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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 intend to reprove my words,
When the words of one in despair belong to the wind?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 13:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:6 - “Please hear my argument
And listen 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 plead with God
As a man with his neighbor!

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 23:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 23:4 - “I would present 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 - “There the upright would reason with Him;
And I [fn]would be delivered forever from my Judge.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 73:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:14 - For I have been stricken all day long
And [fn]chastened every morning.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 1:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:23 - “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

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:25 - And you neglected all my counsel
And did not want my reproof;

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 1:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:30 - “They would not accept my counsel,
They spurned all my reproof.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 5:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 5:12 - And you say, “How I have hated instruction!
And my heart spurned reproof!

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:23 - For the commandment is a lamp and the [fn]teaching is light;
And reproofs for discipline are the way of life

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:1 - Whoever loves [fn]discipline loves knowledge,
But he who hates reproof is stupid.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 13:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:18 - Poverty and shame will come to him who neglects [fn]discipline,
But he who regards reproof will be honored.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:10 - Grievous punishment is for him who forsakes the way;
He who hates reproof will die.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:32

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:32 - He who neglects discipline despises himself,
But he who listens to reproof acquires [fn]understanding.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:17 - The highway of the upright is to depart from evil;
He who watches his way preserves his [fn]life.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 27:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:5 - Better is open rebuke
Than love that is concealed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 28:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:13 - He who conceals his transgressions will not prosper,
But he who confesses and forsakes them will find compassion.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 29:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:1 - A man who hardens his neck after much reproof
Will suddenly be broken [fn]beyond remedy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 29:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:15 - The rod and reproof give wisdom,
But a child [fn]who gets his own way brings shame to his mother.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 13:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:14 - “So I will tear down the wall which you plastered over with whitewash and bring it down to the ground, so that its foundation is laid bare; and when it falls, you will be consumed in its midst. And 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 in the day of rebuke;
Among the tribes of Israel I declare what is sure.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:1 - I will stand on my guard post
And station myself on the rampart;
And I will keep watch to see what He will speak to me,
And how I may reply [fn]when I am reproved.
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