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Strong's #1651 - ἐλέγχω

Transliteration

elénchō

Phonetics

el-eng'-kho

Origin

of uncertain affinity

Parts of Speech

verb

TDNT

2:473,221

Definition

Thayer
Strong
Mounce

Thayer's

to convict, refute, confute
1. generally with a suggestion of shame of the person convicted
2. by conviction to bring to the light, to expose
to find fault with, correct
1. by word
  1. to reprehend severely, chide, admonish, reprove
  2. to call to account, show one his fault, demand an explanation
2. by deed
  1. to chasten, to punish

Hebrew Equivalent Words:

Strong #: 819 ‑ אַשְׁמָה (ash‑maw'); 2713 ‑ חָקַר (khaw‑kar'); 3198 ‑ יָכַח (yaw‑kakh'); 5060 ‑ נָגַע (naw‑gah'); 7561 ‑ רָשַׁע (raw‑shah');

Frequency Lists

Book
Word
Parsing

Verse Results

ASV (18)

Matthew 2

Luke 1

John 4

1 Corinthians 1

Ephesians 2

1 Timothy 1

2 Timothy 1

Titus 3

Hebrews 1

James 1

Revelation 1

BSB (17)

Matthew 1

Luke 1

John 3

1 Corinthians 1

Ephesians 2

1 Timothy 1

2 Timothy 1

Titus 3

Hebrews 1

James 1

Jude 1

Revelation 1

CSB (16)

Matthew 1

Luke 1

John 3

1 Corinthians 1

Ephesians 2

1 Timothy 1

2 Timothy 1

Titus 3

Hebrews 1

James 1

Jude 1

Revelation 1

ESV (16)

Matthew 1

Luke 1

John 3

1 Corinthians 1

Ephesians 2

1 Timothy 1

2 Timothy 1

Titus 3

Hebrews 1

James 1

Revelation 1

KJV (18)

Matthew 2

Luke 1

John 4

1 Corinthians 1

Ephesians 2

1 Timothy 1

2 Timothy 1

Titus 3

Hebrews 1

James 1

Revelation 1

LEB (0)

The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (18)

Matthew 2

Luke 1

John 3

1 Corinthians 1

Ephesians 2

1 Timothy 1

2 Timothy 1

Titus 3

Hebrews 1

James 1

Jude 1

Revelation 1

N95 (18)

Matthew 2

Luke 1

John 3

1 Corinthians 1

Ephesians 2

1 Timothy 1

2 Timothy 1

Titus 3

Hebrews 1

James 1

Jude 1

Revelation 1

NAS (18)

Matthew 2

Luke 1

John 3

1 Corinthians 1

Ephesians 2

1 Timothy 1

2 Timothy 1

Titus 3

Hebrews 1

James 1

Jude 1

Revelation 1

NLT (14)

Matthew 3

John 6

1 Corinthians 3

Ephesians 3

1 Timothy 2

2 Timothy 1

Titus 6

Hebrews 3

Revelation 1

WEB (18)

Matthew 2

Luke 1

John 4

1 Corinthians 1

Ephesians 2

1 Timothy 1

2 Timothy 1

Titus 3

Hebrews 1

James 1

Revelation 1

YLT (16)

Matthew 1

Luke 1

John 2

1 Corinthians 1

Ephesians 2

1 Timothy 1

2 Timothy 1

Titus 3

Hebrews 1

James 1

Jude 1

Revelation 1

ASV (18)

being convicted 1

being reproved 1

convicteth 1

he is reproved 1

his fault 1

nbsp 1

reprove 5

reprove them 1

should be reproved 1

show 1

they are reproved 1

to convict 1

when thou art reproved 1

will convict 1

BSB (17)

and are convicted 1

and confront 1

can prove me guilty 1

expose them 1

exposed 1

he will be convicted 1

i rebuke 1

rebuke 2

rebukes you 1

refute 1

reprove 1

should be rebuked 1

to convict 1

when he rebuked 1

will be exposed 1

will convict 1

CSB (16)

convict 2

convict them 1

convicted 2

expose 1

exposed 2

rebuke 6

rebuked 1

refute 1

ESV (16)

convict 1

convicted 2

convicts 1

expose 1

exposed 2

fault 1

rebuke 4

reprove 2

reproved 2

KJV (18)

convicted 1

convince 1

convinced 2

convinceth 1

fault 1

rebuke 4

rebuked 1

reprove 3

reproved 3

tell 1

LEB (0)

