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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

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“Do you think to reprove my words,

Or think of the words of one in despair as wind?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 13:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:6 -

“Please hear my argument

And give heed to the contentions of my lips.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 16:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:21 -

“O that a man might argue with God

As a man with his neighbor!

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 23:4

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“I would arrange my case for justice before Him

And fill my mouth with arguments.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 23:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 23:7 -

“There the upright would argue with Him;

And I [fn]would have escaped forever from my Judge.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 73:14

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For I have been stricken all day long

And [fn]reproved every morning.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 1:23

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“Turn to my reproof,

Behold, I will pour out my spirit on you;

I will make my words known to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 1:25

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And you neglected all my counsel

And were not willing to accept my reproof;

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 1:30

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“They were not willing to accept my counsel,

They spurned all my reproof.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 5:12

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And you say, “How I have hated discipline!

And my heart spurned reproof!

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:23

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For the commandment is a lamp and the [fn]law is light;

And reproofs for discipline are the way of life

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:1

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Whoever loves [fn]discipline loves knowledge,

But he who hates reproof is senseless.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 13:18

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Poverty and disgrace come to him who neglects [fn]discipline,

But he who keeps reproof will be honored.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:10

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Grievous discipline is for him who forsakes the way;

He who hates reproof will die.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:32

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He who neglects discipline despises his soul,

But he who listens to reproof acquires a heart of wisdom.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:17

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The highway of the upright is to turn away from evil;

He who guards his way keeps his [fn]soul.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 27:5

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Better is reproof that is revealed

Than love that is hidden.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 28:13

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He who conceals his transgressions will not prosper,

But he who confesses and forsakes them will receive compassion.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 29:1

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A man who hardens his neck after much reproof

Will suddenly be broken [fn]beyond healing.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 29:15

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The rod and reproof give wisdom,

But a child [fn]left to himself brings shame to his mother.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 13:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:14 - “So I will pull down the wall which you plastered over with whitewash and bring it down to the ground, so that its foundation is laid bare; and it will fall, and you will be consumed in its midst. And you will know that I am Yahweh.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 5:9

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Ephraim will become a desolation in the day of reproof;

Among the tribes of Israel I will make known what is true.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 2:1

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I will stand on my guard post

And station myself on the fortification;

And I will keep watch to see what He will speak to me

And how I may respond [fn]when I am reproved.

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