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Verb dokeō (to think, to seem, to be reputed) in the New Testament
(Translation from NRSV with a few modifications for a more literal meaning)
Matthew
| 3: 9 | Do not think (dokeō) to say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our ancestor'; for I tell you, God is able from these stones to raise up children to Abraham. |
| 6: 7 | "When you are praying, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do; for they think (dokeō) that they will be heard because of their many words. |
| 17: 25 | He said, "Yes, he does." And when he came home, Jesus spoke of it first, asking, "What do you think (dokeō), Simon? From whom do kings of the earth take toll or tribute? From their children or from others?" |
| 18: 12 | What do you think (dokeō)? If a shepherd has a hundred sheep, and one of them has gone astray, does he not leave the ninety-nine on the mountains and go in search of the one that went astray? |
| 21: 28 | "What do you think (dokeō)? A man had two sons; he went to the first and said, 'Son, go and work in the vineyard today.' |
| 22: 17 | Tell us, then, what you think (dokeō). Is it lawful to pay taxes to the emperor, or not?" |
| 22: 42 | "What do you think (dokeō) of the Messiah? Whose son is he?" They said to him, "The son of David." |
| 24: 44 | Therefore you also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at an hour you do not think (dokeō). |
| 26: 53 | Do you think (dokeō) that I cannot appeal to my Father, and he will at once send me more than twelve legions of angels? |
| 26: 66 | What do you think (dokeō)?" They answered, "He deserves death." |
Mark
| 6: 49 | But when they saw him walking on the sea, they thought (dokeō) it was a ghost and cried out; |
| 10: 42 | So Jesus called them and said to them, "You know that among the Gentiles those who seem (dokeō) lord it over them, and their great ones are tyrants over them. |
Luke
| 1: 3 | I too thought (dokeō), after investigating everything carefully from the very first, to write an orderly account for you, most excellent Theophilus, |
| 8: 18 | Then pay attention to how you listen; for to those who have, more will be given; and from those who do not have, even what they seem (dokeō) to have will be taken away." |
| 10: 36 | Which of these three, do you think (dokeō), was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers?" |
| 12: 40 | You also must be ready, for the Son of Man is coming at the hour you do not think (dokeō)." |
| 12: 51 | Do you think (dokeō) that I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I tell you, but rather division! |
| 13: 2 | He asked them, "Do you think (dokeō) that because these Galileans suffered in this way they were worse sinners than all other Galileans? |
| 13: 4 | Or those eighteen who were killed when the tower of Siloam fell on them - do you think (dokeō) that they were worse offenders than all the others living in Jerusalem? |
| 19: 11 | As they were listening to this, he went on to tell a parable, because he was near Jerusalem, and because they thought (dokeō) that the kingdom of God was to appear immediately. |
| 22: 24 | A dispute also arose among them as to which one of them seemed (dokeō) the greatest. |
| 24: 37 | They were startled and terrified, and thought (dokeō) that they were seeing a ghost. |
John
| 5: 39 | "You search the scriptures because you think (dokeō) that in them you have eternal life; and it is they that testify on my behalf. |
| 5: 45 | Do not think (dokeō) that I will accuse you before the Father; your accuser is Moses, on whom you have set your hope. |
| 11: 13 | Jesus, however, had been speaking about his death, but they thought (dokeō) that he was referring merely to sleep. |
| 11: 31 | The Jews who were with her in the house, consoling her, saw Mary get up quickly and go out. They followed her because they thought (dokeō) that she was going to the tomb to weep there. |
| 11: 56 | They were looking for Jesus and were asking one another as they stood in the temple, "What do you think (dokeō)? Surely he will not come to the festival, will he?" |
| 13: 29 | Some thought (dokeō) that, because Judas had the common purse, Jesus was telling him, "Buy what we need for the festival"; or, that he should give something to the poor. |
| 16: 2 | They will put you out of the synagogues. Indeed, an hour is coming when those who kill you will think (dokeō) that by doing so they are offering worship to God. |
| 20: 15 | Jesus said to her, "Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you looking for?" Thinking (dokeō) him to be the gardener, she said to him, "Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away." |
Acts
| 12: 9 | Peter went out and followed him; he did not realize that what was happening with the angel's help was real; he thought (dokeō) he was seeing a vision. |
