Word study · Greek
epiplḗssō
rebuke
Say it: ep-ip-LACE-so (approximate)
ἐπιπλήσσω
What it means
To strike at, to rebuke harshly (epi "upon" plus plēssō "strike"). In 5:1, "don't rebuke an older man." It appears only here, and it is stronger than the milder "exhort" that follows.
Range of meaning
- Rebuke harshlyStrike with words.
- ReprimandScold.
In 1 Timothy
- Chapter 5
"Don't rebuke an older man" (5:1). The word appears only here.
Every verse (1)
Verses where G1969 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources