1. (v. t.) To convince.

2. (v. t.) To disprove; to refute.

3. (v. t.) To chide to the face as blameworthy; to accuse as guilty; to censure.

4. (v. t.) To express disapprobation of; as, to reprove faults.

REPROOF; REPROVE

re-proof', re-proov': "Reprove" in Elizabethan English had a variety of meanings ("reject" "disprove" "convince," "rebuke"), with "put to the proof" (see 2 Timothy 4:2 the Revised Version margin) as the force common to all, although in modern English the word means only "rebuke" (with a connotation of deliberateness). the King James Version uses the word chiefly (and the Revised Version (British and American) exclusively, except in 2 Esdras 12:32; 14:13; 2 Maccabees 4:33) for yakhach, and elegcho, words that have very much the same ambiguities of meaning. Hence, a fairly easy rendition into English was possible, but the result included all the ambiguities of the original, and to modern readers such a passage as "But your reproof, what doth it reprove? Do ye think to reprove words" (Job 6:25, 26 the American Standard Revised Version) is virtually incomprehensible. The meaning is, approximately: "What do your rebukes prove? Are you quibbling about words?" In John 16:8 no single word in modern English will translate elegcho, and "reprove" (the King James Version), "convince" (King James Version margin), and "convict" (Revised Version) are all unsatisfactory. The sense is: "The Spirit will teach men the true meaning of these three words: sin, righteousness, judgment."

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1651. elegcho -- to expose, convict, reprove
... to expose, convict, reprove. Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: elegcho Phonetic
Spelling: (el-eng'-kho) Short Definition: I rebuke, expose Definition: (a) I ...
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1969. epiplesso -- to strike at, to rebuke (with words)
... with words). Part of Speech: Verb Transliteration: epiplesso Phonetic Spelling:
(ep-ee-place'-so) Short Definition: I rebuke, chide, reprove Definition: I rebuke ...
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3560. noutheteo -- to admonish, exhort
... admonish, warn. From the same as nouthesia; to put in mind, ie (by implication)
to caution or reprove gently -- admonish, warn. see GREEK nouthesia. ...
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3198. yakach -- to decide, adjudge, prove
... 3197, 3198. yakach. 3199 . to decide, adjudge, prove. Transliteration: yakach
Phonetic Spelling: (yaw-kahh') Short Definition: reprove. Word Origin a prim. ...
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3256. yasar -- to discipline, chasten, admonish
... bind, chasten, chastise, correct, instruct, punish, reform, reprove,. A primitive
root; to chastise, literally (with blows) or figuratively ...
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1605. gaar -- to rebuke
... 1). corrupt, rebuke, reprove. A primitive root; to chide -- corrupt, rebuke,
reprove. 1604, 1605. gaar. 1606 . Strong's Numbers.
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2616. chacad -- to be good, kind
... (compare barak), but rarely) to reprove -- shew self merciful, put to shame. see
HEBREW chanan. see HEBREW barak. 2615, 2616. chacad. 2616a . Strong's Numbers
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833. ashar -- to go straight, go on, advance
... call you blessed (1), called her blessed (1), called me blessed (1), called blessed
(1), direct (1), guide (2), guided (1), happy (2), proceed (2), reprove (1 ...
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Whether a Sinner Ought to Reprove a Wrongdoer?
... OF FRATERNAL CORRECTION (EIGHT ARTICLES) Whether a sinner ought to reprove a wrongdoer?
Objection 1: It would seem that a sinner ought to reprove a wrongdoer. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/aquinas/summa theologica/whether a sinner ought to.htm

The Same Methodius. I Account it a Greater Good to be Reproved ...
... Some Other Fragments of the Same Methodius. VI. The Same Methodius. I
account it a greater good to be reproved than to reprove? ...
/.../methodius/the writings of methodius fragments/vi the same methodius i.htm

