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Lexicon :: Strong's G1650 - elegchos

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ἔλεγχος
Transliteration
elegchos (Key)
Pronunciation
el'-eng-khos
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Part of Speech
masculine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

TDNT Reference: 2:476,221

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

Strong’s Definitions

†ἔλεγχος élenchos, el'-eng-khos; from G1651; proof, conviction:—evidence, reproof.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's G1650 in the following manner: reproof (1x), evidence (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's G1650 in the following manner: reproof (1x), evidence (1x).

  1. a proof, that by which a thing is proved or tested

  2. conviction

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
†ἔλεγχος élenchos, el'-eng-khos; from G1651; proof, conviction:—evidence, reproof.
STRONGS G1650:
ἔλεγχος, -ου, ὁ, (ἐλέγχω);
1. a proof, that by which a thing is proved or tested, (τὸ πρᾶγμα τὸν ἔλεγχον δώσει, Demosthenes 44, 15 [i. e. in Phil. 1, 15]; τῆς εὐψυχίας, Euripides, Herc. fur. 162; ἐνθάδ’ ὁ ἔλεγχος τοῦ πράγματος, Epictetus diss. 3, 10, 11; others): τῶν [or rather, πραγμάτων] οὐ βλεπομένων, that by which invisible things are proved (and we are convinced of their reality), Hebrews 11:1 (Vulg. argumentum non apparentium [Tdf. rerum arg. non parentum]); [others take the word here (in accordance with the preceding ὑπόστασις, which see) of the inward result of proving viz. a conviction; see Lünem, at the passage].
2. conviction (Augustine, convictio): πρὸς ἔλεγχον, for convicting one of his sinfulness, 2 Timothy 3:16 R G. (Euripides, Plato, Demosthenes, others; Sept. chiefly for תּוכַחַת.)

Related entry:
ἐλεγμός, οῦ, ὁ, (ἐλέγχω), correction, reproof, censure: 2 Tim 3:16 L T Tr WH for R G ἔλεγχον. (Sir 21:6; Sir 35:17(Sir 32:17)), etc.; for תּוכַחַת chastisement, punishment, 2 Kings 19:3; Psalm 149:7; [Isaiah 37:3; etc.]. Not found in secular writings).
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

2 Timothy
3:16
Hebrews
11:1

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G1650 matches the Greek ἔλεγχος (elegchos),
which occurs 23 times in 23 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 6:26

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 6:26 -

Do you think that you can disprove my words

or that a despairing man’s words are mere wind?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 13:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:6 -

Hear now my argument,

and listen to my defense.[fn]

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 16:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:21 -

I wish that someone might argue for a man with God

just as anyone[fn] would for a friend.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 23:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 23:4 -

I would plead my case before him

and fill my mouth with arguments.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 23:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 23:7 -

Then an upright man could reason with him,

and I would escape from my Judge[fn] forever.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 73:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:14 -

For I am afflicted all day long

and punished every morning.

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“If you respond to my warning,[fn]

then I will pour out my spirit on you

and teach you my words.

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“since you neglected all my counsel

and did not accept my correction,

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“were not interested in my counsel,

and rejected all my correction,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 5:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 5:12 -

and you will say, “How I hated discipline,

and how my heart despised correction.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:23 -

For a command is a lamp, teaching is a light,

and corrective discipline is the way to life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:1

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Whoever loves discipline loves knowledge,

but one who hates correction is stupid.

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Poverty and disgrace come to those

who ignore discipline,

but the one who accepts correction will be honored.

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Discipline is harsh for the one who leaves the path;

the one who hates correction will die.

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Anyone who ignores discipline despises himself,

but whoever listens to correction acquires good sense.[fn]

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The highway of the upright avoids evil;

the one who guards his way protects his life.

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Better an open reprimand

than concealed love.

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The one who conceals his sins

will not prosper,

but whoever confesses and renounces them

will find mercy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:1 -

One who becomes stiff-necked,

after many reprimands

will be shattered instantly —

beyond recovery.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 29:15

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A rod of correction imparts wisdom,

but a youth left to himself[fn]

is a disgrace to his mother.

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“I will demolish the wall you plastered with whitewash and knock it to the ground so that its foundation is exposed. The city will fall, and you will be destroyed within it. Then you will know that I am the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 5:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 5:9 -

Ephraim will become a desolation

on the day of punishment;

I announce what is certain

among the tribes of Israel.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:1 -

I will stand at my guard post

and station myself on the lookout tower.

I will watch to see what he will say to me

and what I should[fn] reply about my complaint.

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