What does αἰσχύνομαι (aischýnomai) mean in the Bible?
αἰσχύνομαι (aischýnomai) is a Greek word meaning "to feel shame (for oneself)".
Greek · G153
αἰσχύνομαι
To feel shame (for oneself)
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αἰσχύνομαι G153
Pronunciation aischýnomai
What does αἰσχύνομαι (aischýnomai) mean in the Bible?
αἰσχύνομαι (aischýnomai) is a Greek word meaning "to feel shame (for oneself)".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G153?
The BSB source-word alignment has 5 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include [and] too ashamed (1), do not be ashamed (1), I will in no way be ashamed (1), I will not be ashamed (1), unashamed (1).
Where does αἰσχύνομαι (aischýnomai) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at Luke 16:3. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 John (1), 1 Peter (1), 2 Corinthians (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 [and] too ashamed 1× Luke 16:3
do not be ashamed 1× 1 Peter 4:16
I will in no way be ashamed 1× Philippians 1:20
I will not be ashamed 1× 2 Corinthians 10:8
unashamed 1× 1 John 2:28
Show sample aligned rows
Luke 16:3 αἰσχύνομαι to [and] too ashamed Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular 2 Corinthians 10:8 αἰσχυνθήσομαι to I will not be ashamed Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 1st Person Singular Philippians 1:20 αἰσχυνθήσομαι to I will in no way be ashamed Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 1st Person Singular 1 Peter 4:16 αἰσχυνέσθω to do not be ashamed Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular 1 John 2:28 αἰσχυνθῶμεν to unashamed Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 1st Person Plural
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row Luke 16:3
Aligned rows 5
Books represented 5
Luke 1 2 Corinthians 1 Philippians 1 1 Peter 1 1 John 1
Source forms
αἰσχυνθήσομαι 2x aischynthēsomai 2 Corinthians 10:8, Philippians 1:20
αἰσχυνέσθω 1x aischynesthō 1 Peter 4:16
αἰσχυνθῶμεν 1x aischynthōmen 1 John 2:28
αἰσχύνομαι 1x aischynomai Luke 16:3
Parsing patterns
Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 1st Person Singular 2x 2 Corinthians 10:8, Philippians 1:20
Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Passive - 1st Person Plural 1x 1 John 2:28
Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular 1x 1 Peter 4:16
Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 1st Person Singular 1x Luke 16:3
Evidence Summary
Greek word. to feel shame (for oneself)
Strong's G153
Lexical occurrences 5 verses Greek text appearances 5 times Word forms 3 forms 5 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
to feel shame (for oneself)
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
5 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
Luke 16:3 Verb First Person Singular Present Middle Indicative
αἰσχύνομαι. aiscunomai
I am ashamed, am put to shame
Read verse 2 Corinthians 10:8 Verb First Person Singular Future Passive Indicative
αἰσχυνθήσομαι· aiscunqhsomai
I am ashamed, am put to shame
Read verse Philippians 1:20 Verb First Person Singular Future Passive Indicative
αἰσχυνθήσομαι, aiscunqhsomai
I am ashamed, am put to shame
Read verse 1 Peter 4:16 Verb Third Person Singular Present Passive Imperative
αἰσχυνέσθω, aiscunesqw
I am ashamed, am put to shame
Read verse 1 John 2:28 Verb First Person Plural Aorist Passive Subjunctive
αἰσχυνθῶμεν aiscunqwmen
I am ashamed, am put to 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 mood, tense, and voice shift the force of this verb in context.
This verb appears through different tense, voice, mood, or stem patterns. Those forms help readers see how the action is presented in context.
Form groups 3 Aligned forms 5 Tenses Future, Present, Aorist Voices Passive, Middle
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Tenses
Voices
Indicative states a fact or reality 3×
Future Passive 2 Cor 10:8 · Phil 1:20 2×
Present Middle Luke 16:3 1×
Imperative command or strong request 1×
Present Middle 1 Pet 4:16 1×
Subjunctive possibility, probability, or purpose 1×
Aorist Passive 1 John 2:28 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 5 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 2 future 2 aorist 1
Voice
passive 3 middle 2
Mood
indicative 3 subjunctive 1 imperative 1
NT Occurrences
Luke 16:3 αἰσχύνομαι present middle indicative ongoing 2 Corinthians 10:8 αἰσχυνθήσομαι future passive indicative prospective Philippians 1:20 αἰσχυνθήσομαι future passive indicative prospective 1 Peter 4:16 αἰσχυνέσθω present middle imperative imperative 1 John 2:28 αἰσχυνθῶμεν aorist passive subjunctive subjunctive
Aspect reflects grammatical form — not authorial emphasis. Participles and infinitives are verbal adjectives and nouns respectively.
Clause data: MACULA Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0) · SBLGNT (Logos/SBL, CC BY 4.0)
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