G1651Verb17 times in the New Testament (critical text)Where it occurs
Translated as
In the text
- Matthew 18:15ἔλεγξον
If your brother sins against you, go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over.
- Luke 3:19ἐλεγχόμενος
But when he rebuked Herod the tetrarch regarding his brother’s wife Herodias and all the evils he had done,
- John 3:20ἐλεγχθῇ
Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.
- 1 Corinthians 14:24ἐλέγχεται
But if an unbeliever or uninstructed person comes in while everyone is prophesying, he will be convicted and called to account by all,
- Ephesians 5:11ἐλέγχετε
Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.
- Titus 1:9ἐλέγχειν¶
He must hold firmly to the faithful word as it was taught, so that he can encourage others by sound teaching and refute those who contradict it.
Abbott-Smith
[in LXX chiefly for יָכַח hi. ;]
SYN.: ἐπιτιμῶ, expressing simply rebuke, which may be undeserved (Mat.16:22) or ineffectual (Luk.23:40), while ἐλ. implies rebuke which brings conviction (see Tr., Syn., § iv)
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Sources: Abbott-Smith’s Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922, public domain) and glosses from STEPBible TBESG (CC BY 4.0); STEPBible TAGNT (Greek New Testament, CC BY 4.0); the Berean Standard Bible (public domain). Reformatted by Word Study, wording unchanged. All sources and licenses.