| 15: 22 | Then the apostles and the elders, with the consent of the whole church, thought (dokeō) to choose men from among their members and to send them to Antioch with Paul and Barnabas. They sent Judas called Barsabbas, and Silas, leaders among the brothers, |
| 15: 25 | we have thought (dokeō) unanimously to choose representatives and send them to you, along with our beloved Barnabas and Paul, |
| 15: 28 | For it has seemed (dokeō) good to the Holy Spirit and to us to impose on you no further burden than these essentials: |
| 17: 18 | Also some Epicurean and Stoic philosophers debated with him. Some said, "What does this babbler want to say?" Others said, "He seems (dokeō) to be a proclaimer of foreign divinities." (This was because he was telling the good news about Jesus and the resurrection.) |
| 25: 27 | for it seems (dokeō) to me unreasonable to send a prisoner without indicating the charges against him." |
| 26: 9 | "Indeed, I myself thought (dokeō) that I ought to do many things against the name of Jesus of Nazareth. |
| 27: 13 | When a moderate south wind began to blow, they thought (dokeō) they could achieve their purpose; so they weighed anchor and began to sail past Crete, close to the shore. |
Philippians
| 3: 4 | even though I, too, have reason for confidence in the flesh. If anyone else thinks (dokeō) to be confident in the flesh, I have more: |
1 Corinthians
| 3: 18 | Do not deceive yourselves. If you think (dokeō) that you are wise in this age, you should become fools so that you may become wise. |
| 4: 9 | For I think (dokeō) that God has exhibited us apostles as last of all, as though sentenced to death, because we have become a spectacle to the world, to angels and to mortals. |
| 7: 40 | But in my judgment she is more blessed if she remains as she is. And I think (dokeō) that I too have the Spirit of God. |
| 8: 2 | Anyone who thinks (dokeō) to know something does not yet have the necessary knowledge; |
| 10: 12 | So if you think (dokeō) you are standing, watch out that you do not fall. |
| 11: 16 | But if anyone thinks (dokeō) to be contentious - we have no such custom, nor do the churches of God. |
| 12: 22 | On the contrary, the members of the body that seem (dokeō) to be weaker are indispensable, |
| 12: 23 | and those members of the body that we think (dokeō) less honorable we clothe with greater honor, and our less respectable members are treated with greater respect; |
| 14: 37 | Anyone who thinks (dokeō) to be a prophet, or to have spiritual powers, must acknowledge that what I am writing to you is a command of the Lord. |
2 Corinthians
| 10: 9 | I do not want to seem (dokeō) as though I am trying to frighten you with my letters. |
| 11: 16 | I repeat, let no one think (dokeō) that I am a fool; but if you do, then accept me as a fool, so that I too may boast a little. |
| 12: 19 | Have you been thinking (dokeō) all along that we have been defending ourselves before you? We are speaking in Christ before God. Everything we do, beloved, is for the sake of building you up. |
Galatians
| 2: 2 | I went up in response to a revelation. Then I laid before them (though only in a private meeting with those being reputed (dokeō)) the gospel that I proclaim among the Gentiles, in order to make sure that I was not running, or had not run, in vain. |
| 2: 6 | And from those being reputed (dokeō) to be something (what they actually were makes no difference to me; God shows no partiality) - those being reputed (dokeō) contributed nothing to me. |
| 2: 9 | and when James and Cephas and John, those being reputed (dokeō) to be pillars, recognized the grace that had been given to me, they gave to Barnabas and me the right hand of fellowship, agreeing that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised. |
| 6: 3 | For if those who are nothing think (dokeō) they are something, they deceive themselves. |
Hebrews
| 4: 1 | Therefore, while the promise of entering his rest is still open, let us take care that none of you should seem (dokeō) to have failed to reach it. |
| 10: 29 | How much worse punishment do you think (dokeō) will be deserved by those who have spurned the Son of God, profaned the blood of the covenant by which they were sanctified, and outraged the Spirit of grace? |
| 12: 10 | For they disciplined us for a short time as seemed (dokeō) best to them, but he disciplines us for our good, in order that we may share his holiness. |
| 12: 11 | Now, discipline always seems (dokeō) painful rather than pleasant at the time, but later it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it. |
James
| 1: 26 | If any think (dokeō) they are religious, and do not bridle their tongues but deceive their hearts, their religion is worthless. |
| 4: 5 | Or do you think (dokeō) that it is for nothing that the scripture says, "God yearns jealously for the spirit that he has made to dwell in us"? |
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