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δοκιμασία

δοκιμασία, an assay, examination, scrutiny

δοκῐμ-ᾰσία, ἡ,
  • examination, scrutiny:
      • 1 of magistrates after election, to see if they fulfil the legal requirements of legitimacy, full citizenship, etc., ἡ δ. τῶν στρατηγῶν Lys. 15.2, cf. 16.9 (pl.); τῶν ἱερέων Pl. Lg. 759d; δ. εἰσάγειν ταῖς ἀρχαῖς Arist. Ath. 59.4 (pl.), cf. IG 2(2).856,980.
      • 2 δ. τῶν ἱππέων passing muster, X. Eq.Mag. 3.9 (pl.).
      • 3 δ. (sc. ἐφήβων), before admission to the rights of manhood, D. 44.41, v.l. in 57.62.
      • 4 δ. τῶν ῥητόρων a judicial process to determine the right of a man to speak in the ἐκκλησία or in the law-courts, Aeschin. 1.2.
      • 5 examination of recruits, PLond. 3.982.6 (iv A. D.).
      • 6 generally, test, δ. ἱκανήν [τινος] λαβεῖν make full trial of, Is. 7.34 (but, receive assurance of . ., Plb. 3.31.8); ἡ κατὰ τὸν χρόνον δ. Arist. EN 1162a14; κρίσιν καὶ δ. τινῶν ποιεῖν Plu. Cleom. 10; λίθος δοκιμασίας LXX Si. 6.21; δ. οἰκοδόμων PSI 3.176 (v A. D.).

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