ἀ δόκιμος. In the original it is one and the same word which in the text, Heb. vi. 8 , is translated “rejected,” in 1 Cor. ix. 27 , “a castaway” it is in this clause opposed to δόκιμος, “approved,” “accepted.” It means rejected after testing, as in case of metalswhich may take place, as St. Chrys. implies in this passage, either here or hereafter; either for a time or for eternity.