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Koine Greek wordlink #130864

SR GNT Eph 5:11 ἐλέγχετε (elegⱪete) ‘rather but even be rebuking them’ Strongs=16510 Lemma=elegχō
Word role=verb mood=imperative tense=present voice=active person=2nd number=plural
Refers to Word #129816

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Only use of identical word form ἐλέγχετε (V-MPA2..P) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἐλέγχετε’ (V-MPA2..P) is always and only glossed as ‘be rebuking them’.

The various word forms of the root word (lemma) ‘elegχō’ have 11 different glosses: ‘be rebuking’, ‘be rebuking them’, ‘being rebuked’, ‘is rebuking’, ‘may_be rebuked’, ‘to rebuke’, ‘to_be rebuking’, ‘will_be rebuking’, ‘I am rebuking’, ‘he is_being rebuked’, ‘rebuke’.

Greek words (7) other than ἐλέγχετε (V-MPA2..P) with a gloss related to ‘rebuking’

YHN 8:46 ἐλέγχει (elegⱪei) V-IPA3..S ‘which of you_all is rebuking me concerning sin’ SR GNT Yhn 8:46 word 4

YHN 16:8 ἐλέγξει (elegxei) V-IFA3..S ‘and having come that one will_be rebuking the world concerning’ SR GNT Yhn 16:8 word 4

1TIM 5:20 ἔλεγχε (elegⱪe) V-MPA2..S ‘sinning before all be rebuking in_order_that also the’ SR GNT 1Tim 5:20 word 6

TIT 1:9 ἐλέγχειν (elegⱪein) V-NPA.... ‘and the ones speaking_against it to_be rebuking’ SR GNT Tit 1:9 word 24

TIT 1:13 ἔλεγχε (elegⱪe) V-MPA2..S ‘for which cause be rebuking them severely in_order_that’ SR GNT Tit 1:13 word 9

TIT 2:15 ἔλεγχε (elegⱪe) V-MPA2..S ‘and be exhorting and be rebuking with all command’ SR GNT Tit 2:15 word 7

REV 3:19 ἐλέγχω (elegⱪō) V-IPA1..S ‘I as_many_as may_be loving I am rebuking and I am disciplining be being_zealous’ SR GNT Rev 3:19 word 6

Key: V=verb IFA3..S=indicative,future,active,3rd person singular IPA1..S=indicative,present,active,1st person singular IPA3..S=indicative,present,active,3rd person singular MPA2..P=imperative,present,active,2nd person plural MPA2..S=imperative,present,active,2nd person singular NPA....=infinitive,present,active