Strong's Number 1651

Transliteration:

elegcho {el-eng'-kho}

Word Origin:

of uncertain affinity

TDNT:

2:473,221

Part of Speech:

verb

Usage in the KJV:

reprove 6, rebuke 5, convince 4, tell (one's) fault 1, convict 1

Total: 17

Definition:

to convict, refute, confute
1. generally with a suggestion of shame of the person convicted
2. by conviction to bring to the light, to expose
to find fault with, correct
1. by word
  1. to reprehend severely, chide, admonish, reprove
  2. to call to account, show one his fault, demand an explanation
2. by deed
  1. to chasten, to punish