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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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“Do you intend to rebuke my words,

When the words of one in despair belong to the wind?

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“Please hear my argument,

And give your attention to the contentions of my lips.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 16:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:21 -

That one might plead for a man with God

As a son of man with his neighbor!

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 23:4

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“I would present my case before Him

And fill my mouth with arguments.

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“There the upright would argue with Him;

And I [fn]would be free of my Judge forever.

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For I have been stricken all day long,

And [fn]punished every morning.

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“Turn to my rebuke,

Behold, I will pour out my spirit on you;

I will make my words known to you.

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And you neglected all my advice

And did not want my rebuke;

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“They did not accept my advice,

They disdainfully rejected every rebuke from me.

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And you say, “How I hated instruction!

And my heart disdainfully rejected rebuke!

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

And rebukes for discipline are the way of life

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One who loves [fn]discipline loves knowledge,

But one who hates rebuke is stupid.

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Poverty and shame will come to one who neglects [fn]discipline,

But one who complies with rebuke will be honored.

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There is severe punishment for one who abandons the way;

One who hates a rebuke will die.

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One who neglects discipline rejects himself,

But one who listens to a rebuke acquires [fn]understanding.

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

One who watches his way protects his [fn]life.

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Better is open rebuke

Than love that is concealed.

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One who conceals his wrongdoings will not prosper,

But one who confesses and abandons them will find compassion.

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A person [fn]often rebuked who [fn]becomes obstinate

Will suddenly be broken [fn]beyond remedy.

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The rod and a rebuke give wisdom,

But a child [fn]who gets his own way brings shame to his mother.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:14 - “So I will tear down the wall which you plastered over with whitewash and hurl it down to the ground, so that its foundation is exposed; and when it falls, you will perish in its midst. And you will know that I am the LORD.

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Ephraim will become a desolation in the day of rebuke;

Among the tribes of Israel I make known what is trustworthy.

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I will stand at my guard post

And station myself on the watchtower;

And I will keep watch to see what He will say to me,

And how I may reply [fn]when I am reprimanded.

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