The Lexham English Bible
did not use
this Strong's Number

LSB (18)

convict 2

convicted 2

convicts 1

expose 1

exposed 2

fault 1

reprove 6

reproved 2

show 1

N95 (18)

convict 2

convicted 2

convicts 1

expose 1

exposed 2

fault 1

rebuke 1

refute 1

reprimanded 1

reprove 4

reproved 1

show 1

NAS (18)

convict 2

convicted 2

convicts 1

correct 1

expose 1

exposed 2

fault 1

punished 1

rebuke 3

refute 1

reprimand 1

reprimanded 1

show 1

NLT (14)

accuse 1

convict 1

convicted 1

correct 3

corrects 1

expose 1

exposed 2

offense 1

reprimand 1

reprimanded 1

show 1

WEB (18)

being convicted 2

being reproved 1

convicts 1

he is reproved 1

he will convict 1

his fault 1

reprove 5

reprove them 1

show 1

they are reproved 1

to convict 1

when you are reproved 1

would be exposed 1

YLT (16)

be detected 1

being convicted 1

being reproved 2

convict 3

convicting 1

he is convicted 1

his fault 1

i do convict 1

reprove 1

things reproved 1

to convict 2

will convict 1

RAH

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

SWE

V-AAM-2S 2

V-AAN 1

V-APS-3S 1

V-FAI-3S 1

V-PAI-1S 1

V-PAI-3S 1

V-PAM-2P 1

V-PAM-2S 3

V-PAN 1

V-PPI-3S 1

V-PPP-NPM 1

V-PPP-NPN 1

V-PPP-NSM 2

ANT

V-AAM-2S 2

V-APS-3S 1

V-FAI-3S 1

V-PAI-1S 1

V-PAI-3S 1

V-PAM-2P 1

V-PAM-2S 3

V-PAN 1

V-PPI-3S 1

V-PPP-NPM 2

V-PPP-NPN 1

V-PPP-NSM 2

BEZ

V-AAM-2S 2

V-AAN- 1

V-APS-3S 1

V-FAI-3S 1

V-PAI-1S 1

V-PAI-3S 1

V-PAM-2P 1

V-PAM-2S 3

V-PAN- 1

V-PPI-3S 1

V-PPP-NPM 2

V-PPP-NPN 1

V-PPP-NSM 2

BGB

V-AAM-2S 2

V-AAN 1

V-APS-3S 1

V-FAI-3S 1

V-PAI-1S 1

V-PAI-3S 1

V-PAM-2P 1

V-PAM-2S 2

V-PAN 1

V-PPI-3S 1

V-PPP-NPM 2

V-PPP-NPN 1

V-PPP-NSM 2

BMT

V-AAM-2S 2

V-AAN 1

V-APS-3S 1

V-FAI-3S 1

V-PAI-1S 1

V-PAI-3S 1

V-PAM-2P 1

V-PAM-2S 2

V-PAN 1

V-PPI-3S 1

V-PPP-NPM 2

V-PPP-NPN 1

V-PPP-NSM 2

BYZ

V-AAM-2S 2

V-APS-3S 1

V-FAI-3S 1

V-PAI-1S 1

V-PAI-3S 1

V-PAM-2P 1

V-PAM-2S 3

V-PAN 1

V-PPI-3S 1

V-PPP-NPM 2

V-PPP-NPN 1

V-PPP-NSM 2

ELZ

V-AAM-2S 2

V-APS-3S 1

V-FAI-3S 1

V-PAD-2P 1

V-PAD-2S 3

V-PAI-1S 1

V-PAI-3S 1

V-PAN 1

V-PPI-3S 1

V-PPPNPM 1

V-PPPNPN 1

V-PPPNSM 2

NA26

V-1PAIS 1

V-2AADS 2

V-2PADP 1

V-2PADS 3

V-3APSS 1

V-3FAIS 1

V-3PAIS 1

V-3PPIS 1

V-AAN 1

V-PAN 1

V-PPPNPM 1

V-PPPNPN 1

V-PPPNSM 2

SBL

V-AAM-2S 2

V-APS-3S 1

V-FAI-3S 1

V-PAI-1S 1

V-PAI-3S 1

