δοκιμασία

English (LSJ)

ἡ,

   A 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 22.856,980.    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.EN1162a14; κρίσιν καὶ δ. τινῶν ποιεῖν Plu.Cleom.10; λίθος δοκιμασίας LXXSi.6.21; δ. οἰκοδόμων PSI3.176 (v A. D.).