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ἐλέγχω G1651

elénchō

el-eng'-kho

of uncertain affinity; to confute, admonish:--convict, convince, tell a fault, rebuke, reprove.

Abbott–Smith

ἐλέγχω [in LXX chiefly for יָכַח hi. ;]
1. in Hom., to treat with contempt.
2. to convict: c. acc, Mt 18:15 (RV, show him his fault), Tit 1:9; seq. περί, Jo 8:46 16:8, Ju 15; pass., Ja 2:9.
3. to reprove, rebuke: I Ti 5:20, II Ti 4:2, Tit 1:13 2:15, Re 3:19; pass., seq. περί, Lk 3:19; ὑπό, He 12:5 (LXX).
4. to expose: Eph 5:11; pass., Jo 3:20, I Co 14:24 (RV reprove, mg. convict), Eph 5:13 (RV, as 1 Co, l.c., of. AR on Eph 5:11; MM, Exp., xii; cf. ἐξ-, δια-κατ-ελέγχομαι).†

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

From G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), in the public domain.


17 occurrences

Shown in the King James Version (KJV), whichever translation you read in — it is the text these numbers are tagged against.

  • Matthew 18:15
    Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
  • Luke 3:19
    But Herod the tetrarch, being reproved by him for Herodias his brother Philip's wife, and for all the evils which Herod had done,
  • John 3:20
    For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
  • John 8:9
    And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst.
  • John 8:46
    Which of you convinceth me of sin? And if I say the truth, why do ye not believe me?
  • John 16:8
    And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:
  • 1 Corinthians 14:24
    But if all prophesy, and there come in one that believeth not, or one unlearned, he is convinced of all, he is judged of all:
  • Ephesians 5:11
    And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.
  • Ephesians 5:13
    But all things that are reproved are made manifest by the light: for whatsoever doth make manifest is light.
  • 1 Timothy 5:20
    Them that sin rebuke before all, that others also may fear.

67 in the Septuagint, in 66 verses

The first 40, in the order of the Septuagint’s books.

  • Genesis 21:25
    καὶ ἤλεγξεν Ἀβραὰμ τὸν Ἀβιμέλεχ περὶ τῶν φρεάτων τοῦ ὕδατος ὦν ἀφείλαντο οἱ παῖδες τοῦ Ἀβιμέλεχ.
  • Genesis 31:37
    καὶ ὅτι ἠρεύνησας πάντα τὰ σκεύη τοῦ οἴκου μου; τί εὗρες ἀπὸ πάντων τῶν σκευῶν τοῦ οἴκου σου; θὲς ὧδε ἐναντίον τῶν ἀδελφῶν σου καὶ τῶν ἀδελφῶν μου, καὶ ἐλεγξάτωσαν ἀνὰ μέσον τῶν δύο ἡμῶν.
  • Genesis 31:42
    εἰ μὴ ὁ θεὸς τοῦ πατρός μου Ἀβραὰμ καὶ ὁ φόβος Ἰσαὰκ ἦν μοι, νῦν ἂν κενόν με ἐξαπέστειλας· τὴν ταπείνωσίν μου καὶ τὸν κόπον τῶν χειρῶν μου ἴδεν ὁ θεός, καὶ ἤλεγξέν σε χθές.
  • Leviticus 6:5
    ἀπὸ παντὸς πράγματος οὗ ὤμοσεν περὶ αὐτοῦ ἀδίκως, καὶ ἀποτίσει αὐτὸ τὸ κεφάλαιον, καὶ τὸ πέμπτον προσθήσει ἐπ’ αὐτό· τίνος ἐστίν, αὐτῷ ἀποδώσει ᾗ ἡμέρᾳ ἐλεγχθῇ.
  • Leviticus 19:17
    οὐ μισήσεις τὸν ἀδελφόν σου τῇ διανοίᾳ σου· ἐλεγμῷ ἐλέγξεις τὸν πλησίον σου, καὶ οὐ λήμψῃ δι’ αὐτὸν ἁμαρτίαν.
  • 2 Kingdoms 7:14
    ἐγὼ ἔσομαι αὐτῷ εἰς πατέρα καὶ αὐτὸς ἔσται μοι εἰς υἱόν· καὶ ἐὰν ἔλθῃ ἀδικία αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐλέγξω αὐτὸν ἐν ῥάβδῳ ἀνδρῶν καὶ ἐν ἁφαῖς υἱῶν ἀνθρώπων,
  • 1 Chronicles 12:17
    καὶ Δαυεὶδ ἐξῆλθεν εἰς ἀπάντησιν αὐτῶν καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς Εἰ εἰς εἰρήνην ἥκατε πρὸς μέ, εἴη μοι καρδία καθ’ ἑαυτὴν ἐφ’ ὑμᾶς· καὶ εἰ τοῦ παραδοῦναί με τοῖς ἐχθροῖς μου οὐκ ἐν ἀληθείᾳ χειρός, ἴδοι ὁ θεὸς τῶν πατέρων ὑμῶν καὶ ἐλέγξαιτο.
  • 1 Chronicles 16:21
    οὐκ ἀφῆκεν ἄνδρα τοῦ δυναστεῦσαι αὐτούς, καὶ ἤλεγξεν περὶ αὐτῶν βασιλεῖς
  • 2 Chronicles 26:20
    καὶ ἐπέστρεψεν ἐπ’ αὐτὸν ὁ ἱερεὺς ὁ πρῶτος καὶ οἱ ἱερεῖς, καὶ ἰδοὺ αὐτὸς λεπρὸς ἐν τῷ μετώπῳ· καὶ κατέσπευσαν αὐτὸν ἐκεῖθεν, καὶ γὰρ αὐτὸς ἔσπευσεν ἐξελθεῖν, ὅτι ἤλεγξεν αὐτὸν Κύριος.
  • Psalms 6:2
    Κύριε, μὴ τῷ θυμῷ σου ἐλέγξῃς με, μηδὲ τῇ ὀργῇ σου παιδεύσῃς με.
  • Psalms 37:2
    Κύριε. μὴ τῷ θυμῷ σου ἐλέγξῃς με. μηδὲ τῇ ὀργῇ σου παιδεύσῃς με.
  • Psalms 49:8
    οὐκ ἐπὶ ταῖς θυσίαις σου ἐλέγξω σε, διάψαλμα. τὰ δὲ ὁλοκαυτώματά σου ἐνώπιόν μού ἐστιν διὰ παντός·
  • Psalms 49:21
    ταῦτα ἐποίησας καὶ ἐσίγησα, ὑπέλαβες ἀνομίαν ὅτι ἔσομαί σοι ὅμοιος· ἐλέγξω σε καὶ παραστήσω κατὰ πρόσωπόν σου.
  • Psalms 93:10
    ὁ παιδεύων ἔθνη, οὐχὶ ἐλέγξει, ὁ διδάσκων ἄνθρωπον γνῶσιν;
  • Psalms 104:14
    οὐκ ἀφῆκεν ἄνθρωπον ἀδικῆσαι αὐτούς. καὶ ἤλεγξεν ὑπὲρ αὐτῶν βασιλεῖς
  • Psalms 140:5
    παιδεύσει με δίκαιος ἑν ἐλέει καὶ ἐλέγξει με, ἔλαιον δὲ ἁμαρτωλοῦ μὴ λιπανάτω τὴν κεφαλήν μου· ὅτι ἔτι καὶ ἔτι ἡ προσευχή μου ἐν ταῖς εὐδοκίαις αὐτῶν.
  • Proverbs 3:11
    Υἱέ, μὴ ὀλιγώρει παιδείας Κυρίου, μηδὲ ἐκλύου ὑπ’ αὐτοῦ ἐλεγχόμενος·
  • Proverbs 3:12
