Greek · Strong's G1651 · Verb
ἐλέγχω
elegchō
to rebuke
18times used
18verses
12books
How it's translated
- do rebuke3
- being reproved2
- being convicted2
- to convict2
- do reprove1
- may be exposed1
- convicts1
- will convict1
Definition
ἐλέγχω
[in LXX chiefly for יָכַח hi. ;]
1. in Hom., to treat with contempt.
2. to convict: with accusative, Mat.18:15 (RV, show him his fault), Tit.1:9; before περί, Jhn.8:46 16:8, Ju 15; pass., Jas.2:9.
3. to reprove, rebuke: 1Ti.5:20, 2Ti.4:2, Tit.1:13 2:15, Rev.3:19; pass., before περί, Luk.3:19; ὑπό, Heb.12:5 (LXX).
4. to expose: Eph.5:11; pass., Jhn.3:20, 1Co.14:24 (RV reprove, mg. convict), Eph.5:13 (RV, as 1 Co, l.with, of. AR on Eph.5:11; MM, Exp., xii; cf. ἐξ-, δια-κατ-ελέγχομαι).†
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Where it appears
- John4
- Titus3
- Ephesians2
- Matthew1
- Luke1
- 1 Corinthians1
- 1 Timothy1
- 2 Timothy1
- Hebrews1
- James1
…and 2 more books.
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English previews: World English Bible. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0.