Strong's Greek · G1651
ἐλέγχω
elénchō
convict, convince, tell a fault, rebuke, reprove
Definition
to confute, admonish
Derivation
of uncertain affinity;
Appears 17 times in Scripture
“Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.”
“Have no fellowship with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.”
“And when He comes, He will convict the world in regard to sin and righteousness and judgment:”
“But if an unbeliever or uninstructed person comes in while everyone is prophesying, he will be convicted and called to account by all,”
“Which of you can prove Me guilty of sin? If I speak the truth, why do you not believe Me?”
“If your brother sins against you, go and confront him privately. If he listens to you, you have won your brother over.”
“But when he rebuked Herod the tetrarch regarding his brother’s wife Herodias and all the evils he had done,”
“But if you show favoritism, you sin and are convicted by the law as transgressors.”
“But everything exposed by the light becomes visible, for everything that is illuminated becomes a light itself.”
“Those I love I rebuke and discipline. Therefore be earnest and repent.”
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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).