V-PAM-2P 1

V-PAM-2S 3

V-PAN 1

V-PPI-3S 1

V-PPP-NPM 2

V-PPP-NPN 1

V-PPP-NSM 2

SCV

V-AAM-2S 2

V-APS-3S 1

V-FAI-3S 1

V-PAI-1S 1

V-PAI-3S 1

V-PAM-2P 1

V-PAM-2S 3

V-PAN 1

V-PPI-3S 1

V-PPP-NPM 2

V-PPP-NPN 1

V-PPP-NSM 2

STV

V-AAM-2S 2

V-AAN 1

V-APS-3S 1

V-FAI-3S 1

V-PAI-1S 1

V-PAI-3S 1

V-PAM-2P 2

V-PAM-2S 3

V-PAN 1

V-PPI-3S 1

V-PPP-NPM 2

V-PPP-NPN 1

V-PPP-NSM 2

TIS

V-AAM-2S 2

V-APS-3S 1

V-FAI-3S 1

V-PAI-1S 1

V-PAI-3S 1

V-PAM-2P 1

V-PAM-2S 3

V-PAN 1

V-PPI-3S 1

V-PPP-NPM 2

V-PPP-NPN 1

V-PPP-NSM 2

V-AAM-2S 2

V-AAN 1

V-APS-3S 1

V-FAI-3S 1

V-PAI-1S 1

V-PAI-3S 1

V-PAM-2P 2

V-PAM-2S 3

V-PAN 1

V-PPI-3S 1

V-PPP-NPM 1

V-PPP-NPN 1

V-PPP-NSM 2

TRG

V-AAM-2S 2

V-APS-3S 1

V-FAI-3S 1

V-PAD-2P 1

V-PAD-2S 3

V-PAI-1S 1

V-PAI-3S 1

V-PAN 1

V-PPI-3S 1

V-PPPNPM 1

V-PPPNPN 1

V-PPPNSM 1

The
did not use
this Strong's Number

Liddell-Scott-Jones Definitions

ἐλέγχω,

Od. 21.424, etc.: fut. ἐλέγξω Ar. Nu. 1043, etc.: aor. ἤλεγξα Il. 9.522, etc.: — Pass., fut. ἐλεγχθήσομαι Antipho 2.4.10, X. Mem. 1.7.2: aor. ἠλέγχθην Antipho l.c., Pl. Grg. 458a, etc.: pf. ἐλήλεγμαι Id. Lg. 805c: 3 sg. ἐλήλεγκται Antiphol.c. (ἐξ-ηλεγμένοι is f.l. in Lys. 6.44): plpf. ἐξ-ελήλεγκτο D. 32.27: —

I disgrace, put to shame, μῦθον ἐ. treat a speech with contempt, Il. 9.522; ἐ. τινά put one to shame, Od. 21.424. — This usage is only

1. cross-examine, question, Hdt. 2.115, Pl. Revelation 18:1-24 d, etc.; μὴ 'λεγχε τὸν πονοῦντα A. Ch. 919; φύλαξ ἐλέγχων φύλακα S. Ant. 260; τί ταῦτ' ἄλλως ἐλέγχεις; Id. OT 333, cf. 783; ἔλεγχ', ἐλέγχου Ar. Ra. 857; ἐ. τινὰ περί τινος Id. Pl. 574; ἕνεκά τινος Antiph. 207.10; τὰς ἀρχὰς βασάνοις χρώμενοι ἐλεγχόντων Pl. Lg. 946c: c. acc. et inf., accuse one of doing, E. Alc. 1058: — Pass., to be convicted, Hdt. 1.24, 117; ἐλεγχόμενοι εἴ τι περιγένοιτο τῶν χρημάτων D. 35.36, cf. Pl. Prt. 331c, 331d: with part., ἐλεγχθεὶς διαφθείρας Antipho 2.3.9, cf. 2.4.10; ἐλεγχθήσεται γελοῖος ὤν X. Mem. 1.7.2.

2. test, bring to the proof, ἀνδρῶν ἀρετὰν παγκρατὴς ἐλέγχει ἀλάθεια B. Fr. 10.2; πρᾶγμ' ἐ. A. Ag. 1351 (Pass., τὸ πρᾶγμ' ἐλεγχθέν Ar. Ec. 485); λόγον Pl. Sph. 242b (Pass., Id. Tht. 161e): with subject. clause, ἐ. τινά, εἰ.., A. Ch. 851, Ar. Eq. 1232.

3. prove, τοῦτο ἐ. ὡς.. Pl. Phdr. 273b, cf. Sph. 256c: abs., bring convincing proof, ὡς ἡ ἀνάγκη ἐ. Hdt. 2.22; αὐτὸ τὸ ἔργον ἐ. Th. 6.86; περί τινος D. 21.5.

