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ἔλεγξις

élenxis · G1649 · Greek · 1 occurrence

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Meanings

  1. to rebuke, to reproach, rebuke, reproach

    To state that someone has done wrong, with the implication that there is adequate proof of such wrongdoing

    Examples

    2 Peter 2:16 but he received a rebuke for his own offense, for a mute donkey, speaking with a human voice, restrained the insanity of the prophet.

How it’s used In 2 roles

Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.

the word studied the word it goes with

Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive

1 occurrences in 1 groups

What is done to itIt is the object

1 occurrences in 1 groups

When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.

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Near synonyms 1 word
ἐπιπλήσσω epiplḗssō · G1969 · to rebuke, to reproach, to denounce
Both terms center on corrective verbal rebuke. ἐπιπλήσσω emphasizes the action of chastising or upbraiding with words, while ἔλεγξις denotes the content or act of reproof itself. The limited attestation of each (one occurrence) scopes this convergence to their documented usage rather than full interchangeability across all registers.
Semantic domains 1 entry
To rebuke, to reproach, rebuke, reproach33.417
Used in 2 Peter 2:16, of Balaam receiving a rebuke for his own wrongdoing, when a mute donkey, speaking with a human voice, restrained the prophet's madness.
Word family 6 words

Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.

ἐλέγχω elénchō · G1651 · to rebuke, to reproach, rebuke · 18×ἔλεγχος élenchos · G1650 · proof, verification, evidence for · 2×ἀπελεγμός apelegmós · G557 · serious criticism, reproach · 1×διακατελέγχομαι diakatelénchomai · G1246 · to refute, to defeat in debate · 1×ἔλεγξιςélenxis · G1649ἐξελέγχω exelénchō · G1827 · to convict fully, i.e. to punish · 0×
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon ἐλεγξεως, ἡ (ἐλέγχω, which see), refutation, rebuke; (Vulg.correptio;…
ἐλεγξεως, ἡ (ἐλέγχω, which see), refutation, rebuke; (Vulg.correptio; Augustine,convictio): ἔλεγξιν ἔσχεν ἰδίας παρανομίας, he was rebuked for his own transgression, 2 Pet 2:16. (Philostr. vit. Apoll. 2, 22 (p. 74, Olear. edition); the Sept., Job 21:4; Job 23:2, for שִׂיחַ complaint; (Protevangel. Jacob. 16, 1 τό ὕδωρ τῆς ἐλεγξεως κυρίου (the Sept. Num 5:18 τό ὑδδορ τοῦ ἐλεγμοῦ)).)

Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain

Topical studies with this word 1 entry
Rebuke1 occurrence

Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.

Sources

eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0

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