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It often carries a moral or spiritual connotation, indicating a failure to meet God's standards or to live according to His will. The word suggests a state of being rejected after examination, akin to metals that fail to meet the required purity and are thus discarded.<p><span class="tophdg">Cultural and Historical Background: </span>In the ancient world, the process of testing metals was a common practice to ensure their purity and value. Metals that failed the test were labeled "adokimos" and were considered worthless. This imagery would have been familiar to the original audience of the New Testament, providing a vivid metaphor for spiritual and moral examination. In a society where honor and shame were significant cultural values, being labeled "adokimos" would imply a serious deficiency in character or faith.<div class="vheading2">Thayer's Greek Lexicon</div><span class="maintitle">STRONGS NT 96: ἀδόκιμος</span><br><br><span class="arttitle"><span class="grktitle">ἀδόκιμος</span></span>, (<span class="greek2">δόκιμος</span>) (from <span class="abbreviation">Euripides</span> down), <span class="accented">not standing the test, not approved</span>; properly of metals and coin, <span class="greek2">ἀργύριον</span>, <a href="/interlinear/isaiah/1-22.htm">Isaiah 1:22</a>; <a href="/interlinear/proverbs/25-4.htm">Proverbs 25:4</a>; <span class="greek2">νόμισμα</span>, <span class="abbreviation">Plato</span>, legg. see p. 742 a., others; hence, which does not prove itself to be such as it ought: <span class="greek2">γῆ</span>, of sterile soil, <a href="/interlinear/hebrews/6-8.htm">Hebrews 6:8</a>; in a moral sense (<span class="abbreviation">A. V.</span> reprobate), <a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/9-27.htm">1 Corinthians 9:27</a>; <a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/13-5.htm">2 Corinthians 13:5-7</a>; <span class="greek2">νοῦς</span>, <a href="/interlinear/romans/1-28.htm">Romans 1:28</a>; <span class="greek2">περί</span> <span class="greek2">τήν</span> <span class="greek2">πίστιν</span>, <a href="/interlinear/2_timothy/3-8.htm">2 Timothy 3:8</a>; hence, unfit for something: <span class="greek2">πρός</span> <span class="greek2">πᾶν</span> <span class="greek2">ἔργον</span> <span class="greek2">ἀγαθόν</span> <span class="greek2">ἀδόκιμοι</span>, <a href="/interlinear/titus/1-16.htm">Titus 1:16</a>.<FOOTNOTE:1> <br><br><iframe width="100%" height="85" scrolling=no src="/bsoft.htm" frameborder=0 cellpadding=0></iframe><div class="vheading2">Strong's Exhaustive Concordance</div>castaway, rejected, reprobate. <p>From <a href="/greek/1.htm">a</a> (as a negative particle) and <a href="/greek/1384.htm">dokimos</a>; unapproved, i.e. Rejected; by implication, worthless (literally or morally) -- castaway, rejected, reprobate. <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/1.htm">a</a> <p>see GREEK <a href="/greek/1384.htm">dokimos</a> <div class="vheading2">Forms and Transliterations</div>αδοκιμοι αδόκιμοι αδόκιμοί ἀδόκιμοι ἀδόκιμοί αδοκιμον αδόκιμον ἀδόκιμον αδοκιμος αδόκιμος ἀδόκιμος αδολεσχήσαι αδολεσχήσω αδολεσχία αδολεσχίαν αδολεσχίας ηδολέσχει ηδολέσχησα ηδολέσχουν adokimoi adókimoi adókimoí adokimon adókimon adokimos adókimos<div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/matthew/1-1.htm">Interlinear Greek</a> • <a href="/interlinear/genesis/1-1.htm">Interlinear Hebrew</a> • <a href="/strongs.htm">Strong's Numbers</a> • <a href="/englishmans_greek.htm">Englishman's Greek Concordance</a> • <a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm">Englishman's Hebrew Concordance</a> • <a href="/texts/matthew/1-1.htm">Parallel Texts</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheading">Englishman's Concordance</div><b><a href="/text/romans/1-28.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Romans 1:28</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Accusative Masculine Singular">Adj-AMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/romans/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">θεὸς εἰς <b>ἀδόκιμον</b> νοῦν ποιεῖν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/romans/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> gave them over <span class="itali">to a depraved</span> mind,<br><a href="/kjvs/romans/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> over to <span class="itali">a reprobate</span> mind, to do<br><a href="/interlinear/romans/1-28.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> God to <span class="itali">a depraved</span> mind to do<p><b><a href="/text/1_corinthians/9-27.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">1 Corinthians 9:27</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular">Adj-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/9.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">κηρύξας αὐτὸς <b>ἀδόκιμος</b> γένωμαι </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/1_corinthians/9.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> I myself <span class="itali">will not be disqualified.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/1_corinthians/9.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> I myself should be <span class="itali">a castaway.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/1_corinthians/9-27.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> having preached myself <span class="itali">rejected</span> I might be<p><b><a href="/text/2_corinthians/13-5.