δοκέωdokéō
compare the base of G1166 (δεικνύω)) of the same meaning; to think; by implication, to seem (truthfully or uncertainly)
Greek (New Testament) · G1380
Meanings
1. to be of opinion, suppose: Matthew 24:44, Luke 12:40, Hebrews 10:29; with infinitive, Matthew 3:9, Luke 8:18, Luke 24:37, John 5:39, John 16:2, Acts 12:9, Acts 27:13, 1 Corinthians 3:18, 1 Corinthians 7:40, 1 Corinthians 8:2, 1 Corinthians 10:12, 1 Corinthians 14:37, Galatians 6:3, Philippians 3:4, James 1:26; with acc et infinitive, 1 Corinthians 12:23, 2 Corinthians 11:16; followed by ὅτι, Matthew 6:7, Matthew 26:53, Mark 6:49, Luke 12:51, Luke 13:2, Luke 13:4, Luke 19:11, John 5:45, John 11:13, John 11:31, John 13:29, John 20:15, 1 Corinthians 4:9, 2 Corinthians 12:19, James 4:5.
2. to seem, be reputed: Acts 25:27; with infinitive, Mark 10:42, Luke 10:36, Luke 22:24, Acts 17:13, Acts 26:9, 1 Corinthians 11:16, 1 Corinthians 12:22, 2 Corinthians 10:9, Galatians 2:6, Galatians 2:9, Hebrews 4:1, Hebrews 12:11; οἱ δοκοῦντες, those of repute, Galatians 2:2. Impers., it seems, with dative of person
(a) to think: Matthew 17:25, Matthew 18:12, Matthew 21:28, Matthew 22:17, Matthew 22:42, Matthew 26:66, John 11:56, Hebrews 12:10
(b) to please, seem good to: with infinitive, Luke 1:3, Acts 15:22, Acts 15:25, Acts 15:23, Acts 15:34.
Synonyms: (δοκέω 2.): 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.
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)
Same root
- εὐδοκίαeudokía · G2107satisfaction, i.e. (subjectively) delight, or (objectively) kindness, wish, purpose
- εὐδοκέωeudokéō · G2106to think well of, i.e. approve (an act); specially, to approbate (a person or thing)
- δόξαdóxa · G1391glory (as very apparent), in a wide application (literal or figurative, objective or subjective)
- δόγμαdógma · G1378a law (civil, ceremonial or ecclesiastical)
- δόκιμοςdókimos · G1384properly, acceptable (current after assayal), i.e. approved
- ἀποκαραδοκίαapokaradokía · G603intense anticipation
Where it appears
Appears 62 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 3:9 Don’t just say to each other, ‘We’re safe, for we are descendants of Abraham.’ That means nothing, for I tell you, God can create children of Abraham from these very stones.
- Matthew 6:7 “When you pray, don’t babble on and on as the Gentiles do. They think their prayers are answered merely by repeating their words again and again.
- Matthew 17:25 “Yes, he does,” Peter replied. Then he went into the house. But before he had a chance to speak, Jesus asked him, “What do you think, Peter? Do kings tax their own people or the people they have conquered?”
- Matthew 18:12 “If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them wanders away, what will he do? Won’t he leave the ninety-nine others on the hills and go out to search for the one that is lost?
- Matthew 21:28 “But what do you think about this? A man with two sons told the older boy, ‘Son, go out and work in the vineyard today.’
- Matthew 22:17 Now tell us what you think about this: Is it right to pay taxes to Caesar or not?”
See every passage
- Matthew 3:9, 6:7, 17:25, 18:12, 21:28, 22:17, 22:42, 24:44, 26:53, 26:66
- Mark 6:49, 10:42
- Luke 1:3, 8:18, 10:36, 12:40, 12:51, 13:2, 13:4, 19:11, 22:24, 24:37
- John 5:39, 5:45, 11:13, 11:31, 11:56, 13:29, 16:2, 20:15
- Acts 12:9, 15:22, 15:25, 15:28, 17:18, 25:27, 26:9, 27:13
- 1 Corinthians 3:18, 4:9, 7:40, 8:2, 10:12, 11:16, 12:22, 12:23, 14:37
- 2 Corinthians 10:9, 11:16, 12:19
- Galatians 2:2, 2:6, 2:9, 6:3
- Philippians 3:4
- Hebrews 4:1, 10:29, 12:10, 12:11
- James 1:26, 4:5
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.