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GreekG1651Verb

ἐλέγχω

elegchō

18Occurrences
G1651Strong's #
VerbPart of Speech

Definition

Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)

to confute, admonish

of uncertain affinity;

Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
1.in Hom., to treat with contempt.
2.to convict
3.to reprove, re­buke
4.to expose
Synonyms
ἐπιτιμῶ, expressing simply rebuke, which may be un­deserved or ineffectual , while ἐλ. implies rebuke which brings conviction (see Tr., Syn., § iv)
LXX: chiefly for יָכַח hi.

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Grammar & Morphology

Part of Speech

Verb

Morphology Code

G:V

Full Description

Greek Verb

Occurrences

ἐλέγχω appears 18 times in the New Testament.

Distribution by Book

John
4
Titus
3
Ephesians
2
1 Corinthians
1
1 Timothy
1
2 Timothy
1
Hebrews
1
James
1

Key Passages

1 Corinthians 14:24BSB

But if an unbeliever or uninstructed person comes in while everyone is prophesying, he will be convicted and called to account by all,

Ephesians 5:11BSB

Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.

James 2:9BSB

But if you show favoritism, you sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors.

John 8:9BSB

When they heard this, they began to go away one by one, beginning with the older ones, until only Jesus was left, with the woman standing there.

Luke 3:19BSB

But when he rebuked Herod the tetrarch regarding his brother’s wife Herodias and all the evils he had done,

Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.