To refute
διακατελέγχομαιStrong’s G1246diakatelegchomai
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Diakatelegchomai is the Greek word usually translated “was refuting”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“For he mightily convinced the Jews, and that publickly, shewing by the scriptures that Jesus was Christ.”
Meaning
Usually translated “was refuting”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- he was refuting 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Acts 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
διακατελέγχομαι diakatelegchomai · to refute
δια-κατ-ελέγχομαι to confute completely: Act.18:28.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “refute” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
REFU'TE, verb transitive
[Latin refuto; re and futo, obsolete The primary sense of futo, is to drive or thrust, to beat back.]
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.