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Corinthians 13:5</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural">Adj-NMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/13.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">εἰ μήτι <b>ἀδόκιμοί</b> ἐστε </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_corinthians/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> is in you -- unless <span class="itali">indeed you fail the test?</span><br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/13-5.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> if not <span class="itali">rejected</span> you are<p><b><a href="/text/2_corinthians/13-6.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Corinthians 13:6</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural">Adj-NMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/13.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">οὐκ ἐσμὲν <b>ἀδόκιμοι</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_corinthians/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> do <span class="itali">not fail the test.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/2_corinthians/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> are not <span class="itali">reprobates.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/13-6.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> not are <span class="itali">rejected</span><p><b><a href="/text/2_corinthians/13-7.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Corinthians 13:7</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural">Adj-NMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/13.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">δὲ ὡς <b>ἀδόκιμοι</b> ὦμεν </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_corinthians/13.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> though we may appear <span class="itali">unapproved.</span><br><a href="/kjvs/2_corinthians/13.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> be as <span class="itali">reprobates.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/2_corinthians/13-7.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> however as <span class="itali">rejected</span> be<p><b><a href="/text/2_timothy/3-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">2 Timothy 3:8</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural">Adj-NMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/2_timothy/3.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">τὸν νοῦν <b>ἀδόκιμοι</b> περὶ τὴν</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/2_timothy/3.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> mind, <span class="itali">rejected</span> in regard<br><a href="/kjvs/2_timothy/3.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> minds, <span class="itali">reprobate</span> concerning<br><a href="/interlinear/2_timothy/3-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> in mind <span class="itali">found worthless</span> as regards the<p><b><a href="/text/titus/1-16.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Titus 1:16</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural">Adj-NMP</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/titus/1.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">ἔργον ἀγαθὸν <b>ἀδόκιμοι</b> </span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/titus/1.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and disobedient <span class="itali">and worthless</span> for any<br><a href="/kjvs/titus/1.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> good work <span class="itali">reprobate.</span><br><a href="/interlinear/titus/1-16.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> work good <span class="itali">found worthless</span><p><b><a href="/text/hebrews/6-8.htm" title="Biblos Lexicon">Hebrews 6:8</a> <a href="/abbrev.htm" title="Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular">Adj-NMS</a></b><br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/6.htm" title="Greek">GRK:</a> <span class="greek3">καὶ τριβόλους <b>ἀδόκιμος</b> καὶ κατάρας</span><br><a href="http://biblehub.com/nas/hebrews/6.htm" title="New American Standard Bible">NAS:</a> and thistles, <span class="itali">it is worthless</span> and close<br><a href="/kjvs/hebrews/6.htm" title="King James Bible with Strong's">KJV:</a> briers <span class="itali">[is] rejected,</span> and<br><a href="/interlinear/hebrews/6-8.htm" title="Biblos Interlinear Bible">INT:</a> and thistles <span class="itali">[is] rejected</span> and a curse<p><b><a href="/greek/96.htm">Strong's Greek 96</a><br><a href="/greek/strongs_96.htm">8 Occurrences</a></b><br><br><a href="/greek/adokimoi_96.htm">ἀδόκιμοί — 5 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/adokimon_96.htm">ἀδόκιμον — 1 Occ.</a><br><a href="/greek/adokimos_96.htm">ἀδόκιμος — 2 Occ.</a><br><br></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="/greek/95.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="95"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="95" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/greek/96a.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="96a"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="96a" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchap.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>