Romans 14:18:12Rom.14.18.W12TAB
δόκιμος
dokimos
“approved”
- Transliteration
- DO-ki-mos
- Extended
- DOH-kih-mohs
- IPA
- /ˈdo.ki.mos/
Meaning by language
- English
- approved
Greek · tap a syllable to hear it
Alphabet Analysis
| Delta | th — as in this | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Kappa | k — as in kite | |
| Iota | i — as in machine | |
| Mu | m — as in mother | |
| Omicron | o — as in omit (short) | |
| Sigma (final) | s — used only at end of words |
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The word
Word in context
- word
DO-ki-mos
- sentence
ho gar en TOU-tō dou-LEU-ōn tō khree-STŌ eu-AR-es-tos tō the-Ō kai DO-ki-mos tois an-THRŌ-pois
Exegesis
Two predicate adjectives, euarestos {εὐάρεστος | euárestos} and dokimos {δόκιμος | dókimos}, each take an implied copula and are governed by dative phrases: tō theō {τῷ θεῷ | tō theṓ} for divine approval, and tois anthropois {τοῖς ἀνθρώποις | tois anthrṓpois} for human commendation.
Root and etymology
dechomaidelta–epsilon–chi–omicron–mu–alpha–iota
“to receive, accept”
In context — Romans 14:18
For the one who serves Christ in these things is pleasing to God and approved among people.
About this coordinate
Romans 14:18:12 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 12 of Romans 14:18, so the Greek word δόκιμος (dokimos) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Rom.14.18.W12, which extends further down to each syllable (Rom.14.18.W12.S1) and character.