4. refute, confute, τινά or τι, Pl. Grg. 470c, al., D. 28.2, Luc. Nigr. 4: — Pass., Pl. Tht. 162a; χρυσὸς κληῖδας ἐλέγχει proves that they avail not, AP 5.216 (Paul. Sil.). put right, correct, prove by a reductio ad impossibile, ὅσα ἔστιν ἀποδεῖξαι, ἔστι καὶ ἐλέγξαι τὸν θέμενον τὴν ἀντίφασιν τοῦ ἀληθοῦς Arist. SE 170a24; παράδοξα ἐ. Id. EN 1146a23.

5. get the better of, στρατιὰν ὠκύτατι ἐ. Pi. P. 11.49, cf. D.P. 750, Him. Or. 1.16.

6. expose, τινὰ ληροῦντα Pl. Tht. 171d, cf. X. Mem. 1.7.2, M.Ant. 1.17; betray a weakness, Democr. 222.

7. decide a dispute, ἀνὰ μέσον τῶν δύο LXX Genesis 31:37.

Thayer's Expanded Definition

ἐλέγχω; future ἐλέγξω; 1 aorist infinitive ἐλέγξαι, imperative ἔλεγξον; (passive, present ἐλέγχομαι; 1 aorist ἐλεγχθην); the Sept. for הוכִיחַ;

1. to convict, refute, confute, generally with a suggestion of the shame of the person convicted ("ἐλέγχειν hat eigentlich nicht die Bedeutung 'tadeln,schmähen,zurechtweisen,'welche ihm die Lexika zuschreiben,sondern bedeutet nichts als überführen (Schmidt, chapter 4: § 12)): τινα, of crime, fault, or error; of sin, 1 Corinthians 14:24; ἐλεγχόμενοι ὑπό τοῦ νόμου ὡς παραβάται, James 2:9; ὑπό τῆς συνειδήσεως, John 8:9 R G (Philo, Works, ii., p. 649 (ed. Mang., vi. 203, Richter edition, fragment περί ἀναστάσεως καί κρίσεως) τό συνειδός ἔλεγχος ἀδέκαστος καί πάντων ἀψευδεστατος); followed by περί with the genitive of thing, John 8:46; John 16:8, and L T Tr WH in Jude 1:15 (Aristophanes, Plutarch, 574); contextually, by conviction to bring to light, to expose: τί, John 3:20, cf. 21; Ephesians 5:11, 13 (Aristophanes ecclesiastical 485; τά κρυπτά, Artemidorus Daldianus, oneir. 1, 68; ἐπιστάμενος, ὡς εἰ καί λαθοι ἡ ἐπιβουλή καί μή ἐλεγχθειη, Herodian, 3, 12, 11 (4th edition, Bekker); others); used of the exposure and confutation of false teachers of Christianity, Titus 1:9, 13; ταῦτα ἔλεγχε, utter these things by way of refutation, Titus 2:15.

2. to find fault with, correct;

a. by word; to reprehend severely, chide, admonish, reprove: Jude 1:22 L T Tr text; 1 Timothy 5:20; 2 Timothy 4:2; τινα περί τίνος, Luke 3:19; contextually, to call to account, show one his fault, demand an explanation: τινα, from someone, Matthew 18:15.

b. by deed; to chasten, punish (according to the translation of the Hebrew הוכִיחַ, Psalm 37:2 (), etc.; Wis. 12:2): Hebrews 12:5 (from Proverbs 3:11); Revelation 3:19. (On this word cf. J. C. Hare, The Mission of the Comforter, note L; Trench, § iv. Compare: ἐξελέγχω, διακατελεγχὡ(μαἰ.)

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament

ἐλέγχω ,

[in LXX chiefly for H3198 hi.;]

1. in Hom., to treat with contempt.

2. to convict: c. acc, Matthew 18:15 (RV, show him his fault), Titus 1:9; seq. περί , John 8:46; John 16:8, Judges 1:15; pass., James 2:9.

3. to reprove, rebuke: 1 Timothy 5:20, 2 Timothy 4:2, Titus 1:13; Titus 2:15, Revelation 3:19; pass., seq. περί , Luke 3:19; ὑπό , Hebrews 12:5 (LXX).

4. to expose: Ephesians 5:11; pass., John 3:20, 1 Corinthians 14:24 (RV reprove, mg. convict), Ephesians 5:13 (RV, as 1 Co, l.c., of. AR on Ephesians 5:11; MM, Exp., xii; cf. ἐξ -, δια -κατ -ελέγχομαι ).†

SYN: ἐπιτιμῶ G2008, expressing simply rebuke, which may be undeserved (Matthew 16:22) or ineffectual (Luke 23:40), while ἐλ . implies rebuke which brings conviction (v. Tr., Syn., § iv).

