δοκόςdokós
a stick of timber
Greek (New Testament) · G1385
Meanings
a beam of timber: Matthew 7:3-5, Luke 6:41, Luke 6:42.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 6 times in the Bible.
- Matthew 7:3 “And why worry about a speck in your friend’s eye when you have a log in your own?
- Matthew 7:4 How can you think of saying to your friend, ‘Let me help you get rid of that speck in your eye,’ when you can’t see past the log in your own eye?
- Matthew 7:5 Hypocrite! First get rid of the log in your own eye; then you will see well enough to deal with the speck in your friend’s eye.
- Luke 6:41 “And why worry about a speck in your friend’s eye when you have a log in your own?
- Luke 6:42 How can you think of saying, ‘Friend, let me help you get rid of that speck in your eye,’ when you can’t see past the log in your own eye? Hypocrite! First get rid of the log in your own eye; then you will see well enough to deal with the speck in your friend’s eye.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.