- ἐλέγχω
- ἐλέγχω fut. ἐλέγξω; 1 aor. ἤλεγξα LXX, impv. ἔλεγξον, inf. ἐλέγξαι; pass. ἠλέγχθην (Hom.+)① to scrutinize or examine carefully, bring to light, expose, set forth (Aristoph., Eccl. 485; Herodian 3, 12, 4; PHib 55, 3 [250 B.C.] τὸν ποιμένα τ. ἐλέγξοντα περὶ ὧν μοι εἶπας) J 3:20; Eph 5:11, 13 (the darkness-light theme suggests exposure, with implication of censure); Dg 2:8. τὰ κρυπτά (Artem. 1, 68) IPhld 7:1. ταῦτα ἔλεγχε declare this Tit 2:15 (but s. 3 below); τ. ἁμαρτίας τινὸς πρὸς τὸν κύριον expose someone’s sins before the Lord Hv 1, 1, 5 (Jos., Vi. 339 τὰς πονηρίας ἐ.); demonstrate, prove (POxy 237 VIII, 40; Wsd 2:11; Ath. 30, 4) τὶ someth. Dg 9:6; οὐκ ἐλέγχετε=disprove 2:9.② to bring a pers. to the point of recognizing wrongdoing, convict, convince someone of someth., point someth. out to someone (PAmh 33, 34 [157 B.C.]; BGU 1138, 13=Mitt-Wilck. II/2, 100, 13 [19/18 B.C.]; POxy 1032, 30; PStras 41, 31; Jos., Ant. 4, 219; SibOr 5, 34; Just., A I, 4, 6 αὐτὸν … ἁμαρτάνοντα; Ath. 2, 1 ἡμᾶς … ἀδικοῦντας; Just., D. 67, 2 ὅπως μήτε … μωραίνειν ἐλέγχησθε) τινά Tit 1:9, 13; Jd 22 v.l. (COsburn, ZNW 63, ’72, 139–44 [text]); 23 v.l.; περί w. gen. introduces the thing of which one is convicted or convinced (Aristoph., Plut. 574; Jos., C. Ap. 2, 5; PLips 43, 11 μάρτυρας τοὺς ἐλέγχοντας Θαῆσιν περὶ ἀφαιρέσεως βιβλίων χρειστιακῶν) J 8:46; 16:8 (s. δικαιοσύνη 3a end); Jd 15 (En 1:9). Pass. ἐ. ὑπό τινος Ac 6:10 v.l.; 1 Cor 14:24; ὑπὸ τ. συνειδήσεως ἐλεγχόμενοι J 8:9 v.l. (cp. Philo, De Jos. 48 ὑπὸ τοῦ συνειδότος ἐλεγχόμενος, Spec. Leg. 3, 54 al.); ἀπὸ τῆς ὀσμῆς ἐλέγχεσθαι be convicted (perh. tested) by the odor IMg 10:2. ἐλεγχόμενοι ὡς παραβάται convicted as transgressors Js 2:9; ἳνα … ὁ πόνηρὸς … ἐλεγχθῇ[το] μὴ ὤν θεός AcPlCor 2:15.③ to express strong disapproval of someone’s action, reprove, correct (Aelian, VH 13, 25; Sir 20:2; 31:31; Pr 9:7f al.; Just. D. 107, 3) 2 Ti 4:2; τινά 1 Ti 5:20; D 2:7. W. the connotation of refuting (Diod S 13, 90, 4; Appian, Bell. Civ. 5, 28, end; PGM 4, 2620; Just., A I, 64, 6 al.; Ath. 18, 1 τὰ εἴδωλα; Tat. 8, 4 τὴν μαντικήν) πᾶσαν αἵρεσιν Epil Mosq 2.—τινὰ περί τινος Lk 3:19. τινὰ ἐπί τινι B 19:4. ἔλεγξον αὐτὸν μεταξὺ σοῦ καὶ αὐτοῦ μόνου show him his fault while you are alone w. him Mt 18:15 (cp. CD 9, 6–8 and s. Lev 19:17). Perh. Tit 2:15 belongs here (s. 1 above).④ to penalize for wrongdoing, punish, discipline (Wsd 1:8; 12:2; Job 5:17 al.) Hb 12:5 (Pr 3:11); (w. παιδεύειν, as Sir 18:13) Rv 3:19.—LLutkemeyer, CBQ 8, ’46, 221–23.—B. 1442. DELG. M-M. TW.
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