Strong's Lexicon
G153 — αἰσχύνομαι
Greek entry for Bible study and original-language reference.
Definition / Gloss
| Strong's Number: | G153 |
|---|---|
| Word: | αἰσχύνομαι |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Etymology: | from aischos "disfigurement" (i.e. disgrace) |
| Language: | Greek |
| Occurrences: | 5 |
| Transliteration: | aischunomai |
| Phonetic Spelling/Pronunciation: | ai-skhoo'-nom-ai |
| Meaning: | 1. to feel shame (for oneself) |
| KJV Renderings: | be ashamed |
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
αἰσχύνω: (αἶσχος (cf. αἰσχρός));
1. to disfigure: πρόσωπον, Homer, Iliad 18, 24, and many others.
2. to dishonor: the Sept. Pro 29:15.
3. to suffuse with shame, make ashamed: Sir 13:7. In the N. T. only passive, αἰσχύνομαι; future αἰσχυνθήσομαι; 1 aorist ᾐσχύνθην; to be suffused with shame, be made ashamed, be ashamed: 2Co 10:8; Php 1:20; 1Pe 4:16; μή αἰσχυνθῶμεν ἀπ’ αὐτοῦ that we may not in shame shrink from him, 1Jn 2:28 (Sir 21:22 αἰσχυνθήσεται ἀπό προσώπου (Isa 1:29; Jer 12:13; cf. Buttmann, § 147, 2)); followed by an infinitive (on which see Winer’s Grammar, 346 (325)), Luk 16:3. (Compare: ἐπαισχύνω (ἐπαισχύνομαι, καταισχύνω.)
Englishman's Greek Concordance
αἰσχύνομαι (be ashamed)
Luke 16:3
- KJV: Then the steward said within himself What shall I do for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship I cannot dig to beg I am ashamed
- GK: είπε δε εν εαυτώ ο οικονόμος τι ποιήσω ότι ο κύριός μου αφαιρείται την οικονομίαν απ΄ εμού σκάπτειν ουκ ισχύω επαιτείν αισχύνομαι
2 Corinthians 10:8
- KJV: For though I should boast somewhat more of our authority which the Lord hath given us for edification and not for your destruction I should not be ashamed
- GK: εάν τε γαρ και περισσότερόν τι καυχήσωμαι περί της εξουσίας ημών ης έδωκεν ο κύριος ημίν εις οικοδομήν και ουκ εις καθαίρεσιν υμών ουκ αισχυνθήσομαι
Philippians 1:20
- KJV: According to my earnest expectation and hope that in nothing I shall be ashamed but with all boldness as always now also Christ shall be magnified in my body whether by life or by death
- GK: κατά την αποκαραδοκίαν και ελπίδα μου ότι εν ουδενί αισχυνθήσομαι αλλ΄ εν πάση παρρησία ως πάντοτε και νυν μεγαλυνθήσεται χριστός εν τω σώματί μου είτε διά ζωής είτε διά θανάτου
1 Peter 4:16
- KJV: Yet if as a Christian let him not be ashamed but let him glorify God on this behalf
- GK: ει δε ως χριστιανός μη αισχυνέσθω δοξαζέτω δε τον θεόν εν τω μέρει τούτω
1 John 2:28
- KJV: And now little children abide in him that when he shall appear we may have confidence and not be ashamed before him at his coming
- GK: και νυν τεκνία μένετε εν αυτώ ίνα όταν φανερωθή έχωμεν παρρησίαν και μη αισχυνθώμεν απ΄ αυτού εν τη παρουσία αυτού