δοκιμάζω

A. assay, test, πορφύραν καὶ χρυσόν Isoc. 12.39; τοὺς οἴνους Arist. EN 1118a28; τὰ νομίσματα Id. HA 491a21:—Med., prove for oneself, choose, χώραν X. Oec. 8.10, cf. Men. 532.11 (dub.):— Pass., ἐπειδὰν τὸ ἔργον . . δοκιμασθῇ CIG 2266.15 (Delos).

2. of persons, δ. αὐτούς put them to the test, make trial of them, Isoc. 2.50; δ. τοὺς μηνυτάς Th. 6.53; φίλους X. Mem. 2.6.1, cf. PEleph. 1.8 (iv B. C.), etc.; also of Apis-bulls, Hdt. 2.38.

II. approve, sanction, μετὰ δεδοκιμασμένου [λόγου] μὴ ξυνέπεσθαι Th. 3.38; ἐψηφίσασθε δοκιμάσαντες τοὺς νόμους, εἶτ’ ἀναγράψαι τούτους οἳ ἂν δοκιμασθῶσι And. 1.82; ἄρρενας ἔρωτας Plu. 2.11e; ὅπῃ ταύτῃ ἀρετὴ δοκιμάζεται Pl. R. 407c: c. inf., ἐκπονεῖν ἐδοκίμαζε he approved of their working, X. Mem. 1.2.4; ἐπειδή . . ἐδοκιμάσθη ταῦτα καλῶς ἔχειν Th. 2.35.

2. as a political term,

a. approve after scrutiny as fit for an office, Lys. 16.3, Pl. Lg. 759d, Arist. Ath. 45.3:—Pass., to be approved as fit, Lys. 15.6, etc.; δοκιμασθεὶς ἀρχέτω Pl. Lg. 765b; μου δοκιμαζομένου when I was undergoing a scrutiny, D. 21.111; δεδοκιμασμένος [ἰατρός] PFay. 106.24 (ii A. D.), cf. PGnom. 201 (ii A. D.): metaph., ὃν ὁ Ἥφαιστος ἐδοκίμασεν OGI 90.3 (ii B. C.); ὑπὲρ τοῦ στεφανωθῆναι δοκιμάζομαι D. 18.266.

b. pass as fit to serve, ἱππεύειν δεδοκιμασμένος Lys. 14.22, cf. X. An. 3.3.20, IG 22.1126.15, 1369.

c. examine and admit boys to the class of ἔφηβοι or ἔφηβοι to the rights of manhood, Ar. V. 578 (Pass.), Arist. Ath. 42.2, etc.; ἕως ἐγὼ ἀνὴρ εἶναι δοκιμασθείην D. 27.5; εἰς ἄνδρας δεδοκιμασμένοι Isoc. 12.28.

d. test an orator's right to speak (cf. δοκιμασία 4), AB 310.

3. c. inf., think fit to do, Luc. Bis Acc. 31, J. AJ 2.7.4, etc.: with neg., refuse to do, Ep.Rom. 1.28: abs., BGU 248.19 (i A. D.), etc.