Word study · Greek
elegmós
reproof
Say it: el-eg-MOS (approximate)
ἐλεγμός
What it means
A rebuke, a conviction, a proof of wrongdoing. In 3:16, "for reproof." It appears only here (an older reading in some manuscripts has the related noun elenchos in Hebrews 11:1).
Range of meaning
- ReproofA showing of fault.
- ConvictionProof of error.
In 2 Timothy
- Chapter 3
"For reproof" (3:16). The word appears only here.
Every verse (1)
Verses where G6031 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources