"trial, proof by trial, 2 Cor. 8:2; the state or disposition of that which has been tried and approved, approved character or temper, Rom. 5:4; 2 Cor. 2:9; Phil. 2:22; proof, document, evidence, 2 Cor. 8:2; 13:3*"
Definition and meaning
trial, proof by trial, 2 Cor. 8:2; the state or disposition of that which has been tried and approved, approved character or temper, Rom. 5:4; 2 Cor. 2:9; Phil. 2:22; proof, document, evidence, 2 Cor. 8:2; 13:3*
In the original Greek the word is written: δοκιμή
Historical context
Paul wrote Romans from Corinth, one of the most important commercial cities in the empire. Rome had a Jewish population of around 50,000. The letter addresses real tensions between Jewish believers with centuries of Torah tradition and Gentile believers with no such background. Emperor Nero was on the throne. Within ten years he would execute both Paul and Peter.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of dokime (G1382) across the King James Bible.
And patience, experience; and experience, hope:
For to this end also did I write, that I might know the proof of you, whether ye be obedient in all things.
How that in a great trial of affliction the abundance of their joy and their deep poverty abounded unto the riches of their liberality.
Whiles by the experiment of this ministration they glorify God for your professed subjection unto the gospel of Christ, and for your liberal distribution unto them, and unto all men;
Since ye seek a proof of Christ speaking in me, which to you-ward is not weak, but is mighty in you.
But ye know the proof of him, that, as a son with the father, he hath served with me in the gospel.
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Common questions
Strong's G1382 (dokime) is a Greek word that means: trial, proof by trial, 2 Cor. 8:2; the state or disposition of that which has been tried and approved, approved character or temper, Rom. 5:4; 2 Cor. 2:9; Phil. 2:22; proof, document, evidence, 2 Cor.... It appears 6 times in the King James Bible.
The word dokime (G1382) appears 6 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G1382 is dokime, a Greek word defined as: trial, proof by trial, 2 Cor. 8:2; the state or disposition of that which has been tried and approved, approved character or temper, Rom. 5:4; 2 Cor. . James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
dokime is a Greek word found in the New Testament.