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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ἐλέγχω G1651 to confute, admonish
Pronunciation elénchō
Rebuke that brings conviction by exposing fault, not mere surface reproval without moral effect.
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ἀποτόμως G664 severely
Pronunciation apotómōs
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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
Strong's G1651, G664
Lexical occurrences 17 verses Word forms 5 forms 17 references Study link Titus 1:10-16 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 groups 5 Aligned forms 17 Tenses Present, Aorist, Future Voices Active, Passive
Tenses
Voices
Imperative command or strong request 6×
Present Active 1 Tim 5:20 · Titus 1:13 · Titus 2:15 · Eph 5:11 4×
Aorist Active Matt 18:15 · 2 Tim 4:2 2×
Participle verbal adjective — the action as a modifying quality 4×
Present Passive Luke 3:19 · Heb 12:5 · Eph 5:13 · Jas 2:9 4×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 1×
Aorist Passive John 3:20 1×
Indicative states a fact or reality 4×
Present Active John 8:46 · Rev 3:19 2×
Future Active John 16:8 1×
Present Passive 1 Cor 14:24 1×
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 2×
Present Active Titus 1:9 1×
Aorist Active Jude 1:15 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 16 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 11 aorist 4 future 1
Voice
active 9 passive 7
Mood
imperative 5 participle 5 indicative 3 infinitive 2 subjunctive 1
NT Occurrences
Matthew 18:15 ἔλεγξον aorist active imperative imperative Luke 3:19 ἐλεγχόμενος present passive participle participle John 3:20 ἐλεγχθῇ aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive John 8:46 ἐλέγχει present active indicative ongoing John 8:9 ἐλεγχόμενοι present passive participle participle John 16:8 ἐλέγξει future active indicative prospective 1 Corinthians 14:24 ἐλέγχεται present passive indicative ongoing Ephesians 5:11 ἐλέγχετε present active imperative imperative Ephesians 5:13 ἐλεγχόμενα present passive participle participle 1 Timothy 5:20 ἔλεγχε present active imperative imperative 2 Timothy 4:2 ἔλεγξον aorist active imperative imperative Titus 1:13 ἔλεγχε present active imperative imperative Titus 1:9 ἐλέγχειν present active infinitive infinitive Hebrews 12:5 ἐλεγχόμενος present passive participle participle James 2:9 ἐλεγχόμενοι present passive participle participle Jude 1:15 ἐλέγξαι aorist active infinitive infinitive
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
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain