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ἐλέγχω ,

[in LXX chiefly for H3198 hi.;]

1. in Hom., to treat with contempt.

2. to convict: c. acc, Matthew 18:15 (RV, show him his fault), Titus 1:9; seq. περί , John 8:46; John 16:8, Judges 1:15; pass., James 2:9.

3. to reprove, rebuke: 1 Timothy 5:20, 2 Timothy 4:2, Titus 1:13; Titus 2:15, Revelation 3:19; pass., seq. περί , Luke 3:19; ὑπό , Hebrews 12:5 (LXX).

4. to expose: Ephesians 5:11; pass., John 3:20, 1 Corinthians 14:24 (RV reprove, mg. convict), Ephesians 5:13 (RV, as 1 Co, l.c., of. AR on Ephesians 5:11; MM, Exp., xii; cf. ἐξ -, δια -κατ -ελέγχομαι ).†

SYN: ἐπιτιμῶ G2008, expressing simply rebuke, which may be undeserved (Matthew 16:22) or ineffectual (Luke 23:40), while ἐλ . implies rebuke which brings conviction (v. Tr., Syn., § iv).

ἔλεγχος , -ου , ὁ

(ἐλέγχω ),

[in LXX: freq. in Pr, Jb (H3198) Wisdom of Solomon 5:1-23, Sirach 3:1-31, etc.;]

a proof, test: Hebrews 11:1.†

For the meaning ";convict,"; i.e. bring to light the true character of a man and his conduct, as in the Fourth Gospel (John 3:20; John 8:46; John 16:8), see the citation from BGU IV. 1138 s.v. ἔλεγχος, and cf. P Amh II. 33.34 (c. B.C. 157) ἐὰν δέ τις τῶν καταβλαπτόντων τὰς προσόδους ἐλεγχθῆι συνηγορήσας περὶ πράγματός τινος, αὐτόν τε πρὸς ἡμᾶς μετὰ φυλακῆς ἐπιστείλατε, ";if any of these who are injuring the revenues is in the future convicted of having acted as advocate in any case, send him to us under arrest"; (Edd.), P Strass I. 41.31 (A.D. 250) οἵτι ]νες δύνανται ἐκείνους ἐλέγξαι. In a Lycian inscr. JHS xxxiv. p. 14, No. 18.20 we find ὁ ἐλένξας = ";the prosecutor."; For the milder sense ";expose,"; ";set forth,"; which best suits this word in 1 Corinthians 14:24, Ephesians 5:11 (where see Robinson’s note), cf. such a passage from the vernacular as P Hib I. 55.3 (B.C. 250) παραγενοῦ εἰς Ταλαὼν ἤδη ἄγων καὶ τὸν ποιμένα τὸν ἐλέγξοντα περὶ ὧν μοι εἶπας, ";come to Talao at once, and bring with you the shepherd in order that he may give evidence in the matter about which you told me"; (Edd.) : see also P Oxy II. 237viii. 40 (A.D. 186) ἵν᾽ εἴ τις γένοιτο ζήτησις εἰς ὕστερον περὶ τῶν μὴ δεόντως ἀπογραψαμένων ἐξ ἐκείνων ἐλεγχθῶσ ̣ι ̣, ";may supply the proofs."; In ib.vii. 83 we have κ ̣α ̣ι ̣, ἐκέλευ [σε ]ν δι ̣̕ [ἑρ ]μ ̣η ̣νέως αὐτὴν ἐνεχθῆν ̣[α ]ι, τ ̣ι ̣ βούλεται, where the editors understand ἐνεχθῆναι as a corruption of ἐλεγχθῆναι and translate ";and he ordered that she should be asked through an interpreter what was her choice"; : cf. P Tebt II. 297.17 (c. A.D. 123) ἔγραψας τῷ στρατηγῷ ἐ ̣λ ̣[έγξαν ]τα δηλῶσαί σοι, ";you wrote to the strategus to make an inquiry, and state the facts to you"; (Edd.).

 

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