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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 rebuke my words,
And the speeches of a desperate one, which are as wind?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 13:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:6 - Now hear my reasoning,
And heed the pleadings of my lips.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 16:21

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:21 - Oh, that one might plead for a man with God,
As a man pleads for 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 could reason with 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 - For all day long I have been plagued,
And chastened every morning.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 1:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:23 - Turn at my rebuke;
Surely 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 - Because you disdained all my counsel,
And would have none of my rebuke,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 1:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:30 - They would have none of my counsel
And despised my every rebuke.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 5:12

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 5:12 - And say:
“How I have hated instruction,
And my heart despised correction!

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 6:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:23 - For the commandment is a lamp,
And the law a light;
Reproofs of instruction are the way of life,

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 12:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:1 - Whoever loves instruction loves knowledge,
But he who hates correction 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 disdains correction,
But he who regards a rebuke will be honored.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:10

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:10 - Harsh discipline is for him who forsakes the way,
And he who hates correction will die.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 15:32

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:32 - He who disdains instruction despises his own soul,
But he who heeds rebuke gets 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 keeps his way preserves his soul.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 27:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:5 - Open rebuke is better
Than love carefully concealed.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 28:13

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:13 - He who covers his sins will not prosper,
But whoever confesses and forsakes them will have mercy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 29:1

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:1 - He who is often rebuked, and hardens his neck,
Will suddenly be destroyed, and that without remedy.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 29:15

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:15 - The rod and rebuke give wisdom,
But a child 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 break down the wall you have plastered with untempered mortar, and bring it down to the ground, so that its foundation will be uncovered; it will fall, and you shall be consumed in the midst of it. Then you shall know that I am the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 5:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 5:9 - Ephraim shall be desolate in the day of rebuke;
Among the tribes of Israel I make known what is sure.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hab 2:1

Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:1 - I will stand my watch
And set myself on the rampart,
And watch to see what He will say to me,
And what I will answer when I am corrected.
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