Strong's Number G1651

ἐλέγχω

elegcho · el-eng'-kho

Transliteration:

elegcho{el-eng'-kho}

Word Origin:

of uncertain affinity

TDNT:

2:473,221

Part of Speech:

verb

Strong's Definition:

to confute, admonish

Usage in the KJV:

reprove 3, rebuke 4, convince 1, tell (one's) fault 1, convict 1

Total: 17
Occurs 17 times in the Greek text.

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