dokeo expresses a person's judgment or supposition, and can also mark what seems fitting or how someone is regarded.

The verb most often marks a person's judgment, assumption, or expectation about a situation; it also describes what appears to be the case, those regarded in a certain standing, and decisions judged good by a group.

1. Holding a judgment, assumption, or expectation · dominant

   Present and aorist forms introduce judgments that may be mistaken, questioned, or corrected: in Acts 12:9 Peter takes the angelic event for a vision, and in John 11:13 the hearers take Jesus' words about death as ordinary sleep. In 1 Corinthians 10:12 the present participle identifies the person who judges himself to be standing, while Luke 12:51 asks whether the audience judges Jesus' coming to bring peace.

   Acts 12:9John 11:131 Corinthians 10:12Luke 12:51John 5:39Acts 27:13
2. Seeming or appearing to be so · common

   The term can frame an assessment of how a person, thing, or circumstance appears. In 1 Corinthians 12:22 the APB renders the clause about body members that "seem to be weaker," and in Hebrews 12:11 it renders discipline as not seeming joyful for the moment; Acts 17:18 likewise reports an assessment of what Paul appears to be.

   1 Corinthians 12:22Hebrews 12:11Acts 17:18Acts 25:27Luke 10:362 Corinthians 10:9
3. Being regarded as having standing or status · occasional

   Present participial forms identify people assessed by others in a certain rank or standing. In Galatians 2:2 the APB speaks of those "who were of repute," and Galatians 2:9 applies that assessment to James, Cephas, and John as reputed pillars; Mark 10:42 concerns those considered to rule the Gentiles.

   Galatians 2:2Galatians 2:6Galatians 2:9Mark 10:42Luke 22:24
4. Judging a course of action good · occasional

   Aorist forms describe a shared decision presented as good or fitting. In Acts 15:22 the APB renders the apostles, elders, and whole assembly choosing and sending men because it "seemed good," and Acts 15:28 gives the same framing for laying no greater burden than the stated requirements.

   Acts 15:22Acts 15:25Acts 15:28Hebrews 12:10

In the Anselm Project Bible: Across the verses, the APB variously uses "think," "suppose," "seem," "considered," "reputed," and "it seemed good." Because the APB is a whole-verse translation, these renderings show the clauses' presentation rather than a separate English equivalent in every instance.