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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

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  • 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.