Word study · Greek

elenchō

to convict, to expose, to reprove

Say it: el-EN-kho (approximate)

ἐλέγχω

What it means

To expose, to reprove. "Rather even reprove them" (5:11, 5:13).

Range of meaning

  • ConvictProve wrong.
  • ExposeBring to light.
  • ReproveCorrect.

In Ephesians

  • Chapter 5

    "Rather even reprove them" (5:11, 5:13).

Every verse (2)

Verses where G1651 is tagged in the Hebrew text: STEPBible Data (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. About our sources