ἘΞΕΛΕΓΧΕΙΝ, ἐξελεγχειν
EXELEGCHEIN, exelegchein
Sounds Like: eks-eh-LEN-khein
Translations: to convict, to expose, to refute, to reprove, to rebuke, to convince
From the root: ΕΞΕΛΕΓΧΩ
Part of Speech: Verb
Explanation: This word means to expose, convict, or refute someone, often implying a thorough examination or proof that brings something hidden to light. It can be used in contexts of legal proceedings, moral correction, or intellectual debate, where one person proves another to be wrong or reveals their true nature.
Inflection: Present, Active, Infinitive
Strong’s number: G1651 (Lookup on BibleHub)
Instances
Josephus' Antiquities of the Jews
- Book 16 — 4:123
From the same root
Below are all other words in our texts that we've cataloged as being from the same root, ΕΞΕΛΕΓΧΩ.
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.
- ἈΝΕΞΕΛΕΓΚΤΟΣ — unexamined, unconvicted, unrefuted, beyond investigation, beyond dispute, unquestionable
- ἘΞΕΛΕΓΞΗ — you will convict, you will expose, you will rebuke, you will reprove, you will examine, you will scrutinize
- ἘΞΕΛΕΓΞΟΝΤΑ — they will convict, they will expose, they will reprove, they will rebuke, they will refute
- ἘΞΕΛΕΓΧΟΝΤΑ — convicting, exposing, rebuking, reproving, refuting, proving, examining
- ἘΞΕΛΕΓΧΩΝ — convicting, exposing, rebuking, reproving, showing to be wrong, proving wrong
- ἘΞΗΛΕΓΧΟΝ — they convicted, they exposed, they refuted, they proved, they showed
- ἘΞΗΛΕΓΧΟΝΤΟ — they were being exposed, they were being convicted, they were being refuted, they were being reproved, they were being shown up
- ΕΞʼΕΛΕΓΧΩΝ — convicting, exposing, rebuking, reproving, showing up, bringing to light
- ΕΞΕΛΕΓ — rebuke, convict, expose, reprove, correct, refute, bring to light
- ΕΞΕΛΕΓΞΗ — you may be convicted, you may be exposed, you may be reproved, you may be rebuked, you may be refuted, you may be put to shame
- ΕΞΕΛΕΓΧΕΙΣ — you expose, you convict, you reprove, you rebuke, you refute, you call to account, you show to be guilty
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