Dictionary entry

δόκιμος

G. Abbott-Smith's A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

δόκιμος, -ον

(< δέκομαι = δέχομαι) [in LXX for זקק pu., etc.;]

primarily of metals, tested, accepted, approved: of persons, Ro 14:1816:10, I Co 11:19, II Co 10:1813:7, II Ti 2:15, Ja 1:12 (Cremer, 212, 697).†