elegcho is to confront wrongdoing by corrective rebuke or by bringing deeds and guilt into the open.

The verb most often marks direct corrective confrontation of a person who sins or opposes sound teaching; it also describes wrongdoing, deeds, or persons being exposed, examined, or shown guilty in relation to sin, righteousness, judgment, or law.

1. Correctively confront wrongdoing · dominant

   Active imperatives direct a speaker to address sin or error: in Matthew 18:15 the APB renders the instruction to go to a sinning brother privately and “rebuke him,” while 1 Timothy 5:20 places the rebuke of persistent sinners before all. In Titus 1:13 the rebuke is to be sharp for soundness in faith, and Titus 2:15 joins it with declaring and exhorting.

   Matthew 18:151 Timothy 5:202 Timothy 4:2Titus 1:13Titus 2:15Revelation 3:19
2. Expose or establish guilt · common

   Passive forms describe deeds or persons coming under exposure or reproof: in Ephesians 5:13 the APB renders what is acted upon as being “exposed by the light,” and John 3:20 links this outcome to evil deeds. Active forms likewise concern conviction or examination: in John 16:8 the coming figure will “convict the world” concerning sin, righteousness, and judgment, while 1 Corinthians 14:24 depicts an entering unbeliever as convicted and examined.

   Ephesians 5:11Ephesians 5:13John 3:20John 16:81 Corinthians 14:24Jude 1:15

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB variously renders the surrounding clauses with “rebuke,” “reprove,” “expose,” “convict,” and “examined.” Because it is a whole-verse translation, those English terms show the verse contexts rather than fixed equivalents for each form.