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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 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 49 times in 48 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:37 - When you searched through all my goods, did you find anything that belonged to you? Set it here before my relatives and yours, and let them settle the dispute between the two of us!

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Unchecked Copy Box Gen 31:42

Unchecked Copy BoxGen 31:42 - If the God of my father - the God of Abraham, the one whom Isaac fears - had not been with me, you would certainly have sent me away empty-handed! But God saw how I was oppressed and how hard I worked, and he rebuked you last night."

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 6:5 - or anything about which he swears falsely. He must restore it in full and add one fifth to it; he must give it to its owner when he is found guilty.

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Unchecked Copy Box Lev 19:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 19:17 - You must not hate your brother in your heart. You must surely reprove your fellow citizen so that you do not incur sin on account of him.

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Sa 7:14

Unchecked Copy Box2Sa 7:14 - I will become his father and he will become my son. When he sins, I will correct him with the rod of men and with wounds inflicted by human beings.

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 12:17

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 12:17 - David went out to meet them and said, "If you come to me in peace and want to help me, then I will make an alliance with you. But if you come to betray me to my enemies when I have not harmed you, may the God of our ancestors take notice and judge!"

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Unchecked Copy Box 1Ch 16:21

Unchecked Copy Box1Ch 16:21 - He let no one oppress them, he disciplined kings for their sake,

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Unchecked Copy Box 2Ch 26:20

Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 26:20 - When Azariah the high priest and the other priests looked at him, there was a skin disease on his forehead. They hurried him out of there; even the king himself wanted to leave quickly because the LORD had afflicted him.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 5:17 - "Therefore, blessed is the man whom God corrects, so do not despise the discipline of the Almighty.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 9:33 - Nor is there an arbiter between us, who might lay his hand on us both,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 13:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:3 - But I wish to speak to the Almighty, and I desire to argue my case with God.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 13:10

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:10 - He would certainly rebuke you if you secretly showed partiality!

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 13:15

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:15 - Even if he slays me, I will hope in him; I will surely defend my ways to his face!

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 15:3

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:3 - Does he argue with useless talk, with words that have no value in them?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 15:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 15:6 - Your own mouth condemns you, not I; your own lips testify against you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 22:4 - Is it because of your piety that he rebukes you and goes to judgment with you?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 32:12

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 32:12 - Now I was paying you close attention, yet there was no one proving Job wrong, not one of you was answering his statements!

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 33:19

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 33:19 - Or a person is chastened by pain on his bed, and with the continual strife of his bones,

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 40:2

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:2 - "Will the one who contends with the Almighty correct him? Let the person who accuses God give him an answer!"

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 40:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 40:4 - "Indeed, I am completely unworthy - how could I reply to you? I put my hand over my mouth to silence myself.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 6:1 - LORD, do not rebuke me in your anger! Do not discipline me in your raging fury!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 38:1 - O LORD, do not continue to rebuke me in your anger! Do not continue to punish me in your raging fury!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:8 - I am not condemning you because of your sacrifices, or because of your burnt sacrifices that you continually offer me.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 50:21

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 50:21 - When you did these things, I was silent, so you thought I was exactly like you. But now I will condemn you and state my case against you!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 94:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 94:10 - Does the one who disciplines the nations not punish? He is the one who imparts knowledge to human beings!

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 105:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 105:14 - He let no one oppress them; he disciplined kings for their sake,

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 141:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 141:5 - May the godly strike me in love and correct me! May my head not refuse choice oil! Indeed, my prayer is a witness against their evil deeds.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 3:11 - My child, do not despise discipline from the LORD, and do not loathe his rebuke.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 9:7

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:7 - Whoever corrects a mocker is asking for insult; whoever reproves a wicked person receives abuse.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 9:8

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 9:8 - Do not reprove a mocker or he will hate you; reprove a wise person and he will love you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 10:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 10:10 - The one who winks his eye causes trouble, and the one who speaks foolishness will come to ruin.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:12 - The scorner does not love one who corrects him; he will not go to the wise.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 18:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 18:17 - The first to state his case seems right, until his opponent begins to cross-examine him.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 19:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 19:25 - Flog a scorner, and as a result the simpleton will learn prudence; correct a discerning person, and as a result he will understand knowledge.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 24:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 24:25 - But there will be delight for those who convict the guilty, and a pleasing blessing will come on them.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 28:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:23 - The one who reproves another will in the end find more favor than the one who flatters with the tongue.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 30:6

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 30:6 - Do not add to his words, lest he reprove you, and prove you to be a liar.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 2:4 - He will judge disputes between nations; he will settle cases for many peoples. They will beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks. Nations will not take up the sword against other nations, and they will no longer train for war.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:3 - He will take delight in obeying the LORD. He will not judge by mere appearances, or make decisions on the basis of hearsay.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 11:4 - He will treat the poor fairly, and make right decisions for the downtrodden of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of his mouth, and order the wicked to be executed.

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Unchecked Copy BoxIsa 29:21 - those who bear false testimony against a person, who entrap the one who arbitrates at the city gate and deprive the innocent of justice by making false charges.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJer 2:19 - Your own wickedness will bring about your punishment. Your unfaithful acts will bring down discipline on you. Know, then, and realize how utterly harmful it was for you to reject me, the LORD your God, to show no respect for me," says the Lord GOD who rules over all.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 3:26 - I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth so that you will be silent and unable to reprove them, for they are a rebellious house.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 4:4 - Do not let anyone accuse or contend against anyone else: for my case is against you priests!

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Unchecked Copy BoxAmo 5:10 - The Israelites hate anyone who arbitrates at the city gate; they despise anyone who speaks honestly.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHab 1:12 - LORD, you have been active from ancient times; my sovereign God, you are immortal. LORD, you have made them your instrument of judgment. Protector, you have appointed them as your instrument of punishment.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHag 2:14 - Then Haggai responded, "'The people of this nation are unclean in my sight,' says the LORD. 'And so is all their effort; everything they offer is also unclean.
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