dokimazw in Romans 12:2?

From: L. E. Brown (budman@sedona.net)
Date: Mon Oct 09 1995 - 21:21:53 EDT


I'm wrestling with the verb dokimazw in Romans 12:2. Most of the
standard lexicons (BAGD, LS) indicate that this word means "to approve
by testing" or "to examine and approve." For some reason I find it
hard to fit this meaning into this verse. I observe that Louw-Nida
[sec. 30.98] offers an alternative field of meaning s.v. "Think." To
wit: "to regard something as being worthwhile or appropriate - 'to
regard as worthwhile, to think of as appropriate.' " In light of this
verb's use in Romans 1:28 this seems, IMHO, to be a preferable
alternative.

I'd like your comment on this.

Also, I'm wondering how the august members of this list read the
concatenated adjectives in Romans 12:2. Is the entire phrase in
apposition to TO QELHMA, or is the second adjective in apposition to
the first, the third in apposition to the second?
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