1. approved, tested and found genuine — Having been tested and proven to be genuine, trustworthy, or acceptable; describes a person or thing that has undergone trial and met the standard. Both clusters share identical morphology (Adj-NMS) and the same English gloss 'approved,' differing only in the specific passage context. Spanish 'aprobado/probado,' Hindi 'pramanit/khara,' Arabic 'muzakka/mukhtabaran,' Korean 'injeongbadeun,' Swahili 'waliokubaliwa/akishathibitishwa.' Used of persons commended by God (Rom 16:10; 2 Cor 10:18) and of tested faith or character (Jas 1:12; 2 Tim 2:15). 7×
AR["المُختَبَرونَ","المُزَكّى","مَقْبولينَ","مُختَبَرًا","مُخْتَبَراً","مُخْتَبَرٌ","مُزَكَّى"]·ben["অনুমোদিত","পরীক্ষিত","পরীক্ষিতকে","প্রমাণিত","যোগ্যরা,"]·DE["bewahrt"]·EN["approved"]·FR["bewahrt","éprouvé"]·heb["הַ-מְנֻסֶּה","מְאֻשָּׁרִים","מְאֻשָׁר","נִבְחָן","נִבְחָנִים"]·HI["खरा","प्रमअनिक","प्रमाणित","प्रमाणित-को"]·ID["telah-teruji","teruji","yang-teruji"]·IT["approvato","dokimon","dokimos"]·jav["dipunkajèkaken","ingkang-pantes,","kabuktian","katampi","kawilujengaken","lulus"]·KO["인정된-자로","인정받는다","인정받은","인정받은-자가","인정받은-자들로","인정받은-자들이"]·PT["aprovado","aprovados","aprovados,"]·RU["в-","испытанные,","испытанный","испытанным","испытанными"]·ES["aprobado","aprobados","probado"]·SW["akisha-thibitishwa","aliye-thibitishwa","aliyekubaliwa,","amethibitishwa","tuliokubaliwa","uliokubaliwa","waliokubaliwa,"]·TR["o-","onanmış","onaylanmış","onaylı"]·urd["آزمودہ","مستحق","مقبول"]
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BDB / Lexicon Reference
δόκῐμ-ος, ον (Doric dialect α, ον Refs, (δέχομαι) acceptable: hence, __1 of persons, trustworthy, Refs 1st c.AD+; approved, esteemed, Refs 5th c.BC+; δοκιμώτατος Ἑλλάδι most approved by Hellas, her noblest son, Refs 5th c.BC+: with infinitive, of approved ability to do.., δόκιμος δ᾽ οὔτις.. εἴργειν Refs 4th c.BC+ __2 of things, excellent, τὸ ἔαρ -ώτατον Refs 5th c.BC+; notable, considerable,…