noun · masculine
elegmos
Greekἐλεγμός (elegmos)
Strong’sG1650
a proof, persuasion, reproof
stem elegm-once in the New Testament1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
† ἐλεγμός, -οῦ, ὁ
(< ἐλέγχω), [in LXX: Ps 38:14 39:11 (תּוֹכֵחָה), Si 20:29 21:6 41:4, al.;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1650 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidel'-eng-khos
proof, conviction
Fromfrom G1651;
King Jamesevidence, reproof.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Every form
| Job in the sentence case | one singular | more than one plural |
|---|---|---|
| subject nominative | elegmos | elegmois |
| object accusative | elegmon1×ἐλεγμόν | elegmoin |
| direct address vocative | elegmor | elegmoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | elegmou | elegmoiu |
| to, for dative | elegmo | elegmoi |
Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.
Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them
elegmo is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Where it appears
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
elegmon“reproof”objectaccusative singular1×
2 Timothy 3:16“reproof”pantas grafas theopneustas kai ōfelimas pros didaskalian, pros elegmon, pros epanorthōsian, pros paideian tan en dikaiosuna,All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness,