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SBL Greek New Testament lexicon

ἐλέγχω

Lemmaἐλέγχω
Citation formἐλέγχω
Part of speechverb
GlossI rebuke, expose
Strong’sG1651
Transliterationelénchō
Definitionto confute, admonish
KJV glosses:--convict, convince, tell a fault, rebuke, reprove.
Derivationof uncertain affinity
SBLGNT occurrences17

Forms and grammatical context

Each form is parsed from its actual MorphGNT occurrence; a form may have more than one analysis depending on context.

Greek formGrammar and occurrences
ἐλέγξαι
verb, aorist, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -AAN----) — Jude 1:15
ἐλέγξει
verb, third person, future, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3FAI-S--) — John 16:8
ἔλεγξον
verb, second person, aorist, active, singular (MorphGNT 2AAD-S--) — Matthew 18:15
verb, second person, aorist, active, singular (MorphGNT 2AAD-S--) — 2 Timothy 4:2
ἔλεγχε
verb, second person, present, active, singular (MorphGNT 2PAD-S--) — 1 Timothy 5:20
verb, second person, present, active, singular (MorphGNT 2PAD-S--) — Titus 1:13
verb, second person, present, active, singular (MorphGNT 2PAD-S--) — Titus 2:15
ἐλέγχει
verb, third person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PAI-S--) — John 8:46
ἐλέγχειν
verb, present, active, infinitive (MorphGNT -PAN----) — Titus 1:9
ἐλέγχεται
verb, third person, present, passive, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 3PPI-S--) — 1 Corinthians 14:24
ἐλέγχετε
verb, second person, present, active, plural (MorphGNT 2PAD-P--) — Ephesians 5:11
ἐλεγχθῇ
verb, third person, aorist, passive, subjunctive, singular (MorphGNT 3APS-S--) — John 3:20
ἐλεγχόμενα
verb, present, passive, participle, nominative, plural, neuter (MorphGNT -PPPNPN-) — Ephesians 5:13
ἐλεγχόμενοι
verb, present, passive, participle, nominative, plural, masculine (MorphGNT -PPPNPM-) — James 2:9
ἐλεγχόμενος
verb, present, passive, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PPPNSM-) — Luke 3:19
verb, present, passive, participle, nominative, singular, masculine (MorphGNT -PPPNSM-) — Hebrews 12:5
ἐλέγχω
verb, first person, present, active, indicative, singular (MorphGNT 1PAI-S--) — Revelation 3:19

Morphology

Occurrences

Septuagint occurrences

The same normalized Greek lemma occurs in the Rahlfs Septuagint: ελεγχω.

Additional Greek lexicons

Compare the biblical entry for ἐλέγχω with classical and later Greek dictionaries collected by Logeion.