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Koine Greek wordlink #152216

SR GNT 2Pet 2:16 ἔλεγξιν (elegxin) ‘a rebuke but he had for his own’ Strongs=16490 Lemma=elegxis^*
Word role=noun case=accusative gender=feminine number=singular
Year=66 AD

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Only use of identical word form ἔλεγξιν (N-AFS) in the Greek originals

The word form ‘ἔλεγξιν’ (N-AFS) is always and only glossed as ‘a rebuke’.

^*Note: This is also the only occurrence of the word root (lemma) ‘elegxis’ in the Greek originals.

Greek words (4) other than ἔλεγξιν (N-AFS) with a gloss related to ‘rebuke’

MAT 18:15 ἔλεγξον (elegxon) V-MAA2..S Lemma=elegχō ‘brother of you be going rebuke him between you’ SR GNT Mat 18:15 word 12

2TIM 3:16 ἐλεγμόν (elegmon) N-AMS Lemma=elegmos ‘for teaching for rebuke for correction for’ SR GNT 2Tim 3:16 word 10

2TIM 4:2 ἔλεγξον (elegxon) V-MAA2..S Lemma=elegχō ‘stand_by conveniently and unseasonably rebuke give_rebuke exhort with’ SR GNT 2Tim 4:2 word 8

YUD 1:15 ἐλέγξαι (elegxai) V-NAA.... Lemma=elegχō ‘against all and to rebuke all the ungodly’ SR GNT Yud 1:15 word 7

Key: N=noun V=verb AFS=accusative,feminine,singular AMS=accusative,masculine,singular MAA2..S=imperative,aorist,active,2nd person singular NAA....=infinitive,aorist,active