Greek core word #245 · verb · 62 times in the New Testament
δοκέω
do-KEH-ohδοκέω, δόξω, ἔδοξα, —, —, — — think, seem
- ε-contract in the present, but aorist ἔδοξα (stem δοκ- + σ); impersonal δοκεῖ μοι “it seems to me”.
Forms in bold occur in the New Testament; the others complete the pattern. A dash (—) marks a form that does not exist.
Present active
| Indicative | Subjunctive | Optative | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | δοκῶ | δοκῶ | δοκοίην | |
| 2 sg | δοκεῖς | δοκῇς | δοκοίης | δόκει |
| 3 sg | δοκεῖ | δοκῇ | δοκοίη | δοκείτω |
| 1 pl | δοκοῦμεν | δοκῶμεν | δοκοῖμεν | |
| 2 pl | δοκεῖτε | δοκῆτε | δοκοῖτε | δοκεῖτε |
| 3 pl | δοκοῦσι(ν) | δοκῶσι(ν) | δοκοῖεν | δοκείτωσαν |
Infinitive: δοκεῖν
Participle: δοκῶν, δοκοῦσα, δοκοῦν (gen. δοκοῦντος)
Imperfect active
| Indicative | |
|---|---|
| 1 sg | ἐδόκουν |
| 2 sg | ἐδόκεις |
| 3 sg | ἐδόκει |
| 1 pl | ἐδοκοῦμεν |
| 2 pl | ἐδοκεῖτε |
| 3 pl | ἐδόκουν |
Aorist active
| Indicative | Subjunctive | Optative | Imperative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 sg | ἔδοξα | δόξω | δόξαιμι | |
| 2 sg | ἔδοξας | δόξῃς | δόξαις | δόξον |
| 3 sg | ἔδοξε(ν) | δόξῃ | δόξαι | δοξάτω |
| 1 pl | ἐδόξαμεν | δόξωμεν | δόξαιμεν | |
| 2 pl | ἐδόξατε | δόξητε | δόξαιτε | δόξατε |
| 3 pl | ἔδοξαν | δόξωσι(ν) | δόξαιεν | δοξάτωσαν |
Infinitive: δόξαι
Participle: δόξας, δόξασα, δόξαν (gen. δόξαντος)
Where you meet it
First met in passage 69, Luke 24:37.
From Appendix B of the Greek and Latin with Jerome study companion · PDF page 215 · open the PDF here