BIBLE DICTIONARY + WORD STUDY
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GREEK · G96
adokimos — failing
ἀ-δόκιμος, -ον, [in LXX: Pro.25:4, Isa.1:22 (סִיג) * ;] 1. of things (prop. of metals: LXX, ll. with), not standing the test, rejected: γῆ, Heb.6:8. 2. Of persons, rejected after testing, reprobate: Rom.1:28, 1Co.9:27, 2Co.13:5-7, 2Ti.3:8, Tit.1:16 (Cremer, 212). † (AS)
8 tagged verse occurrences · see every occurrence →That which is rejected on account of its own worthlessness (Jer. 6:30; Heb. 6:8; Gr. adokimos, “rejected”). This word is also used with reference to persons cast away or rejected because they have failed to make use of opportunities offered them (1 Cor. 9:27; 2 Cor. 13:5-7).
Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.
