Prove

"to test, prove," with the expectation of approving, is translated "to prove" in Luke 14:19; Romans 12:2; 1—Corinthians 3:13 , RV (AV, "shall try"); 11:28, RV (AV, "examine"); 2—Corinthians 8:8,22; 13:5; Galatians 6:4; Ephesians 5:10; 1—Thessalonians 2:4 (2nd part), RV (AV, "trieth"); 5:21; 1—Timothy 3:10; in some mss. Hebrews 3:9 (the most authentic have the noun dokimasia, "a proving"); 1—Peter 1:7 , RV (AV, "tried"); 1—John 4:1 , RV (AV, "try"). See APPROVE.

"to show forth," signifies "to prove" in Acts 25:7 . See APPROVE , No. 3.

"to present," signifies "to prove" in Acts 24:13 . See COMMEND , No. 4.

"to try," either in the sense of attempting, e.g., Acts 16:7 , or of testing, is rendered "to prove" in John 6:6 . See EXAMINE , TEMPT.

"to join together," signifies "to prove" in Acts 9:22 . See COMPACTED , No. 2.

"to commend, to prove," is translated "I prove (myself a transgressor)" in Galatians 2:18 (AV, "I make"). See COMMEND.

(a) "a trying, testing," (b) "a temptation," is used in sense (a) in 1—Peter 4:12 , with the preposition pros, "towards" or "with a view to," RV, "to prove" (AV, "to try"), lit., "for a testing." See TEMPTATION.