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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 BoxJob 6:26 - Do you intend to criticize mere words, and treat the words of a despairing man as wind?

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:6 - "Listen now to my argument, and be attentive to my lips' contentions.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:21 - and he contends with God on behalf of man as a man pleads for his friend.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 23:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 23:4 - I would lay out 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 an upright person could present his case before him, and I would be delivered forever from my judge.

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Unchecked Copy Box Psa 73:14

Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:14 - I suffer all day long, and am punished every morning."

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 1:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:23 - If only you will respond to my rebuke, then I will pour out my thoughts to you and I will make my words known to you.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 1:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:25 - because you neglected all my advice, and did not comply with my rebuke,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 1:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:30 - they did not comply with my advice, they spurned all my rebuke.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 5:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 5:12 - And you will say, "How I hated discipline! My heart spurned reproof!

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:23 - For the commandments are like a lamp, instruction is like a light, and rebukes of discipline are like the road leading to life,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:1 - The one who loves discipline loves knowledge, but the one who hates reproof is stupid.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 13:18

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:18 - The one who neglects discipline ends up in poverty and shame, but the one who accepts reproof is honored.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:10 - Severe discipline is for the one who abandons the way; the one who hates reproof will die.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:32

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:32 - The one who refuses correction despises himself, but whoever hears reproof acquires understanding.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 16:17

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:17 - The highway of the upright is to turn away from evil; the one who guards his way safeguards his life.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:5 - Better is open rebuke than hidden love.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 28:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:13 - The one who covers his transgressions will not prosper, but whoever confesses them and forsakes them will find mercy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 29:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:1 - The one who stiffens his neck after numerous rebukes will suddenly be destroyed without remedy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 29:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:15 - A rod and reproof impart wisdom, but a child who is unrestrained brings shame to his mother.

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Unchecked Copy Box Eze 13:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:14 - I will break down the wall you coated with whitewash and knock it to the ground so that its foundation is exposed. When it falls you will be destroyed beneath it, and you will know that I am the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 5:9 - Ephraim will be ruined in the day of judgment! What I am declaring to the tribes of Israel will certainly take place!

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Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:1 - I will stand at my watch post; I will remain stationed on the city wall. I will keep watching, so I can see what he says to me and can know how I should answer when he counters my argument.
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