ἔλεγχος · elenchos — LSJ
argument of disproof or refutation, πολύδηρις ἔ. Parm. 1.36, cf. Pl. Phdr. 276a; ὁ ἔ. συναγωγὴ τῶν ἀντικειμένων ἐστίν Arist. Rh. 1410a22, cf. 1396b26; ἔ. δὲ συλλογισμὸς μετʼ ἀντιφάσεως τοῦ συμπεράσματος Id. SE 165a2, cf. APr. 66b11; ἐλέγχου ἄγνοια, ignoratio elenchi, Id. SE 168a18; ὅταν ὑπὸ τῶν ἐ. πιέζωνται Phld. D. 3.8.
generally, cross-examining, testing, scrutiny, esp. for purposes of refutation, οὐκ ἔχει ἔλεγχον does not admit of disproof, Hdt. 2.23; τῶνδʼ ἔλεγχον, abs., as a test of this, S. OT 603; τὰ ψευδῆ ἔλεγχον ἔχει Th. 3.53; ἔ. παραδοῦναί τινι to give him an opportunity of refuting, Pl. Phdr. 273c; δόμεν τι βασάνῳ ἐς ἔ. to submit it to scrutiny, Pi. N. 8.21; χρυσὸς νόθου ἀρετῆς ἔ. Com.Adesp. 195; ἀρετῆς ἔ. δοῦναι a proof or test of it, And. 1.150; ἔ. διδόναι τοῦ βίου to give an account of oneʼs life,
Ἔλεγχος personified, Men. 545, Luc. Pseudol. 4.
applied to Conscience, τὸ συνειδὸς ἔ. ἀδέκαστος Ph. 1.236; ἔ. κατάλογον ποιεῖται τῶν ἁμαρτημάτων [τῆς ψυχῆς] ib. 291.
catalogue, inventory, Gloss., Suet. Gramm. 8 (pl.).
drop-pearl, Plin. HN 9.113, Juv. 6.459.