ΔΙΗΛΕΓΧΕΝ, διηλεγχεν
DIĒLEGCHEN, diēlegchen
Sounds Like: dee-ay-LENG-khen
Translations: he exposed, he convicted, he refuted, he cross-examined, he proved
From the root: ΔΙΕΛΕΓΧΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word is a compound verb formed from 'διά' (through, thoroughly) and 'ἐλέγχω' (to convict, to expose, to refute). It means to thoroughly expose, convict, refute, or cross-examine someone or something, often with the aim of proving guilt or error. It implies a process of detailed examination or argument that leads to a clear demonstration of truth or falsehood.
Inflection: Third Person Singular, Imperfect Indicative, Active Voice
Strong’s number: G1248 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' The Jewish War
- Book One — 28:15
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΔΙΕΛΕΓΧΩ.
These could represent different words with related meanings, or different forms of the same word to fit different grammatical cases, numbers, or genders. This list may include spelling variants and even misspellings in the original manuscripts! Even more words from the same root may exist in other ancient texts that aren't in our database.
- ΔΙΕΛΕΓΞΟΝΤΟΣ — of one who will convict, of one who will expose, of one who will refute, of one who will reprove
- ΔΙΕΛΕΓΧΕΙ — he exposes, he refutes, he convicts, he rebukes, he proves, he shows
- ΔΙΕΛΕΓΧΘΕΙΣ — having been convicted, having been exposed, having been reproved, having been rebuked, having been cross-examined
- ΔΙΕΛΕΓΧΘΗΣΕΤΑΙ — will be exposed, will be convicted, will be reproved, will be rebuked, will be shown up
- ΔΙΕΛΕΓΧΘΩΜΕΝ — let us be convicted, let us be reproved, let us be examined, let us be cross-examined, let us be refuted
- ΔΙΕΛΕΓΧΟΥΣΑ — convincing, refuting, exposing, rebuking, convicting
- ΔΙΕΛΕΓΧΟΥΣΙΝ — they expose, they convict, they refute, they reprove, they rebuke
- ΔΙΕΛΕΓΧΩΝ — convincing, refuting, exposing, rebuking, examining, cross-examining
- ΔΙΗΛΕΓΧΘΗΣΑΝ — they were convicted, they were exposed, they were refuted, they were cross-examined
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