What does ἐλέγχω · ἀποτόμως mean in the Bible?
ἐλέγχω · ἀποτόμως: Convict through exposure of wrongdoing, bringing the wrongdoer to awareness of guilt and accountability
Greek · G1651, G664
ἐλέγχω
To confute, admonish · severely
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ἐλέγχωG1651to confute, admonish
Pronunciationelénchō
Rebuke that brings conviction by exposing fault, not mere surface reproval without moral effect.
Open lexicon entry →ἀποτόμωςG664severely
Pronunciationapotómōs
Open lexicon entry →What does ἐλέγχω (elénchō) mean in the Bible?
ἐλέγχω · ἀποτόμως: Convict through exposure of wrongdoing, bringing the wrongdoer to awareness of guilt and accountability
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Questions this entry answers
How many biblical occurrences are listed for G1651, G664?
G1651, G664 is connected to 17 lexical occurrence verses in the lexicon data.
Evidence Summary
Greek phrase. Convict through exposure of wrongdoing, bringing the wrongdoer to awareness of guilt and accountability
Source Gloss
to confute, admonish
Extended definition
Convict through exposure of wrongdoing, bringing the wrongdoer to awareness of guilt and accountability
:--convict, convince, tell a fault, rebuke, reprove.
Grammatical Forms
How mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups5Aligned forms17TensesPresent, Aorist, FutureVoicesActive, Passive
Tenses
Voices
Imperativecommand or strong request6×
Present Active1 Tim 5:20 · Titus 1:13 · Titus 2:15 · Eph 5:114×
Aorist ActiveMatt 18:15 · 2 Tim 4:22×
Participleverbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality4×
Present PassiveLuke 3:19 · Heb 12:5 · Eph 5:13 · Jas 2:94×
Subjunctivepossibility, probability, or purpose1×
Aorist PassiveJohn 3:201×
Indicativestates a fact or reality4×
Present ActiveJohn 8:46 · Rev 3:192×
Future ActiveJohn 16:81×
Present Passive1 Cor 14:241×
Infinitiveverbal noun — the action in abstract2×
Present ActiveTitus 1:91×
Aorist ActiveJude 1:151×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 16 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present11aorist4future1
Voice
active9passive7
Mood
imperative5participle5indicative3infinitive2subjunctive1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 18:15ἔλεγξονaorist active imperativeimperativeLuke 3:19ἐλεγχόμενοςpresent passive participleparticipleJohn 3:20ἐλεγχθῇaorist passive subjunctivesubjunctiveJohn 8:46ἐλέγχειpresent active indicativeongoingJohn 8:9ἐλεγχόμενοιpresent passive participleparticipleJohn 16:8ἐλέγξειfuture active indicativeprospective1 Corinthians 14:24ἐλέγχεταιpresent passive indicativeongoingEphesians 5:11ἐλέγχετεpresent active imperativeimperativeEphesians 5:13ἐλεγχόμεναpresent passive participleparticiple1 Timothy 5:20ἔλεγχεpresent active imperativeimperative2 Timothy 4:2ἔλεγξονaorist active imperativeimperativeTitus 1:13ἔλεγχεpresent active imperativeimperativeTitus 1:9ἐλέγχεινpresent active infinitiveinfinitiveHebrews 12:5ἐλεγχόμενοςpresent passive participleparticipleJames 2:9ἐλεγχόμενοιpresent passive participleparticipleJude 1:15ἐλέγξαιaorist active infinitiveinfinitive
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
Sampled Scripture Occurrences
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New Testament Witnesses
To correct decisively and directly.
Word Origins
ἐλέγχω is of uncertain origin - no further derivation.
Why This Word Matters
Pastoral gentleness does not exclude firm correction; the health of the church sometimes requires strong, clear confrontation.Titus 1:10-16