ἀπελεγμός
apelegmós · G557 · Greek · 1 occurrence
Meanings
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serious criticism, reproach
Serious and strong criticism based upon presumed evidence
ExamplesActs 19:27 “Not only is there danger that this trade of ours will fall into disrepute, but also that the temple of the great goddess Artemis will be regarded as worthless, and that she whom all of Asia and the world worship will even be dethroned from her magnificence.”
How it’s used In 1 role
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1 occurrences in 1 groups
- εἰςto 2
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Contrasting words 1 word
- ἔπαινος épainos · G1868 · to praise, praise, something worthy of praise
- Praise stands as lexical opposite to contempt/refutation; where ἀπελεγμός involves negative evaluation and dismissal, ἔπαινος involves positive evaluation and approval
In the other Testament 2 words
- תּוֹכֵחָה tôwkêchâh · H8433 · arguments, reproof, punishment
- Hebrew noun denoting reproof or rebuke; serves as translation equivalent for the Greek concept of refutation/contempt in contexts of correction and argumentation
- בּוּז bûwz · H937 · contempt
- Hebrew noun for contempt or scorn; matches the contempt aspect of ἀπελεγμός particularly well as a translation equivalent
Semantic domains 1 entry
- Serious criticism, reproach33.416
- In Acts 19:27, the silversmith Demetrius warns that “this trade of ours will fall into disrepute (apelegmòn),” describing the danger of public discredit falling on their business.
Word family 6 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon ἀπελεγμου, ὁ (ἀπελέγχω to convict, expose, refute; ἐλεγμός conviction, refutation, in the…
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 1 entry
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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