2001 Translation

ELEGCHON, elegchon

Sounds Like: EH-leng-khon

Translations: proof, conviction, a conviction, rebuke, a rebuke, reproof, a reproof

From the root: ΕΛΕΓΧΟΣ

Part of Speech: Noun

Explanation: This word refers to a proof, conviction, or a strong demonstration that leads to conviction. It can also mean a rebuke or reproof, often implying a correction that brings someone to acknowledge their fault. It is used in sentences to describe the act or result of proving something true or false, or the act of correcting someone.

Inflection: Singular, Masculine, Accusative

Strong’s number: G1650 (Lookup on BibleHub)

Instances

Clement of Alexandria

• Exhortation to the Greeks (Protrepticus) — 4:39, 9:24

Josephus' Against Apion

• Book One — 2:17
• Book Two — 2:17

Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews

• Book 8 — 10:252
• Book 16 — 8:233
• Book 20 — 2:47

Josephus' The Jewish War

• Book One — 31:12, 32:5, 33:19
• Book Two — 14:13

Justin Martyr

• First Apology of Justin Martyr — 4:1, 23:1, 63:1
• Dialogue with Trypho the Jew — 46:5, 67:3

Life of Flavius Josephus, The

• The Life of Flavius Josephus — 17:91

Swete's Recension of the Greek Septuagint

• Psalms of Solomon — 9:1
• Job — 13:6
• Wisdom — 1:9, 2:14, 11:7, 18:5
• Habakkuk — 2:1

From the same root

Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΛΕΓΧΟΣ.

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.

• ἘΛΕΓΞΕΩΣ — of conviction, of reproof, of rebuke, of exposure, of proof
• ἘΛΕΓΞΙΝ — reproof, a reproof, conviction, a conviction, rebuke, a rebuke
• ἘΛΕΓΧΟΙΣ — rebukes, convictions, proofs, arguments, reproofs
• ἘΛΕΓΧΟΥΣ — rebukes, convictions, proofs, reproofs, corrections
• ΕΛΕΓΧΙ — of conviction, of reproof, of proof, of exposure
• ΕΛΕΓΧΟΙ — proofs, convictions, rebukes, reproofs, arguments, exposures
• ΕΛΕΓΧΟΙΣ — proofs, convictions, rebukes, reproofs, arguments, evidences, tests, examinations, investigations, charges
• ΕΛΕΓΧΟΣ — proof, conviction, reproof, rebuke, a proof, a conviction
• ΕΛΕΓΧΟΥ — of conviction, of proof, of rebuke, of reproof, of exposure, of a test
• ΕΛΕΓΧΟΥΣ — rebukes, convictions, proofs, reproofs, corrections, exposures

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