A.assay, test, “πορφύραν καὶ χρυσόν” Isoc.12.39; “τοὺς οἴνους” Arist.EN1118a28; “τὰ νομίσματα” Id.HA491a21:—Med., prove for oneself, choose, “χώραν” X.Oec.8.10, cf. Men.532.11 (dub.):— Pass., “ἐπειδὰν τὸ ἔργον . . δοκιμασθῇ” CIG2266.15 (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” OGI90.3 (ii B. C.); “ὑπὲρ τοῦ στεφανωθῆναι δοκιμάζομαι” D.18.266.
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.
3. c. inf., think fit to do, Luc. Bis Acc.31, J.AJ2.7.4, etc.: with neg., refuse to do, Ep.Rom.1.28: abs., BGU248.19 (i A. D.), etc.
