Greek · G153 · unreviewed

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)". αἰσχύνω (αἶσχος, shame), [in LXX chiefly for בּוּשׁ ;] __1.

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Meaning

to feel shame (for oneself)

Extended definition

(αἶσχος, shame), [in LXX chiefly for בּוּשׁ ;]

1to disfigure (Hom.).

2to dishonour (Pro.29:15).

3to make ashamed (Sir.13:7). Pass., to be put to shame, be ashamed: 2Co.10:8; Php.1:20, 1Pe.4:16, 1Jn.2:28; with inf. (M, Pr., 205), Luk.16:3 (cf. ἐπ- (-ομαι), κατ- αἰσχύνω).

Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith

Discourse Aspect

How this verb appears across 5 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).

Aspect

ongoing 1 prospective 2 imperative 1 subjunctive 1

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)

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

STEPBible Data — CC BY 4.0

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