Strong G152αἰσχύνη
shame
- Transliteration
- aischunē
- Pronunciation
- ahee-skhoo'-nay
- Morphology
- Greek Noun (Feminine)
Definition
From G153; shame or disgrace (abstractly or concretely): - dishonesty shame.
Detailed definition
αἰσχύνη, -ης, ἡ
(αἶσχος, shame, disgrace), [in LXX chiefly for בּשֶׁת;]
shame (MM, VGT, see word): subjectively, Luk.14:19, 2Co.4:2; objectively, Php.3:19, Heb.12:2; as something to be ashamed of, Rev.3:18; pl. (Bl., §32, 6), shameful deeds, Ju 13.†
SYN.: αἰδώς, which see (AS)
(αἶσχος, shame, disgrace), [in LXX chiefly for בּשֶׁת;]
shame (MM, VGT, see word): subjectively, Luk.14:19, 2Co.4:2; objectively, Php.3:19, Heb.12:2; as something to be ashamed of, Rev.3:18; pl. (Bl., §32, 6), shameful deeds, Ju 13.†
SYN.: αἰδώς, which see (AS)
In the Bible
Strong G152 appears in 6 verses of the KJV.
Translated in the KJV by
- shame5
- dishonesty1
First verses
- Luke 14:9And he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room.
- 2 Corinthians 4:2But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man’s conscience in the sight of God.
- Philippians 3:19Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)
- Hebrews 12:2Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
- Jude 1:13Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.
- Revelation 3:18I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.
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Word family
Detailed Greek dictionary
αἰσχύν-η [ῡ], ἡ,
shame, dishonour, ἐς αἰσχύνην φέρει[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.10, compare 3.133)]; αἰσχύνην φέρει, ἔχει, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 66, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Andromache” 244, etc.)]; αἰ. περιίσταταί με, συμβαίνει μοι, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 3.8, 18.85; αἰσχύνῃ πίπτειν 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 597; περιπίπτειν 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 7.3.9; αἰσχύνην περιάπτειν τῇ πόλει 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Apologia” 35a; αἰ. προσβάλλειν τινί [prev. author] “Lg.” 878c; ἐν αἰ. ποιεῖν τὴν πόλιν 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.136; ἡ τῶν πραγμάτων αἰ. 1.27.)]
2 αἰ. γυναικῶν dishonouring of women, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 4.114 (_plural_), 12.259 (_plural_))]; γράφεσθαί τινα γένους αἰσχύνης for dishonour done to his race, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 919e.)]
3 concrete, of a person, αἰ. φίλοις, πάτρᾳ, [Refs 6th c.BC+ (6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 1272, 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Persae” 774; ἄνθρωπος αἰ. τῆς πόλεως γεγονώς 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 3.241)]; of a decree, [Refs ([prev. work]105.)]
II shame for an ill deed, personified in [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 409; Αἰσχύνην οὐ νομίσασα θεόν “Anthologia Graeca” 7.450 (3rd c.BC: Dioscorides Epigrammaticus).)]
II.2 like{αἰδώς}, sense of shame, honour, πᾶσαν αἰ. ἀφείς[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 120; ἡ γὰρ αἰ. [πάρος] τοῦ ζῆν.. νομίζεται 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Heraclidae” 200)]; δι᾽ αἰσχύνης ἔχειν τι to be ashamed of, [Refs ([prev. author] “IT” 683)]; αἰσχύνην ἔχειν τινός for a thing, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Electra” 616; αἰ. ἐπί τινι 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Symposium” 178d; ὑπέρ τινος 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 4.10)]; joined with δέος, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 1079)]; with ἔλεος and αἰδώς, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 1.27:—rare in _plural_, πτήσσουσαν αἰσχύνῃσιν 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Fragmenta” 659.9)]; ἐν αἰσχύναις ἔχω I hold it a shameful thing, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Supplices” 164.)]
III later ={αἰδοῖον}, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (Scholia 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 365)]; compare τὴν τοῦ σώματος αἰ. Alcid.ap [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Rhetorica” 1406a29.)]
shame, dishonour, ἐς αἰσχύνην φέρει[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Herodotus Historicus 1.10, compare 3.133)]; αἰσχύνην φέρει, ἔχει, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 66, 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Andromache” 244, etc.)]; αἰ. περιίσταταί με, συμβαίνει μοι, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 3.8, 18.85; αἰσχύνῃ πίπτειν 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 597; περιπίπτειν 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 7.3.9; αἰσχύνην περιάπτειν τῇ πόλει 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Apologia” 35a; αἰ. προσβάλλειν τινί [prev. author] “Lg.” 878c; ἐν αἰ. ποιεῖν τὴν πόλιν 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.136; ἡ τῶν πραγμάτων αἰ. 1.27.)]
2 αἰ. γυναικῶν dishonouring of women, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Isocrates Orator 4.114 (_plural_), 12.259 (_plural_))]; γράφεσθαί τινα γένους αἰσχύνης for dishonour done to his race, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Leges” 919e.)]
3 concrete, of a person, αἰ. φίλοις, πάτρᾳ, [Refs 6th c.BC+ (6th c.BC: Theognis Elegiacus 1272, 4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Persae” 774; ἄνθρωπος αἰ. τῆς πόλεως γεγονώς 4th c.BC: Aeschines Orator 3.241)]; of a decree, [Refs ([prev. work]105.)]
II shame for an ill deed, personified in [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th-5th c.BC: Aeschylus Tragicus “Septem contra Thebas” 409; Αἰσχύνην οὐ νομίσασα θεόν “Anthologia Graeca” 7.450 (3rd c.BC: Dioscorides Epigrammaticus).)]
II.2 like{αἰδώς}, sense of shame, honour, πᾶσαν αἰ. ἀφείς[Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Philoctetes” 120; ἡ γὰρ αἰ. [πάρος] τοῦ ζῆν.. νομίζεται 5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Heraclidae” 200)]; δι᾽ αἰσχύνης ἔχειν τι to be ashamed of, [Refs ([prev. author] “IT” 683)]; αἰσχύνην ἔχειν τινός for a thing, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Electra” 616; αἰ. ἐπί τινι 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Symposium” 178d; ὑπέρ τινος 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 4.10)]; joined with δέος, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Ajax” 1079)]; with ἔλεος and αἰδώς, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Antipho Orator 1.27:—rare in _plural_, πτήσσουσαν αἰσχύνῃσιν 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Fragmenta” 659.9)]; ἐν αἰσχύναις ἔχω I hold it a shameful thing, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (5th c.BC: Euripides Tragicus “Supplices” 164.)]
III later ={αἰδοῖον}, [Refs 5th c.BC+ (Scholia 5th-6th c.BC: Aristophanes Comicus “Equites” 365)]; compare τὴν τοῦ σώματος αἰ. Alcid.ap [Refs 4th c.BC+ (4th c.BC: Aristoteles Philosophus “Rhetorica” 1406a29.)]