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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
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 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.

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 21:25 - But Abraham reproved Abimelech about the well of water which the servants of Abimelech had seized.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:37 - “Though you have felt through all my goods, what have you found of all your household goods? Place it here before my [fn]relatives and your [fn]relatives, that they may decide between us two.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:42 - “If the God of my father, the God of Abraham, and the dread of Isaac, had not been for me, surely now you would have sent me away empty. God has seen my affliction and the toil of my hands, so He rendered the decision last night.”
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:5 - or anything about which he swore falsely; he shall make restitution for it [fn]in full and add to it one-fifth more. He shall give it to the one to whom it belongs on the day he presents his guilt offering.
Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:17 -

‘You shall not hate your brother in your heart; you may surely reprove your neighbor, and so not bear sin because of him.

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 7:14 - “I will be a father to him and he will be a son to Me; when he commits iniquity, I will reprove him with the rod of men and the strikes from the sons of men,
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:17 - David went out before them, and he answered and said to them, “If you come peacefully to me to help me, my heart shall be united with you; but if to betray me to my adversaries, since there is no violence in my hands, may the God of our fathers look on it and reprove.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:21 -

He permitted no man to oppress them,

And He reproved kings for their sakes,

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:20 - And Azariah the chief priest and all the priests looked at him, and behold, he was leprous on his forehead; and they hurried him out of there, and he himself also hastened to get out because Yahweh had smitten him.
Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:17 -

“Behold, how blessed is the man whom God reproves,

So do not reject the discipline of the [fn]Almighty.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:33 -

“There is no adjudicator between us,

Who may lay his hand upon us both.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:3 -

“But I would speak to [fn]the Almighty,

And I desire to argue with God.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:10 -

“He will surely reprove you

If you secretly show partiality.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:15 -

[fn]Though He slay me,

I will hope in Him.

Nevertheless I will argue my ways [fn]before Him.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:3 -

“Should he argue with a word that cannot be used,

Or with speech which is not profitable?

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:6 -

“Your own mouth condemns you, and not I;

And your own lips answer against you.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:4 -

“Is it because of your reverent fear that He reproves you,

That He enters into judgment against you?

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 32:12 -

“I even carefully considered you;

And behold, there was no one who reproved Job,

Not one of you who answered his words.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:19 -

[fn]Man is also reproved with pain on his bed,

And with unceasing contention in his bones,

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:2 -

“Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty?

Let him who reproves God answer it.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:4 -

“Behold, I am insignificant; what can I respond to You?

I place my hand over my mouth.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 6:1 -

For the choir director. With stringed instruments. According to the [fn]Sheminith. A Psalm of David.

O Yahweh, do not reprove me in Your anger,

Nor discipline me in Your wrath.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:1 -

A Psalm of David. To bring to remembrance.

O Yahweh, reprove me not in Your wrath,

And discipline me not in Your burning anger.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:8 -

“I do not reprove you for your sacrifices,

And your burnt offerings are continually before Me.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:21 -

“These things you have done and I kept silent;

You thought that I was just like you;

I will reprove you and state the case in order before your eyes.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:10 -

He who [fn]disciplines the nations, will He not rebuke,

Even He who teaches man knowledge?

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:14 -

He permitted no man to oppress them,

And He reproved kings for their sakes:

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 141:5 -

Let the righteous smite me in lovingkindness and reprove me;

It is oil upon the head;

Let not my head refuse it,

[fn]For still my prayer is [fn]against their evil deeds.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:11 -

My son, do not reject the [fn]discipline of Yahweh

Or loathe His reproof,

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:7 -

He who disciplines a scoffer receives disgrace for himself,

And he who reproves a wicked man receives injury for himself.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:8 -

Do not reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you,

Reprove a wise man and he will love you.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:10 -

He who winks the eye causes pain,

And an ignorant fool of loose lips will be [fn]ruined.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:12 -

A scoffer does not love one who reproves him,

He will not go to the wise.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:17 -

The first [fn]to plead his case seems right,

Until [fn]another comes and examines him.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:25 -

Strike a scoffer and the simple may become prudent,

But reprove one who has understanding and he will understand knowledge.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:25 -

But to those who reprove the wicked, it will be pleasant,

And a good blessing will come upon them.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:23 -

He who reproves a man will afterward find more favor

Than he who flatters with the tongue.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:6 -

Do not add to His words

Lest He reprove you, and you be proved a liar.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:4 -

And He will judge between the nations,

And will [fn]render decisions for many peoples;

And they will hammer their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks.

Nation will not lift up sword against nation,

And never again will they learn war.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:3 -

And He will delight in the fear of Yahweh,

And He will not judge by what His eyes see,

Nor render a decision by what His ears hear;

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:4 -

But with righteousness He will judge the poor,

And decide with uprightness for the afflicted of the earth;

And He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth,

And with the breath of His lips He will put the wicked to death.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:21 -

Who [fn]cause a person to sin by a word,

And ensnare him who reproves at the gate,

And [fn]defraud the one in the right with [fn]meaningless arguments.

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:19 -

“Your own evil will chastise you,

And your acts of faithlessness will reprove you;

Know therefore and see that it is evil and bitter

For you to forsake Yahweh your God,

And the dread of Me is not in you,” declares Lord Yahweh of hosts.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 3:26 - “Moreover, I will make your tongue cling to [fn]the roof of your mouth so that you will be mute and cannot be a man who reproves them, for they are a rebellious house.
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:4 -

Yet let no man contend, and let no man offer reproof;

Indeed, your people are like those who contend with the priest.

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:10 -

They hate him who reproves in the [fn]gate,

And they abhor him who speaks with integrity.

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:12 -

Are You not from everlasting,

O Yahweh, my God, my Holy One?

We will not die.

You, O Yahweh, have placed them to judge;

And You, O Rock, have established them to reprove.

Unchecked Copy BoxHag 2:14 - Then Haggai answered and said, “‘So is this people. And so is this nation before Me,’ declares Yahweh, ‘and so is every work of their hands; and what they bring near to Me there is unclean.
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