elegxis denotes a corrective rebuke received in response to lawlessness.

The attested use denotes a corrective rebuke directed at a person's lawlessness, as the verse describes the prophet being restrained from his insanity.

1. Corrective rebuke for wrongdoing · dominant

   In 2 Peter 2:16, the accusative singular feminine form occurs in the clause describing what the prophet received for his own lawlessness; the APB renders the clause "but received a rebuke for his own lawlessness." The surrounding action of the donkey speaking and restraining the prophet presents the rebuke as corrective.

   2 Peter 2:16

In the Anselm Project Bible: In 2 Peter 2:16, the APB presents the clause as "received a rebuke for his own lawlessness." This rendering confirms the clause's overall presentation rather than isolating every element of the Greek term.