Word
αἰσχρόν
aischrón · G149 · Greek · 0 occurrences
Meanings
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A shameful thing, indecorum, or that which is disgraceful or improper in conduct or speech
This lexeme does not occur in the New Testament text as tagged in standard critical editions. It is a neuter substantival form of the adjective αἰσχρός (aischrós, G150), meaning "shameful" or "base," which itself occurs four times in the New Testament.
Near synonyms 1 word
- ἀσχημοσύνη aschēmosýnē · G808 · to act shamefully, indecent behavior, shameful deed
- ἀσχημοσύνη is a noun denoting unseemly or shameful conduct, particularly indecent exposure or impropriety, overlapping closely with αἰσχρόν in referring to shameful or indecorous things
Contrasting words 1 word
- καλός kalós · G2570 · good, fine, praiseworthy
- καλόν (neuter of καλός) denotes what is good, beautiful, honorable, or proper, the direct lexical opposite of αἰσχρόν which denotes what is shameful or indecorous
Word family 11 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
αἰσχύνομαι aischýnomai · G153 · to be ashamed, to feel disgraced · 5×καταισχύνω kataischýnō · G2617 · to humiliate, to disgrace, to put to shame · 13×ἐπαισχύνομαι epaischýnomai · G1870 · to be ashamed of · 11×αἰσχύνη aischýnē · G152 · shame, disgrace, that which causes shame · 6×αἰσχρός aischrós · G150 · disgraceful, shameful · 4×αἰσχροκερδής aischrokerdḗs · G146 · shamefully greedy, greedily · 2×αἰσχροκερδῶς aischrokerdōs · G147 · shamefully greedy, greedily · 1×αἰσχρολογία aischrología · G148 · vulgar speech, obscene speech, dirty talk · 1×αἰσχρότης aischrótēs · G151 · to act shamefully, indecent behavior, shameful deed · 1×ἀνεπαίσχυντος anepaíschyntos · G422 · unashamed, not feeling disgrace · 1×αἰσχρόνaischrón · G149
Sources
eRhema lexical overview, based on the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew and the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament (© United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Macula Hebrew and Greek (Clear Bible, CC BY 4.0); released under CC BY-SA 4.0