ἔλεγξις G1649
rebuke, reproof, conviction; the act of reproving or exposing wrongdoing
This noun means rebuke, reproof, or conviction—the act of exposing and correcting wrongdoing. In 2 Peter 2:16, Balaam received "rebuke for his wrongdoing" when his donkey spoke. The term can mean refutation in argument or moral correction. Here it refers to the extraordinary rebuke that stopped Balaam's madness. The noun captures both the act of reproving and the conviction or exposure of sin that results.
Senses
1. sense 1 — Rebuke or reproof, the act of exposing and correcting wrongdoing. In 2 Peter 2:16, Balaam received rebuke for his transgression when his donkey miraculously spoke, restraining his folly. The noun emphasizes the corrective function: the rebuke was meant to stop him from pursuing sin. The incident becomes a paradigm of how God intervenes to convict and restrain those who persist in wrongdoing. 1×
AR["تَوبيخًا"]·ben["তিরস্কার"]·DE["Zurechtweisung"]·EN["rebuke"]·FR["ἔλεγξιν"]·heb["תּוֹכֵחָה"]·HI["डाँट"]·ID["teguran"]·IT["elegxin"]·jav["panyaruwé"]·KO["꺼짐을"]·PT["reprovação"]·RU["обличение"]·ES["reprensión"]·SW["lakukanya"]·TR["azarlamasını"]·urd["ڈانٹ"]
Related Senses
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BDB / Lexicon Reference
ἔλεγξις, εως, ἡ, refuting, reproving, LXX; πικρὸς πρὸς τὰς ἐ. Refs 2nd c.AD+ __2 conviction, παρανομίας NT