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δοκέω

dokeōto thinkHow to read Greek
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Definition

δοκέω, -ῶ

(δόκος, opinion, δέκομαι, Ion, form of δέχ-), [in LXX for טוֹב, נָדַב, etc. ;]

1. to be of opinion, suppose: Matthew 24:44, Luke 12:40, Hebrews 10:29; with inf., Matthew 3:9, Luke 8:18; 24:37, John 5:39; 16:2, Acts 12:9; 27:13, 1 Corinthians 3:18; 7:40; 8:2; 10:12; 14:37, Galatians 6:3, Philippians 3:4, James 1:26; with accusative and inf., 1 Corinthians 12:23, 2 Corinthians 11:16; before ὅτι, Matthew 6:7; 26:53, Mark 6:49, Luke 12:51; 13:2, 4; 19:11, John 5:45; 11:13, 31; 13:29; 20:15, 1 Corinthians 4:9, 2 Corinthians 12:19, James 4:5.

2. to seem, be reputed: Acts 25:27; with inf., Mark 10:42, Luke 10:36; 22:24, Acts 17:13; 26:9, 1 Corinthians 11:16; 12:22, 2 Corinthians 10:9, Galatians 2:6, 9, Hebrews 4:1; 12:11; οἱ δοκοῦντες, those of repute, Galatians 2:2. Impers., it seems, with dative of person(s);

(a) to think: Matthew 17:25; 18:12; 21:28; 22:17, 42; 26:66, John 11:56, Hebrews 12:10;

(b) to please, seem good to: with inf., Luke 1:3, Acts 15:22, 25; 15:23, 34.

Synonyms:(δοκέω 1): ἡγέομαι 2, νομίζω2, οἴομαι; ἡ. and ν. properly express belief resting on external proof, ἡ. denoting the more careful judgment; δ. and οἴ. imply a subjective judgment which in the case of οἴ. is based on feeling, in δ. on thought (see Schmidt, with 17) (δοκέω2): φαίνομαι; φ., from the standpoint of the object, "expresses how a matter phenomenally shows and presents itself"; δ., from the standpoint of the observer, expresses one's subjective judgment about a matter (see Tr., Syn., LXXx; Cremer, 204).

Hebrew words it translates

The Hebrew words that the ancient Greek translation of the Old Testament renders as δοκέω:

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

62 total
  1. Galatians 2:2δοκοῦσιν · recognized as leaders
    I went in response to a revelation and set before them the gospel that I preach among the Gentiles. But I spoke privately to those recognized as leaders, for fear that I was running or had already run in vain.
  2. Galatians 2:6δοκούντων · highly esteemed; δοκοῦντες · leaders
    But as for the highly esteemed—whatever they were makes no difference to me; God does not show favoritism—those leaders added nothing to me.
  3. Galatians 2:9δοκοῦντες · reputed
    And recognizing the grace that I had been given, James, Cephas, and John—those reputed to be pillars—gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, so that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcised.
  4. Galatians 6:3δοκεῖ · thinks
    If anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
  5. Philippians 3:4δοκεῖ · thinks
    …though I myself could have such confidence. If anyone else thinks he has grounds for confidence in the flesh, I have more:
  6. Hebrews 4:1δοκῇ · be deemed
    Therefore, while the promise of entering His rest still stands, let us be careful that none of you be deemed to have fallen short of it.
  7. Hebrews 10:29δοκεῖτε · do you think
    How much more severely do you think one deserves to be punished who has trampled on the Son of God, profaned the blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and insulted the Spirit of grace?
  8. Hebrews 12:10δοκοῦν · thought best
    Our fathers disciplined us for a short time as they thought best, but God disciplines us for our good, so that we may share in His holiness.
  9. Hebrews 12:11δοκεῖ · seems
    No discipline seems enjoyable at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it yields a harvest of righteousness and peace to those who have been trained by it.
  10. James 1:26δοκεῖ · considers himself
    If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not bridle his tongue, he deceives his heart and his religion is worthless.
  11. James 4:5δοκεῖτε · do you think
    Or do you think the Scripture says without reason that the Spirit He caused to dwell in us yearns with envy?