noun · masculine
elenchos
Greekἔλεγχος (elenchos)
Strong’sG1650
a proof, persuasion, reproof
stem elench-once in the New Testament1 of 10 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἔλεγχος, -ου, ὁ
(ἐλέγχω) [in LXX: freq. in Pr, Jb (תּוֺכַחַת) Wi 5, Si 3, etc.;]
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 | elenchos1×ἔλεγχος | elenchois |
| object accusative | elenchon | elenchoin |
| direct address vocative | elenchor | elenchoir |
| of, belonging to genitive | elenchou | elenchoiu |
| to, for dative | elencho | elenchoi |
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
elencho 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
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
1 occurrence, every one of them listed
elenchos“conviction”subjectnominative singular1×
Hebrews 11:1“conviction”Atō de pistias elpizirōteiu hupostasias, pragmeiu elenchos ouk blepirōteiu;Now faith is the assurance of what we hope for and the certainty of what we do not see.