disapprove based on evaluation or testing. This sense extends: (1) to formally or decisively reject after a process of scrutiny, (2) to declare as unfit or unworthy, and (3) in some contexts, to refuse official or communal acceptance or recognition.

Semantic Range

to reject after evaluating, to declare unfit, to disapprove following examination, to refuse acceptance, to disallow, to repudiate after scrutiny

Root / Etymology

Compound of ἀπό (away from, off) and δοκιμάζω (to test, examine, approve). The prefix ἀπό adds a sense of distance or rejection to the idea of testing or approval, thus forming a verb meaning 'to reject after examination.'

Historical & Contextual Notes

Attested from Hellenistic Greek and occurring especially in contexts where something is found lacking or unworthy after inspection. In the LXX, often used for ceremonial rejection of offerings or persons as unfit (e.g., Levitical functions). In Koine Greek, including the New Testament, ἀποδοκιμάζω frequently refers not simply to generic rejection but specifically to a decision reached through evaluation — as in the case of the 'rejected stone' in Psalm 117(118):22 LXX and cited in the Synoptic Gospels and Acts, where the term bears legalistic or communal connotations (e.g., someone or something officially disallowed or cast aside by a group after deliberation). Classical Greek preferred verbs like ἀπορρίπτω or ἀποβάλλω for general rejection, but ἀποδοκιμάζω highlights the element of testing, judgment, or official exclusion. Traditional English translations such as 'reject,' 'disapprove,' or 'disallow' capture only part of the evaluative and communal nuance apparent in Koine usage.

Translation Consistency

primary "reject" 9 occurrences

The primary sense of ἀποδοκιμάζω is to declare something or someone unfit or unacceptable after examination. "Reject" is the natural, common English verb that captures rejecting after evaluation, disallowing, and refusing acceptance, and matches the dominant renderings in the data. It is simple, versatile, and will read naturally across inflected forms.

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Original Strong's Gloss (1890)

from ἀπό and δοκιμάζω; to disapprove, i.e. (by implication) to repudiate:--disallow, reject.

Root Family

ἀποδοκιμάζω (apodokimazō) — to test, to examine, to approve or disapprove, to reject after evaluation

Root δοκιμ- to test, to examine, to approve or disapprove

Word Forms

4 distinct forms

SIDANCE Surface Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2 Occurrences
G593-01 ἀπεδοκίμασαν apedokimasan V AOR ACT IND 3P PL rejected they rejected after scrutiny they rejected after scrutiny 4
G593-04 ἀποδοκιμασθῆναι apodokimasthenai V AOR PASS INF be rejected to be rejected after examination to be rejected after examination 3
G593-03 ἀποδεδοκιμασμένον apodedokimasmenon V PRF PASS PTCP ACC M SG rejected having been rejected after examination having been rejected after examination 1
G593-02 ἀπεδοκιμάσθη apedokimasthe V AOR PASS IND 3P SG he was rejected he was rejected after scrutiny he was rejected after scrutiny 1

Occurrences in Scripture

9 occurrences

SIDANCE Reference Word Transliteration Morphology Common SIBI-P1 SIBI-P2
G593-01 Matthew 21:42 ἀπεδοκίμασαν apedokimasan V AOR ACT IND 3P PL rejected they rejected after scrutiny they rejected after scrutiny
G593-04 Mark 8:31 ἀποδοκιμασθῆναι apodokimasthenai V AOR PASS INF to be rejected to be rejected after examination to be rejected after examination
G593-01 Mark 12:10 ἀπεδοκίμασαν apedokimasan V AOR ACT IND 3P PL rejected they rejected after scrutiny they rejected after scrutiny
G593-04 Luke 9:22 ἀποδοκιμασθῆναι apodokimasthenai V AOR PASS INF be rejected to be rejected after examination to be rejected after examination
G593-04 Luke 17:25 ἀποδοκιμασθῆναι apodokimasthenai V AOR PASS INF be rejected to be rejected after examination to be rejected after examination
G593-01 Luke 20:17 ἀπεδοκίμασαν apedokimasan V AOR ACT IND 3P PL rejected they rejected after scrutiny they rejected after scrutiny
G593-02 Hebrews 12:17 ἀπεδοκιμάσθη apedokimasthe V AOR PASS IND 3P SG he was rejected he was rejected after scrutiny he was rejected after scrutiny
G593-03 1 Peter 2:4 ἀποδεδοκιμασμένον apodedokimasmenon V PRF PASS PTCP ACC M SG rejected having been rejected after examination having been rejected after examination
G593-01 1 Peter 2:7 ἀπεδοκίμασαν apedokimasan V AOR ACT IND 3P PL rejected they rejected after scrutiny they rejected after scrutiny
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