The meaning of “ἀδόκιμος”
Understanding adókimos reveals the original theological depth often simplified in translation.
castaway, rejected, reprobate. - unapproved, i.e. rejected - by implication, worthless (literally or morally)
ἀδόκιμος
castaway, rejected, reprobate. - unapproved, i.e. rejected - by implication, worthless (literally or morally)
Occurrences in the Bible
| Reference | Text | |
|---|---|---|
| Romans 1:28 | “And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;” Word: ἀδόκιμος (adókimos) | |
| 1 Corinthians 9:27 | “But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway. ” Word: ἀδόκιμος (adókimos) | |
| 2 Corinthians 13:6 | “But I trust that ye shall know that we are not reprobates.” Word: ἀδόκιμος (adókimos) | |
| 2 Timothy 3:8 | “Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.” Word: ἀδόκιμος (adókimos) | |
| Titus 1:16 | “They profess that they know God; but in works they deny him, being abominable, and disobedient, and unto every good work reprobate. ” Word: ἀδόκιμος (adókimos) |