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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 think your words are convincing
when you disregard my cry of desperation?

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 13:6

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 13:6 - Listen to my charge;
pay attention to my arguments.

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Unchecked Copy BoxJob 16:21 - I need someone to mediate between God and me,
as a person mediates between friends.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 23:4

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 23:4 - I would lay out my case
and present my arguments.

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Unchecked Copy Box Job 23:7

Unchecked Copy BoxJob 23:7 - Honest people can reason with him,
so I would be forever acquitted by my judge.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPsa 73:14 - I get nothing but trouble all day long;
every morning brings me pain.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 1:23

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:23 - Come and listen to my counsel.
I’ll share my heart with you
and make you wise.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 1:25

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:25 - You ignored my advice
and rejected the correction I offered.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 1:30

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 1:30 - They rejected my advice
and paid no attention when I corrected them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 5:12 - You will say, “How I hated discipline!
If only I had not ignored all the warnings!

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 6:23 - For their command is a lamp
and their instruction a light;
their corrective discipline
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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 12:1 - To learn, you must love discipline;
it is stupid to hate correction.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 13:18 - If you ignore criticism, you will end in poverty and disgrace;
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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:10 - Whoever abandons the right path will be severely disciplined;
whoever hates correction will die.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 15:32 - If you reject discipline, you only harm yourself;
but if you listen to correction, you grow in understanding.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 16:17 - The path of the virtuous leads away from evil;
whoever follows that path is safe.

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Unchecked Copy Box Pro 27:5

Unchecked Copy BoxPro 27:5 - An open rebuke
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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 28:13 - People who conceal their sins will not prosper,
but if they confess and turn from them, they will receive mercy.

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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:1 - Whoever stubbornly refuses to accept criticism
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Unchecked Copy BoxPro 29:15 - To discipline a child produces wisdom,
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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 13:14 - I will break down your wall right to its foundation, and when it falls, it will crush you. Then you will know that I am the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy Box Hos 5:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 5:9 - One thing is certain, Israel[fn]:
On your day of punishment,
you will become a heap of rubble.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHab 2:1 - I will climb up to my watchtower
and stand at my guardpost.
There I will wait to see what the LORD says
and how he[fn] will answer my complaint.
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