    ὃν γὰρ ἀγαπᾷ Κύριος ἐλέγχει, μαστιγοῖ δὲ πάντα υἱὸν ὃν παραδέχεται.
  • Proverbs 9:7
    Ὁ παιδεύων κακοὺς λήμψεται ἑαυτῷ ἀτιμίαν· ἐλέγχων δὲ τὸν ἀσεβῆ μωμήσεται ἑαυτόν.
  • Proverbs 9:8
    μὴ ἔλεγχε κακούς, ἵνα μὴ μισῶσίν σε· ἔλεγχε σοφόν, καὶ ἀγαπήσει σε.
  • Proverbs 10:10
    ὁ ἐννεύων ὀφθαλμοῖς μετὰ δόλου συνάγει ἀνδράσι λύπας, ὁ δὲ ἐλέγχων μετὰ παρρησίας εἰρηνοποιεῖ.
  • Proverbs 15:12
    οὐκ ἀγαπήσει ἀπαίδευτος τοὺς ἐλέγχοντας αὐτόν, μετὰ δὲ σοφῶν οὐχ ὁμιλήσει.
  • Proverbs 18:17
    δίκαιος ἑαυτοῦ κατήγορος ἐν πρωτολογίᾳ· ὡς δ’ ἂν ἐπιβάλῃ ὁ ἀντίδικος, ἐλέγχεται.
  • Proverbs 19:22
    λοιμοῦ μαστιγουμένου ἄφρων πανουργότερος γίνεται· ἐὰν δὲ ἐλέγχῃς ἄνδρα φρόνιμον, νοήσει αἴσθησιν.
  • Proverbs 24:29
    μὴ προσθῇς τοῖς λόγοις αὐτοῦ, ἵνα μὴ ἐλέγξῃ σε καὶ ψευδὴς γένῃ.
  • Proverbs 24:40
    οἱ δὲ ἐλέγχοντες βελτίους φανοῦνται, ἐπ’ αὐτοὺς δὲ ἥξει εὐλογία.
  • Proverbs 28:23
    ὁ ἐλέγχων ἀνθρώπου ὁδοὺς χάριτας ἕξει μᾶλλον τοῦ γλωσσοχαριτοῦντος.
  • Proverbs 29:1
    κρείσσων ἀνὴρ ἐλέγχων ἀνδρὸς σκληροτραχήλου, ἐξαπίνης γὰρ φλεγομένου αὐτοῦ οὐκ ἔστιν ἴασις.
  • Job 5:17
    μακάριος δὲ ἄνθρωπος ὃν ἤλεγξεν ὁ κύριος· νουθέτημα δέ Παντοκράτορος μὴ ἀπαναίνου.
  • Job 9:33
    εἴθε ἦν ὁ μεσίτης ἡμῶν καὶ ἐλέγχων καὶ διακούων ἀνὰ μέσον ἀμφοτέρων·
  • Job 13:3
    οὐ μὴν δὲ ἀλλ’ ἐγὼ πρὸς Κύριον λαλήσω, ἐλέγξω δὲ ἐναντίον αὐτοῦ ἐὰν βούληται.
  • Job 13:10
    οὐθὲν ἦττον ἐλέγξει ὑμᾶς· εἰ δὲ καὶ κρυφῇ πρόσωπα θαυμάσεσθε,
  • Job 13:15
    ἐάν με χειρώσηται ὁ δυνάστης, ἐπεὶ καὶ ἦρκται, ἦ μὴν λαλήσω καὶ ἐλέγξω ἐναντίον αὐτοῦ·
  • Job 15:3
    ἐλέγχων ἐν ῥήμασιν οἷς οὐ δεῖ ἐν λόγοις οἷς οὐδεν ὄφελος;
  • Job 15:6
    ἐλέγξαι σε τὸ σὸν στόμα καὶ μὴ ἐγώ, τὰ δὲ χείλη σου καταμαρτυρήσουσίν σου.
  • Job 22:4
    ἢ λόγον σου ποιούμενος ἐλέγξει σε, καὶ συνεισελεύσεταί σοι εἰς κρίσιν;
  • Job 32:12
    καὶ μέχρι ὑμῶν συνήσω· καὶ ἰδοὺ οὐκ ἦν τῷ Ἰὼβ ἐλέγχων, ἀνταποκρινόμενος ῥήματα αὐτοῦ ἐξ ὑμῶν.
  • Job 33:19
    πάλιν δὲ ἤλεγξεν αὐτὸν ἐπὶ μαλακίᾳ ἐπὶ κοίτης. καὶ πλῆθος ὀστῶν αὐτοῦ ἐνάρκησεν·
  • Job 39:32
    Μὴ κρίσιν μετὰ Ἱκανοῦ ἐκκλινεῖς ἐλέγχων δὲ θεὸν ἀποκριθήσεται αὐτήν;
  • Job 39:34
    Τί ἔτι ἐγὼ κρίνομαι, νουθετούμενος καὶ ἐλέγχων Κύριων. ἀκούων τοιαῦτα οὐθὲν ὤν; ἐγὼ δὲ τίνα ἀπόκρισιν δώσω πρὸς ταῦτα; χεῖρα θήσω ἐπὶ στόματί μου.

Biblion's Septuagint: the Greek Old Testament in H. B. Swete's edition (Cambridge, 1896–1905), as digitized by the Open Greek and Latin project at the University of Leipzig (First1KGreek), corrected against the printed pages, with lemmas, morphology, Strong's numbers and links to the Hebrew prepared for Biblion. CC BY-SA 4.0.