Definition

to prove downright, i.e. confute

Etymology

middle voice from G1223 (διά) and a compound of G2596 (κατά) and G1651 (ἐλέγχω);

Word family

• διά diá
• κατά katá
• ἐλέγχω elénchō

How the KJV renders it

• convince

Every distinct English word the King James Version uses to translate this Greek term. The variety shows what readers in English receive across many different surface words — the same underlying word, scattered across the English Bible under different names.