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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 [fn]complained to Abimelech because of the well of water which the servants of Abimelech had seized.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:37 - “Though you have searched through all my property, what have you found of all your household property? Set it here in front of my relatives and your relatives, so that they may decide between the two of us.
Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:42 - “If the God of my father, the God of Abraham and the fear of Isaac, had not been for me, surely now you would have sent me away empty-handed. God has seen my affliction and the labor of my hands, so He rendered judgment 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 a 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 fellow countryman in your heart; you may certainly rebuke your neighbor, but you are not to incur 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 does wrong, I will discipline him with a rod of men and with strokes of sons of mankind,
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:17 - David went out to meet them, and said to them, “If you come peacefully to help me, my heart shall be united with you; but if to betray me to my enemies, since there is no [fn]wrong in my hands, may the God of our fathers look on it and decide.”
Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:21 -

He allowed no one to oppress them,

And He rebuked kings for their sakes, saying,

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

“Behold, happy is the person whom God disciplines,

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

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:33 -

“There is no arbitrator between us,

Who can place 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 certainly punish you

If you secretly show partiality.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:15 -

“Though He slay me,

I will [fn]hope in Him.

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

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:3 -

“Should he argue with useless talk,

Or with words which do not benefit?

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:6 -

“Your own mouth condemns you, and not I;

And your own lips testify against you.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:4 -

“Is it because of your [fn]reverence that He punishes you,

That He enters into judgment against you?

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 32:12 -

“I also paid close attention to you;

But [fn]indeed, there was no one who refuted Job,

Not one of you who answered his words.

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:19 -

A person is also rebuked by pain in his bed,

And with constant complaint in his bones,

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:2 -

“Will the faultfinder contend with the Almighty?

Let him who rebukes God [fn]give an answer.”

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:4 -

“Behold, I am insignificant; what can I say in response to You?

I put my hand on my mouth.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 6:1 -

For the music director; with stringed instruments, [fn]upon an eight-string lyre. A Psalm of David.

LORD, do not rebuke me in Your anger,

Nor discipline me in Your wrath.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:1 -

A Psalm of David, for a memorial.

LORD, do not rebuke me in Your wrath,

And do not punish me in Your burning anger.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:8 -

“I do not rebuke 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 rebuke you and present the case before your eyes.

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:10 -

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

He who teaches mankind knowledge?

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:14 -

He allowed no one to oppress them,

And He [fn]rebuked kings for their sakes, saying,

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 141:5 -

May the righteous strike me with mercy and discipline me;

It is oil for the head;

My head shall not refuse it,

For my prayer is still against their evil deeds.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:11 -

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

Or loathe His rebuke,

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:7 -

One who corrects a scoffer gets dishonor for himself,

And one who rebukes a wicked person gets [fn]insults for himself.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:8 -

Do not rebuke a scoffer, or he will hate you;

Rebuke a wise person and he will love you.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:10 -

He who winks the eye causes trouble,

And [fn]a babbling fool will come to ruin.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:12 -

A scoffer does not love one who rebukes 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 naive may become clever,

But rebuke one who has understanding, and he will [fn]gain knowledge.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:25 -

But for those who rebuke the wicked there will be delight,

And a good blessing will come upon them.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:23 -

One who rebukes a person will afterward find more favor

Than one who flatters with the tongue.

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:6 -

Do not add to His words

Or He will rebuke you, and you will be proved a liar.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:4 -

And He will judge between the nations,

And will mediate for many peoples;

And they will beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning knives.

Nation will not lift up a sword against nation,

And never again will they learn war.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:3 -

And He will delight in the fear of the LORD,

And He will not judge by what His eyes see,

Nor make decisions by what His ears hear;

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:4 -

But with righteousness He will judge the poor,

And decide with fairness for the humble of the earth;

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

And with the breath of His lips He will slay the wicked.

Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:21 -

Who [fn]cause a person to be indicted by a word,

And set a trap for the arbitrator at the gate,

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

Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:19 -

“Your own wickedness will correct you,

And your apostasies will punish you;

Know therefore and see that it is evil and bitter

For you to abandon the LORD your God,

And the fear of Me is not in you,” declares the Lord [fn]GOD of armies.

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 3:26 - “Moreover, I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth so that you will be unable to speak and will not be a man who reprimands them, since they are a rebellious house.
Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:4 -

Yet let no one [fn]find fault, and let no one rebuke;

For your people are like those who contend with a priest.

Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:10 -

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

And they despise him who speaks with integrity.

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:12 -

Are You not from time everlasting,

LORD, my God, my Holy One?

We will not die.

You, LORD, have appointed them to deliver judgment;

And You, O Rock, have destined them to punish.

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