Why the Perfect Contemplatives Take no Heed to Outward Song, and ...
... BOOK II CHAPTER I WHY THE PERFECT CONTEMPLATIVES TAKE NO HEED TO OUTWARD SONG, AND
OF THEIR ERROR THAT REPROVE THEM: AND HOW TO PROFIT IN CONTEMPLATION. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/rolle/the fire of love/chapter i why the perfect.htm

Impossible that Marcion's Christ Should Reprove the Faithless ...
... Chapter XXIII."Impossible that Marcion's Christ Should Reprove the Faithless Generation
Such Loving Consideration for Infants as the True Christ Was Apt to ...
/.../chapter xxiii impossible that marcions christ.htm

Sermon for the Fourth Sunday after Easter
... And when He is come, He will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and
of judgment: of sin, because they believe not on Me; of righteousness, because ...
/.../xvi sermon for the fourth.htm

John Chapter xvi. 8-11.
... 1. The Lord, when promising that He would send the Holy Spirit, said, "When He is
come, He will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment ...
/.../augustine/homilies on the gospel of john/tractate xcv john chapter xvi.htm

The Duty of Reproving Our Neighbour
... I. What it is that we are to rebuke or reprove? What is the thing that is here enjoined?
II. Who are they whom we are commanded to reprove? And,. III. ...
/.../wesley/sermons on several occasions/sermon 65 the duty of.htm

Against Gossip
... Reprove a friend: it may be he did it not, and if he did something, that
he may do it no more. Reprove thy neighbour: it may be ...
/.../various/select masterpieces of biblical literature/iii against gossip.htm

The Thief Gained the Faith which Gained Him, and Brought Him up ...
... Thee too let the pearl reprove in the ass's stead. ... Witness its work that has reproved
them; and you, ye deaf ones, let the pearl reprove today. ...
/.../ephraim/hymns and homilies of ephraim the syrian/hymn iv the thief gained.htm

Letter ccx. (AD 423. )
... [2920] But are we on that account not to reprove and find fault with a brother,
to prevent him from going down through false security to death? ...
/.../augustine/the confessions and letters of st/letter ccx a d 423.htm

Reprove (35 Occurrences)
... 3. (vt) To chide to the face as blameworthy; to accuse as guilty; to censure. 4.
(vt) To express disapprobation of; as, to reprove faults. ... REPROOF; REPROVE. ...
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Reproof (29 Occurrences)
... Standard Bible Encyclopedia. REPROOF; REPROVE. ... Do ye think to reprove words" (Job
6:25, 26 the American Standard Revised Version) is virtually incomprehensible. ...
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Correct (14 Occurrences)
... 4. (vt) To bring back, or attempt to bring back, to propriety in morals; to reprove
or punish for faults or deviations from moral rectitude; to chastise; to ...
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Rebuke (77 Occurrences)
... To check, silence, or put down, with reproof; to restrain by expression of
disapprobation; to reprehend sharply and summarily; to chide; to reprove; to admonish ...
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Reproved (20 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (imp. & pp) of Reprove. Multi-Version Concordance
Reproved (20 Occurrences). Matthew 8:26 "Why are you ...
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Conviction (10 Occurrences)
... of the Bible, where the King James Version has "convince," as in John 8:46 Titus
1:9 James 2:9; once also replacing the King James Version "reprove" (John 16:8 ...
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Chastise (21 Occurrences)
... disapproved. (YLT). Revelation 3:19 All whom I hold dear, I reprove and chastise;
therefore be in earnest and repent. (WEY). Leviticus ...
/c/chastise.htm - 12k

Convict (12 Occurrences)
... of the Bible, where the King James Version has "convince," as in John 8:46 Titus
1:9 James 2:9; once also replacing the King James Version "reprove" (John 16:8 ...
/c/convict.htm - 12k

Forge (2 Occurrences)
... Isaiah 2:4 And he shall judge among the nations, and shall reprove many peoples;
and they shall forge their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into ...
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Reprimand (1 Occurrence)
... 1. (n.) Severe or formal reproof; strong rebuke. 2. (n.) To reprove severely;
to reprehend; to chide for a fault; to censure formally. ...
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