ἔλεγχος , -ου , ὁ

(ἐλέγχω ),

[in LXX: freq. in Pr, Jb (H3198) Wisdom of Solomon 5:1-23, Sirach 3:1-31, etc.;]

a proof, test: Hebrews 11:1.†

Abbott-Smith Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament.
Copyright © 1922 by G. Abbott-Smith, D.D., D.C.L.. T & T Clarke, London.

Vocabulary of the Greek NT

For the meaning ";convict,"; i.e. bring to light the true character of a man and his conduct, as in the Fourth Gospel (John 3:20; John 8:46; John 16:8), see the citation from BGU IV. 1138 s.v. ἔλεγχος, and cf. P Amh II. 33.34 (c. B.C. 157) ἐὰν δέ τις τῶν καταβλαπτόντων τὰς προσόδους ἐλεγχθῆι συνηγορήσας περὶ πράγματός τινος, αὐτόν τε πρὸς ἡμᾶς μετὰ φυλακῆς ἐπιστείλατε, ";if any of these who are injuring the revenues is in the future convicted of having acted as advocate in any case, send him to us under arrest"; (Edd.), P Strass I. 41.31 (A.D. 250) οἵτι ]νες δύνανται ἐκείνους ἐλέγξαι. In a Lycian inscr. JHS xxxiv. p. 14, No. 18.20 we find ὁ ἐλένξας = ";the prosecutor."; For the milder sense ";expose,"; ";set forth,"; which best suits this word in 1 Corinthians 14:24, Ephesians 5:11 (where see Robinson’s note), cf. such a passage from the vernacular as P Hib I. 55.3 (B.C. 250) παραγενοῦ εἰς Ταλαὼν ἤδη ἄγων καὶ τὸν ποιμένα τὸν ἐλέγξοντα περὶ ὧν μοι εἶπας, ";come to Talao at once, and bring with you the shepherd in order that he may give evidence in the matter about which you told me"; (Edd.) : see also P Oxy II. 237viii. 40 (A.D. 186) ἵν᾽ εἴ τις γένοιτο ζήτησις εἰς ὕστερον περὶ τῶν μὴ δεόντως ἀπογραψαμένων ἐξ ἐκείνων ἐλεγχθῶσ ̣ι ̣, ";may supply the proofs."; In ib.vii. 83 we have κ ̣α ̣ι ̣, ἐκέλευ [σε ]ν δι ̣̕ [ἑρ ]μ ̣η ̣νέως αὐτὴν ἐνεχθῆν ̣[α ]ι, τ ̣ι ̣ βούλεται, where the editors understand ἐνεχθῆναι as a corruption of ἐλεγχθῆναι and translate ";and he ordered that she should be asked through an interpreter what was her choice"; : cf. P Tebt II. 297.17 (c. A.D. 123) ἔγραψας τῷ στρατηγῷ ἐ ̣λ ̣[έγξαν ]τα δηλῶσαί σοι, ";you wrote to the strategus to make an inquiry, and state the facts to you"; (Edd.).

List of Word Forms

ελεγξαι ελέγξαι ἐλέγξαι ελεγξάτωσαν ελεγξει ελέγξει ἐλέγξει ελέγξεις ελέγξη ελέγξης ελεγξον έλεγξον ἔλεγξον ελέγξω ελεγχε έλεγχε ἔλεγχε ελεγχει ελέγχει ἐλέγχει ελεγχειν ελέγχειν ἐλέγχειν ελεγχεται ελέγχεται ἐλέγχεται ελεγχετε ελέγχετε ἐλέγχετε ελέγχη ελέγχης ελεγχθη ελεγχθή ἐλεγχθῇ ελεγχομενα ελεγχόμενα ἐλεγχόμενα ελεγχομενοι ελεγχόμενοι ἐλεγχόμενοι ελεγχομενος ελεγχόμενος ἐλεγχόμενος ελέγχοντα ελέγχοντας ελέγχοντες ελεγχω ελέγχω ἐλέγχω ελέγχων ήλεγξε ήλεγξέ ηλέγξεν ήλεγξεν elenche élenche elenchei elénchei elenchein elénchein elenchetai elénchetai elenchete elénchete elencho elenchō eléncho elénchō elenchomena elenchómena elenchomenoi elenchómenoi elenchomenos elenchómenos elenchthe elenchthē elenchthêi elenchthē̂i elenxai elénxai elenxei elénxei elenxon élenxon