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Rebuke

ἔλεγξιςStrong’s G1649

elegxis

Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament

In short

Elegxis is the Greek word usually translated “reproof”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.

“But was rebuked for his iniquity: the dumb ass speaking with man’s voice forbad the madness of the prophet.”
2 Peter 2:16 KJV
Meaning

Usually translated “reproof”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.

How it's translated
  • reproof 1

Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.

Where it's used most
  • 2 Peter 1

1 book in all.

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    Greek dictionary

    ἔλεγξις elegxis · rebuke

    ἐλεγξις, -εως, ἡ (ἐλέγχω), [in LXX: Job.21:4 23:2 (שִׂיחַ) * ;] re­buke: 2Pe.2:16.† (AS)

    From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).

    Webster's 1828 Dictionary

    How the English word “rebuke” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.

    REBU'KE, verb transitive

    [See Pack and Impeach.]

    1. To chide; to reprove; to reprehend for a fault; to check by reproof.“Thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbor” Leviticus 19:17
    2. To check or restrain.“The Lord rebuke thee, O Satan” Zechariah 3:2
    3. To chasten; to punish; to afflict for correction.“O Lord, rebuke me not in thine anger” Psalms 6:1
    4. To check; to silence.“Master, rebuke thy disciples” Luke 19:39
    All definitions and other forms of “rebuke”
    1. To check; to heal.“And he stood over her and rebuked the fever” Luke 4:39
    2. To restrain; to calm.“He arose and rebuked the winds and the sea” Matthew 8:26

    REBU'KE, noun

    1. A chiding; reproof for faults; reprehension.
    2. In Scripture, chastisement; punishment; affliction for the purpose of restraint and correction. Ezekiel 5:15
    3. In low language, any kind of check.

    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.