Greek · G593 · unreviewed

ἀποδοκιμάζω

To reject

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ἀποδοκιμάζω G593

Pronunciation apodokimázō

What does ἀποδοκιμάζω (apodokimázō) mean in the Bible?

ἀποδοκιμάζω (apodokimázō) is a Greek word meaning "to reject". ἀπο-δοκιμάζω [in LXX: Psa. Highlights the Messiah’s rejection by religious leadership. This term runs through the canonical themes of Messiah.

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Meaning

to reject

Extended definition

To reject after testing or examination; implies deliberate disqualification rather than mere refusal

to reject: Mat.21:42 (LXX), Mrk.8:31 12:10" (LXX) Luk.9:22 17:25 20:17" (LXX), Heb.12:17, 1Pe.2:4 2:7" (LXX) (Cremer, 701; MM, see word).

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Why This Word Matters

Highlights the Messiah’s rejection by religious leadership. Luke 9:21–22

Grammatical Forms

How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.

Tenses

Aorist Perfect

Voices

Active Passive

Indicative states a fact or reality 5×

Aorist Active Matt 21:42 · Mark 12:10 · Luke 20:17 · 1 Pet 2:7 4×

Aorist Passive Heb 12:17 1×

Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 3×

Aorist Passive Mark 8:31 · Luke 9:22 · Luke 17:25 3×

Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 1×

Perfect Passive 1 Pet 2:4 1×

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 9 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

completed 5 infinitive 3 participle 1

Tense

aorist 8 perfect 1

Voice

passive 5 active 4

Mood

indicative 5 infinitive 3 participle 1

NT Occurrences

Matthew 21:42 ἀπεδοκίμασαν aorist active indicative completed Mark 8:31 ἀποδοκιμασθῆναι aorist passive infinitive infinitive Mark 12:10 ἀπεδοκίμασαν aorist active indicative completed Luke 9:22 ἀποδοκιμασθῆναι aorist passive infinitive infinitive Luke 17:25 ἀποδοκιμασθῆναι aorist passive infinitive infinitive Luke 20:17 ἀπεδοκίμασαν aorist active indicative completed Hebrews 12:17 ἀπεδοκιμάσθη aorist passive indicative completed 1 Peter 2:4 ἀποδεδοκιμασμένον perfect passive participle participle 1 Peter 2:7 ἀπεδοκίμασαν aorist active indicative completed

Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.

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Canonical Themes

Messiah

Biblical Occurrences

Each occurrence shows the passage reference, the original language term as it appears in that context, its transliteration, and the contextual sense.

New Testament Witnesses

Luke 9:21–22 ἀποδοκιμασθῆναι apodokimázō Infinitive · Aorist Passive

to be rejected

Additional Occurrences

Luke 9:21–22 ἀποδοκιμασθῆναι apodokimázō

To be rejected

Mark 12:1–12 ἀποδοκιμάζω apodokimázō

to reject after examination

Mark 8:31–33 ἀποδοκιμάζω apodokimázō

to reject after testing

Word Pictures (Robertson)

A.T. Robertson's Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) discusses this term in the following chapters. Open any chapter and go to the Word Pictures tab to read his verse-by-verse commentary.

Luke 17 — Faithful Servants, Grateful Cleansing, and the Coming Kingdom Luke 9 — The Christ Revealed, the Cross Announced, and the Jerusalem Road Begun Mark 12 — The Rejected Son, the Greatest Commandment, the Lord of David, and the Widow’s Offering Mark 8 — Seeing Jesus Clearly: Bread, Blindness, Confession, Cross, and Discipleship Matthew 21 — The King Enters Jerusalem, Judges Fruitless Religion, and Exposes Rejected-Son Leadership

A.T. Robertson, Word Pictures in the New Testament (1930–31) — public domain

Sources

MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain

Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0

Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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