Dictionary entry

G01392

An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon Keyed to Strong's Numbers

δοξάζω

Etym. from δόξα

Alt. δοξάζω,

Alt. φυτ. -άσω

I. "to think, imagine, suppose, fancy, conjecture", c. acc. et inf., Aesch., etc.; inf. omitted, πῶς ταῦτ᾽ ἀληθῆ δοξάσω; how "can I suppose" this to be true? id=Aesch.:—Pass., δοξάζεται (sc. εἶναι) "is supposed" to be, Plat.

2. c. acc. cogn., δόξαν δοξάζειν "to entertain" an opinion, id=Plat.

3. absol. "to hold an opinion", Soph., Thuc.

II. "to magnify, extol", id=Thuc.