What does ἀσχημονέω (aschēmonéō) mean in the Bible?
ἀσχημονέω (aschēmonéō): Behavior that violates social or moral propriety, bringing shame or dishonor to oneself.
Greek · G807
ἀσχημονέω
To act improperly
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ἀσχημονέω G807
Pronunciation aschēmonéō
What does ἀσχημονέω (aschēmonéō) mean in the Bible?
ἀσχημονέω (aschēmonéō): Behavior that violates social or moral propriety, bringing shame or dishonor to oneself.
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How does the BSB render G807?
The BSB source-word alignment has 2 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include he is acting inappropriately (1), It is not rude (1).
Where does ἀσχημονέω (aschēmonéō) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Corinthians 7:36. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Corinthians (2).
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 he is acting inappropriately 1× 1 Corinthians 7:36
It is not rude 1× 1 Corinthians 13:5
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Usage map
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First aligned row 1 Corinthians 7:36
Aligned rows 2
Books represented 1
1 Corinthians 2
Source forms
ἀσχημονεῖ 1x aschēmonei 1 Corinthians 13:5
ἀσχημονεῖν 1x aschēmonein 1 Corinthians 7:36
Parsing patterns
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular 1x 1 Corinthians 13:5
Verb - Present Infinitive Active 1x 1 Corinthians 7:36
Evidence Summary
Greek word. Behavior that violates social or moral propriety, bringing shame or dishonor to oneself.
Strong's G807
Lexical occurrences 2 verses Greek text appearances 2 times Word forms 2 forms 2 references Verse guides 0 guides
Study link 1 Corinthians 7:36 Source Gloss
to act improperly
Extended definition Source: STEPBible TBESG + Abbott-Smith
Behavior that violates social or moral propriety, bringing shame or dishonor to oneself.
(ἀσχήμαων), [in LXX: Eze.16:7, 22 16:39 23:29 (עֶרְיָה); Deu.25:3 (קָלָה ni.)* ;] to act unbecomingly, behave dishonourably: 1Co.13:5; before ἐπί, ib. 1Co.7:36 (MM, see word).
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
2 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
1 Corinthians 7:36 Verb Present Active Infinitive
ἀσχημονεῖν aschmonein
I act improperly, unseemly
Read verse 1 Corinthians 13:5 Verb Third Person Singular Present Active Indicative
ἀσχημονεῖ, aschmonei
I act improperly, unseemly
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 2 Aligned forms 2 Tenses Present Voices Active
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Tenses
Voices
Infinitive verbal noun — the action in abstract 1×
Present Active 1 Cor 7:36 1×
Indicative states a fact or reality 1×
Present Active 1 Cor 13:5 1×
Discourse Aspect
How this verb appears across 2 occurrences in the NT discourse index (MACULA Greek SBLGNT).
Aspect
Tense
present 2
Voice
active 2
Mood
infinitive 1 indicative 1
NT Occurrences
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)
Where It Appears in Scripture
Where this word appears in Scripture: passage, original form, and sense in context.
Biblical Witnesses
acting improperly or dishonorably toward an unmarried daughter
love does not act unbecomingly or behave rudely in conduct
Word Origins
ἀσχημονέω is built from this root:
ἀσχήμων G809
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