What does αἰσχύνη (aischýnē) mean in the Bible?
αἰσχύνη (aischýnē): Shame as inward emotion (subjective) or external disgrace (objective), including shameful deeds.
Greek · G152
αἰσχύνη
Shame or disgrace (abstractly or concretely)
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αἰσχύνη G152
Pronunciation aischýnē
What does αἰσχύνη (aischýnē) mean in the Bible?
αἰσχύνη (aischýnē): Shame as inward emotion (subjective) or external disgrace (objective), including shameful deeds.
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G152?
The BSB source-word alignment has 6 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include shame (2), [and] shameful [ways] (1), [its] shame (1), humiliation (1), shameful (1).
Where does αἰσχύνη (aischýnē) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 14:9. Its strongest book concentrations include 2 Corinthians (1), Hebrews (1), Jude (1), Luke (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders It shame 2× Philippians 3:19, Jude 1:13
[and] shameful [ways] 1× 2 Corinthians 4:2
[its] shame 1× Hebrews 12:2
humiliation 1× Luke 14:9
shameful 1× Revelation 3:18
Show sample aligned rows
Luke 14:9 αἰσχύνης to humiliation Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular 2 Corinthians 4:2 αἰσχύνης to [and] shameful [ways] Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Philippians 3:19 αἰσχύνῃ to shame Noun - Dative Feminine Singular Hebrews 12:2 αἰσχύνης to [its] shame Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular Jude 1:13 αἰσχύνας to shame Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural Revelation 3:18 αἰσχύνη to shameful Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 14:9
Aligned rows 6
Books represented 6
Luke 1 2 Corinthians 1 Philippians 1 Hebrews 1 Jude 1 Revelation 1
Source forms
αἰσχύνης 3x aischynēs Luke 14:9, 2 Corinthians 4:2, Hebrews 12:2
αἰσχύνας 1x aischynas Jude 1:13
αἰσχύνη 1x aischynē Revelation 3:18
αἰσχύνῃ 1x aischynē Philippians 3:19
Parsing patterns
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular 3x Luke 14:9, 2 Corinthians 4:2, Hebrews 12:2
Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural 1x Jude 1:13
Noun - Dative Feminine Singular 1x Philippians 3:19
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular 1x Revelation 3:18
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Shame as inward emotion (subjective) or external disgrace (objective), including shameful deeds.
Strong's G152
Lexical occurrences 6 verses Greek text appearances 6 times Word forms 4 forms 6 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link Luke 14:7-14 Source Gloss
shame or disgrace (abstractly or concretely)
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Shame as inward emotion (subjective) or external disgrace (objective), including shameful deeds.
(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.
Synonymsαἰδώς, which see
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
6 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 14:9 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
αἰσχύνης aiscunhv
shame
Read verse 2 Corinthians 4:2 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
αἰσχύνης, aiscunhv
shame
Read verse Philippians 3:19 Noun Dative Singular Feminine
αἰσχύνῃ aiscunh
shame
Read verse Hebrews 12:2 Noun Genitive Singular Feminine
αἰσχύνης aiscunhv
shame
Read verse Jude 1:13 Noun Accusative Plural Feminine
αἰσχύνας· aiscunav
shame
Read verse Revelation 3:18 Noun Nominative Singular Feminine
αἰσχύνη aiscunh
shame
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 4 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns 4 Aligned forms 6 Case pattern Genitive (3) Number pattern Singular (5)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Feminine Rev 3:18 1×
Genitive · Singular · Feminine Luke 14:9 · 2 Cor 4:2 · Heb 12:2 3×
Dative · Singular · Feminine Phil 3:19 1×
Accusative · Plural · Feminine Jude 1:13 1×
Selected Scripture Witnesses
Selected passage-level study witnesses for this word. This section is not the full occurrence list.
Biblical Witnesses
subjective feeling of embarrassment when choosing a place of honor at a feast
plural form denoting concrete acts or behaviors that bring disgrace
objective disgrace, that in which one ought to be ashamed
objective disgrace endured by Christ on the cross, ignominy and reproach
Showing 4 selected witnesses from 6 lexical occurrence verses.
Word Origins
αἰσχύνη is built from this root:
Part of These Phrases
Compound and idiomatic phrases that include this word. Follow a link to study the phrase and how its parts work together.
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain