Aschēmosunē ἀσχημοσύνη
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| ἀσχημοσύνη | |
|---|---|
| Transliteration | aschēmosunē |
| Strong's number | G808 |
| Language | Greek |
| Part of speech | feminine noun |
| Gloss | indecency |
| Occurrences | 2 in 2 verses |
| Most frequent in | Romans (1) |
Aschēmosunē (Greek ἀσχημοσύνη, Strong's G808) is a Greek feminine noun meaning “indecency”. It occurs 2 times in 2 verses of the New Testament.
Definition
ἀσχημοσύνη, -ης, ή
(ἀσχήμων), [in LXX chiefly for עֶרְוָה ;]
unseemliness: Rom.1:27 (MM, see word); euphemism for ἡ αἰσχύνη, as frequently in LXX, shame, nakedness: Rev.16:15.†
(AS)
(ἀσχήμων), [in LXX chiefly for עֶרְוָה ;]
unseemliness: Rom.1:27 (MM, see word); euphemism for ἡ αἰσχύνη, as frequently in LXX, shame, nakedness: Rev.16:15.†
(AS)
From the STEPBible Brief Lexicon of Greek (based on Abbott-Smith), STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
Translated as
| KJV | shame (1) |
|---|---|
| BSB | indecent (1), shame (1) |
Verses
Every verse with Aschēmosunē, with the English words that translate it highlighted (KJV or BSB; other translations show the KJV here).
Romans
- Romans 1:27And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.Likewise, the men abandoned natural relations with women and burned with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their error.
Revelation
- Revelation 16:15Behold, I come as a thief. Blessed is he that watcheth, and keepeth his garments, lest he walk naked, and they see his shame.“Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who remains awake and clothed, so that he will not go naked and let his shame be exposed.”
Notes
- Definition and verse list from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament (TAHOT) and Greek New Testament (TAGNT) and Brief Lexicons, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0.
- English renderings from the public-domain KJV with Strong's numbers (eBible.org) and the Berean Standard Bible interlinear (public domain).