ἐλέγχω

[in LXX chiefly for יָכַח hi. ;]

__1. in Hom. to treat with contempt.

__2. to convict: with accusative, Mat.18:15 (RV, show him his fault), Tit.1:9; before περί, Jhn.8:46 16:8, Ju 15; pass. Jas.2:9.

__3. to reprove, re­buke: 1Ti.5:20, 2Ti.4:2, Tit.1:13 2:15, Rev.3:19; pass. before περί, Luk.3:19; ὑπό, Heb.12:5 (LXX).

__4. to expose: Eph.5:11; pass. Jhn.3:20, 1Co.14:24 (RV reprove, mg. convict), Eph.5:13 (RV, as 1 Co, l.with, of. AR on Eph.5:11; MM, Exp. xii; cf. ἐξ-, δια-κατ-ελέγχομαι).†

SYN.: ἐπιτιμῶ, expressing simply rebuke, which may be un­deserved (Mat.16:22) or ineffectual (Luk.23:40), while ἐλ. implies rebuke which brings conviction (see Tr. Syn. § iv) (AS)

to treat with contempt; to convict; show him his fault; to reprove, rebuke; to expose; reprove; convict