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Lexicon :: Strong's G1651 - elegchō

Aa
ἐλέγχω
Transliteration
elegchō (Key)
Pronunciation
el-eng'-kho
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Part of Speech
verb
Root Word (Etymology)
Of uncertain affinity
Dictionary Aids

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).)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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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 49 times in 48 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:25

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:25 - And Abraham reproved Abimelech because of the well of water, which Abimelech’s servants had violently taken away.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:37

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:37 - Whereas thou hast felt about all my stuff, what hast thou found of all thy household stuff? Set it here before my brethren and thy brethren, that they may judge betwixt us two.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:42

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:42 - Except the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the Fear of Isaac, had been with me, surely now hadst thou sent me away empty. God hath seen mine affliction and the labor of my hands, and rebuked thee yesternight.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:5

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:5 - or any thing about which he hath sworn falsely; he shall even restore it in full, and shall add the fifth part more thereto: unto him to whom it appertaineth shall he give it, in the day of his being found guilty.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:17 - Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thy heart: thou shalt surely rebuke thy neighbor, and not bear sin because of him.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 7:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 7:14 - I will be his father, and he shall be my son: if he commit iniquity, I will chasten him with the rod of men, and with the stripes of the children of men;

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:17 - And David went out to meet them, and answered and said unto them, If ye be come peaceably unto me to help me, my heart shall be knit unto you; but if ye be come to betray me to mine adversaries, seeing there is no wrong in my hands, the God of our fathers look thereon, and rebuke it.

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Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:21 -
He suffered no man to do them wrong;
Yea, he reproved kings for their sakes,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:20 - And Azariah the chief priest, and all the priests, looked upon him, and, behold, he was leprous in his forehead, and they thrust him out quickly from thence; yea, himself hasted also to go out, because Jehovah had smitten him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:17

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:17 -
Behold, happy is the man whom God correcteth:
Therefore despise not thou the chastening of the Almighty.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:33

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:33 -
There is no umpire betwixt us,
That might lay his hand upon us both.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:3 -
Surely I would speak to the Almighty,
And I desire to reason with God.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:10 -
He will surely reprove you,
If ye do secretly show partiality.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:15 -
Behold, he will slay me; I have no hope:
Nevertheless I will maintain my ways before him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:3 -
Should he reason with unprofitable talk,
Or with speeches wherewith he can do no good?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:6 -
Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I;
Yea, thine own lips testify against thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:4 -
Is it for thy fear of him that he reproveth thee,
That he entereth with thee into judgment?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 32:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 32:12 -
Yea, I attended unto you,
And, behold, there was none that convinced Job,
Or that answered his words, among you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:19 -
He is chastened also with pain upon his bed,
And with continual strife in his bones;

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:2 -
Shall he that cavilleth contend with the Almighty?
He that argueth with God, let him answer it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:4 -
Behold, I am of small account; What shall I answer thee?
I lay my hand upon my mouth.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 6:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 6:1 -
For the Chief Musician; on stringed instruments, set to the Sheminith. A Psalm of David.
O Jehovah, rebuke me not in thine anger,
Neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:1 -
A Psalm of David, to bring to remembrance.
O Jehovah, rebuke me not in thy wrath;
Neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:8 -
I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices;
And thy burnt-offerings are continually before me.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:21 -
These things hast thou done, and I kept silence;
Thou thoughtest that I was altogether such a one as thyself:
But I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:10 -
He that chastiseth the nations, shall not he correct,
Even he that teacheth man knowledge?

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:14 -
He suffered no man to do them wrong;
Yea, he reproved kings for their sakes,

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 141:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 141:5 -
Let the righteous smite me, it shall be a kindness;
And let him reprove me, it shall be as oil upon the head;
Let not my head refuse it:
For even in their wickedness shall my prayer continue.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:11

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:11 -
My son, despise not the chastening of Jehovah;
Neither be weary of his reproof:

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:7 -
He that correcteth a scoffer getteth to himself reviling;
And he that reproveth a wicked man getteth himself a blot.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:8 -
Reprove not a scoffer, lest he hate thee:
Reprove a wise man, and he will love thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:10 -
He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow;
But a prating fool shall fall.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:12 -
A scoffer loveth not to be reproved;
He will not go unto the wise.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:17 -
He that pleadeth his cause first seemeth just;
But his neighbor cometh and searcheth him out.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:25 -
Smite a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence;
And reprove one that hath understanding, and he will understand knowledge.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:25 -
But to them that rebuke him shall be delight,
And a good blessing shall come upon them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:23 -
He that rebuketh a man shall afterward find more favor
Than he that flattereth with the tongue.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:6 -
Add thou not unto his words,
Lest he reprove thee, and thou be found a liar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:4 - And he will judge between the nations, and will decide concerning many peoples; and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning-hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:3

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:3 - And his delight shall be in the fear of Jehovah; and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither decide after the hearing of his ears;

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:4

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:4 - but with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and decide with equity for the meek of the earth; and he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth; and with the breath of his lips shall he slay the wicked.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:21

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:21 - that make a man an offender in his cause, and lay a snare for him that reproveth in the gate, and turn aside the just with a thing of nought.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:19 - Thine own wickedness shall correct thee, and thy backslidings shall reprove thee: know therefore and see that it is an evil thing and a bitter, that thou hast forsaken Jehovah thy God, and that my fear is not in thee, saith the Lord, Jehovah of hosts.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 3:26

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 3:26 - and I will make thy tongue cleave to the roof of thy mouth, that thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not be to them a reprover; for they are a rebellious house.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:4

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:4 - Yet let no man strive, neither let any man reprove; for thy people are as they that strive with the priest.

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Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:10

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:10 - They hate him that reproveth in the gate, and they abhor him that speaketh uprightly.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:12

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:12 - Art not thou from everlasting, O Jehovah my God, my Holy One? we shall not die. O Jehovah, thou hast ordained him for judgment; and thou, O Rock, hast established him for correction.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHag 2:14

Unchecked Copy BoxHag 2:14 - Then answered Haggai and said, So is this people, and so is this nation before me, saith Jehovah; and so is every work of their hands; and that which they offer there is unclean.
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