- Original: ἔλεγχος - Transliteration: Elegchos - Phonetic: el'-eng-khos - Definition: 1. a proof, that by which a thing is proved or tested 2. conviction - Origin: from G1651 - TDNT entry: 09:56,2 - Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine - Strong's: From G1651 ; proof conviction: - evidence reproof. Total KJV Occurrences: 2 • evidence, 1 Hebrews 11:1 • reproof, 1 2 Timothy 3:16