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Lexicon :: Strong's G1651 - elegchō

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ἐλέγχω
Transliteration
elegchō (Key)
Pronunciation
el-eng'-kho
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Of uncertain affinity
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:473,221

Trench's Synonyms: iv. ἐπιτιμάω, ἐλέγχω (αἰτία, ἔλεγχος).

Strong’s Definitions

ἐλέγχω elénchō, el-eng'-kho; of uncertain affinity; to confute, admonish:—convict, convince, tell a fault, rebuke, reprove.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x

The KJV translates Strong's G1651 in the following manner: reprove (6x), rebuke (5x), convince (4x), tell (one's) fault (1x), convict (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 17x
The KJV translates Strong's G1651 in the following manner: reprove (6x), rebuke (5x), convince (4x), tell (one's) fault (1x), convict (1x).

  1. to convict, refute, confute

    1. generally with a suggestion of shame of the person convicted

    2. by conviction to bring to the light, to expose

  2. to find fault with, correct

    1. by word

      1. to reprehend severely, chide, admonish, reprove

      2. to call to account, show one his fault, demand an explanation

    2. by deed

      1. to chasten, to punish

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἐλέγχω elénchō, el-eng'-kho; of uncertain affinity; to confute, admonish:—convict, convince, tell a fault, rebuke, reprove.
STRONGS G1651:
ἐλέγχω; future ἐλέγξω; 1 aorist infinitive ἐλέγξαι, imperative ἔλεγξον; (passive, present ἐλέγχομαι; 1 aorist ἐλεγχθην); the Sept. for הוכִיחַ;
1. to convict, refute, confute, generally with a suggestion of the shame of the person convicted ("ἐλέγχειν hat eigentlich nicht die Bedeutung ' tadeln, schmähen, zurechtweisen,' welche ihm die Lexika zuschreiben, sondern bedeutet nichts als überführen" (Schmidt, chapter 4: § 12)): τινα, of crime, fault, or error; of sin, 1 Corinthians 14:24; ἐλεγχόμενοι ὑπό τοῦ νόμου ὡς παραβάται, James 2:9; ὑπό τῆς συνειδήσεως, John 8:9 R G (Philo, Works, ii., p. 649 (ed. Mang., vi. 203, Richter edition, fragment περί ἀναστάσεως καί κρίσεως) τό συνειδός ἔλεγχος ἀδέκαστος καί πάντων ἀψευδεστατος); followed by περί with the genitive of thing, John 8:46; John 16:8, and L T Tr WH in Jude 1:15 (Aristophanes, Plutarch, 574); contextually, by conviction to bring to light, to expose: τί, John 3:20, cf. 21; Ephesians 5:11, 13 (Aristophanes ecclesiastical 485; τά κρυπτά, Artemidorus Daldianus, oneir. 1, 68; ἐπιστάμενος, ὡς εἰ καί λαθοι ἡ ἐπιβουλή καί μή ἐλεγχθειη, Herodian, 3, 12, 11 (4th edition, Bekker); others); used of the exposure and confutation of false teachers of Christianity, Titus 1:9, 13; ταῦτα ἔλεγχε, utter these things by way of refutation, Titus 2:15.
2. to find fault with, correct;
a. by word; to reprehend severely, chide, admonish, reprove: Jude 1:22 L T Tr text; 1 Timothy 5:20; 2 Timothy 4:2; τινα περί τίνος, Luke 3:19; contextually, to call to account, show one his fault, demand an explanation: τινα, from someone, Matthew 18:15.
b. by deed; to chasten, punish (according to the translation of the Hebrew הוכִיחַ, Psalm 37:2 (Ps. 38:2), etc.; Wis. 12:2): Hebrews 12:5 (from Proverbs 3:11); Revelation 3:19. (On this word cf. J. C. Hare, The Mission of the Comforter, note L; Trench, § iv. Compare: ἐξ-, δια-κατ-(-μαἰ).)
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Psalms
37:2; 38:2
Proverbs
3:11
Matthew
18:15
Luke
3:19
John
3:20; 3:21; 8:9; 8:46; 16:8
1 Corinthians
14:24
Ephesians
5:11; 5:13
1 Timothy
5:20
2 Timothy
4:2
Titus
1:9; 1:13; 2:15
Hebrews
12:5
James
2:9
Jude
1:15; 1:22
Revelation
3:19

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1651 matches the Greek ἐλέγχω (elegchō),
which occurs 17 times in 17 verses in the MGNT Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 18:15 - “If your brother or sister[fn] sins,[fn] go and point out their fault, just between the two of you. If they listen to you, you have won them over.

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Unchecked Copy Box Luk 3:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLuk 3:19 - But when John rebuked Herod the tetrarch because of his marriage to Herodias, his brother’s wife, and all the other evil things he had done,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 3:20

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 3:20 - Everyone who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that their deeds will be exposed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 8:46

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 8:46 - Can any of you prove me guilty of sin? If I am telling the truth, why don’t you believe me?

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Unchecked Copy Box Jhn 16:8

Unchecked Copy BoxJhn 16:8 - When he comes, he will prove the world to be in the wrong about sin and righteousness and judgment:

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Co 14:24

Unchecked Copy Box1Co 14:24 - But if an unbeliever or an inquirer comes in while everyone is prophesying, they are convicted of sin and are brought under judgment by all,

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Unchecked Copy Box Eph 5:11

Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:11 - Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEph 5:13 - But everything exposed by the light becomes visible—and everything that is illuminated becomes a light.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ti 5:20

Unchecked Copy Box1Ti 5:20 - But those elders who are sinning you are to reprove before everyone, so that the others may take warning.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ti 4:2

Unchecked Copy Box2Ti 4:2 - Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; correct, rebuke and encourage—with great patience and careful instruction.

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Unchecked Copy Box Tit 1:9

Unchecked Copy BoxTit 1:9 - He must hold firmly to the trustworthy message as it has been taught, so that he can encourage others by sound doctrine and refute those who oppose it.

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Unchecked Copy Box Tit 1:13

Unchecked Copy BoxTit 1:13 - This saying is true. Therefore rebuke them sharply, so that they will be sound in the faith

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Unchecked Copy Box Tit 2:15

Unchecked Copy BoxTit 2:15 - These, then, are the things you should teach. Encourage and rebuke with all authority. Do not let anyone despise you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Heb 12:5

Unchecked Copy BoxHeb 12:5 - And have you completely forgotten this word of encouragement that addresses you as a father addresses his son? It says, “My son, do not make light of the Lord’s discipline, and do not lose heart when he rebukes you,

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Unchecked Copy Box Jas 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxJas 2:9 - But if you show favoritism, you sin and are convicted by the law as lawbreakers.

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Unchecked Copy Box Jde 1:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJde 1:15 - to judge everyone, and to convict all of them of all the ungodly acts they have committed in their ungodliness, and of all the defiant words ungodly sinners have spoken against him.”[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Rev 3:19

Unchecked Copy BoxRev 3:19 - Those whom I love I rebuke and discipline. So be earnest and repent.
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