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The word for a castaway, worthless, unproved, unqualified or unfit is ἀδόκιμος and here is the BDAG information on it.

ἀδόκιμος, ον (Democr. et al.; also Polyb. 6, 25, 8; 16, 14, 9; ins, pap; Pr 25:4; Is 1:22) ‘not standing the test’, then unqualified, worthless, base of pers. (X., De Rep. Lac. 3, 3; Plut., Mor. 4c ἀνθρώποις ἀδοκίμοις ἐγχειρίζουσι τ. παῖδας; Herodian 7, 7, 5; Jos., C. Ap. 2, 236 ἀ. σοφισταί; Did., Gen. 122, 6) 1 Cor 9:27; ITr 12:3. 2 Cor 13:5–7 (on the self-affirmation cp. Demosth. 18, 111); ἀνὴρ ἀ. ἀπείραστος a man who is not tempted is unproved Agr 21. W. indication of the respect in which the test is not met ἀδόκιμοι περὶ τὴν πίστιν 2 Ti 3:8; πρὸς πᾶν ἔργον ἀγαθὸν ἀ. unfit for any good deed Tit 1:16.—Of things (Philo, Conf. Lingu. 198; PCairZen 176, 64 [III B.C.] of money) barren soil Hb 6:8. Of the gentile νοῦς in a play on words w. οὐ δοκιμάζειν Ro 1:28.—DELG s.v. δοκάω. TW. Spicq.

Democr Democr , phil., V/IV B.C.—List 5

et al. et al. = et alii (and others)

Polyb Polyb , III–II B.C.—List 5

ins Ins, ins = Inscription, Inschrift, inscription(s). Without a period, esp. in lists, as at the beginning of entries; the capitalized form is used in titles. In conjunction with literary works this abbr. refers to the title or description of contents.

pap pap = papyrus, -yri 

pers. pers. = person(s)

X. X. = Xenophon, V–IV B.C.—List 5

Plut Plut , I–II A.D.—List 5

Herodian Herodian = Herodianus Historicus, III A.D.—List 5

Jos. Jos. = Josephus. This abbr. used when follow by title; I A.D.—Lists 5

Did. Did. = Didymus Caecus (the Blind), commentator on OT books, IV A.D.—List 5

ITr ITr = Ignatius to the Trallians—List 1

cp. cp. = compare, freq. in ref. to citation fr. ancient texts

Demosth Demosth , IV B.C.—List 5

Agr Agr = Agraphon (non-canonical sayings of Jesus)—List 1

Philo Philo = P. of Alexandria, I B.C.–I A.D.—List 5

PCairZen PCairZen = Zenon Papyri, Catalogue général . . . du Musée du Caire—List 4

w. w. = with

DELG DELG = PChantraine, Dictionnaire étymologique de la langue grecque—List 6

s.v. s.v. = sub voce (under the word, look up the word)

TW TW = Theologisches Wörterbuch zum NT; tr. GBromiley, Theological Dictionary of the NT—List 6

Spicq Spicq = CS., Lexique théologique du Nouveau Testament—Lists 6

William Arndt et al., A Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2000), 21.
 

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