αἰσχύνη
aischýnē · G152 · Greek · 6 occurrences
Meanings
-
shame, disgrace
A painful feeling due to the consciousness of having done or experienced something disgraceful
ExamplesLuke 14:9 and the one who invited you both will come and say to you, ‘Give your place to this person,’ and then in disgrace you will proceed to occupy the last place.
Hebrews 12:2 looking only at Jesus, the originator and perfecter of the faith, who for the joy set before Him endured the cross, despising the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.
-
that which causes shame
That which is or should be the source of shame or disgrace
Examples2 Corinthians 4:2 but we have renounced the things hidden because of shame, not walking in trickery nor distorting the word of God, but by the open proclamation of the truth commending ourselves to every person’s conscience in the sight of God.
Philippians 3:19 whose end is destruction, whose god is their appetite, and whose glory is in their shame, who have their minds on earthly things.
Revelation 3:18 I advise you to buy from Me gold refined by fire so that you may become rich, and white garments so that you may clothe yourself and the shame of your nakedness will not be revealed; and eye salve to apply to your eyes so that you may see.
-
to act shamefully, indecent behavior, shameful deed
To act in defiance of social and moral standards, with resulting disgrace, embarrassment, and shame
ExamplesJude 1:13 wild waves of the sea, churning up their own shameful deeds like dirty foam; wandering stars, for whom the gloom of darkness has been reserved forever.
How it’s used In 6 roles
Every occurrence, grouped by the words it is grammatically related to.
the word studied the word it goes with
Whose, or of whatGenitive or possessive
3 occurrences in 3 groups
- γυμνότηςnakedness 1
- ἑαυτοῦhimself, herself, itself 1
- αὐτόςhe, she, it, same 1
What it doesIt is the subject
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- φανερόωto reveal, to make known, to appear 1
What is done to itIt is the object
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- ἐπαφρίζωto cause to foam up 1
- καταφρονέωto despise 1
What is said to be itIt is the predicate
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- δόξαglory 1
After prepositionsPrepositional phrases
2 occurrences in 2 groups
- μετάwith, after 2
- ἐνin 1
In phrases “… of it”It is the genitive
1 occurrences in 1 groups
- κρυπτόςhidden, secret 1
When two words share a role, as in “Paul and Barnabas said”, the verse appears under each, so a section’s counts can add up to more than the number of occurrences.
MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
Near synonyms 1 word
- ἀτιμία atimía · G819 · dishonor, disrespect
- Both denote states of dishonor or disgrace. ἀτιμία (atimía, G819) emphasizes the objective condition of being without honor or in a degraded status, while αἰσχύνη (aischýnē, G152) focuses more on the subjective experience of shame and its emotional or moral dimension, though the terms overlap in contexts describing disgraceful conditions.
In the other Testament 2 words
- בֹּשֶׁת bôsheth · H1322 · shame, shamefaced
- בֹּשֶׁת (bôsheth, H1322) is the standard Hebrew term for shame, disgrace, and confusion, serving as the direct lexical equivalent of αἰσχύνη (aischýnē, G152) in LXX translation contexts where both denote the abstract concept of shame or its concrete manifestations.
- בּוּשָׁה bûwshâh · H955 · shame
- בּוּשָׁה (bûwshâh, H955) בּוּשָׁה is the Hebrew direct equivalent of αἰσχύνη (aischýnē, G152) αἰσχύνη, both denoting shame or disgrace as an abstract state or concrete experience.
Semantic domains 3 entries
- Shame, disgrace25.189
- In Luke 14:9, the guest who claimed the place of honor is told to move down and “in disgrace you will proceed to occupy the last place,” where aíschyné names the social shame of public demotion.
- That which causes shame25.191
- In 2 Corinthians 4:2, Paul says “we have renounced the things hidden because of shame,” where aíschyné refers to the concrete disgraceful practices he has rejected, not merely a feeling but the shameful things themselves.
- To act shamefully, indecent behavior, shameful deed88.149
- In Jude 1:13, the false teachers are pictured as “wild waves of the sea, churning up their own shameful deeds like dirty foam,” where aíschyné denotes the disgraceful acts themselves rather than the emotion of shame.
Word family 11 words
Words formed from the same root. They share a form, not always a meaning.
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon (ης, ἡ (cf. αἰσχρός); 1. subjectively, the confusion of one who is ashamed of anything,…
1. subjectively, the confusion of one who is ashamed of anything, sense of shame: μετ' αἰσχύνης suffused with shame, Lk 14:9; τά κρυπτά τῆς αἰσχύνης those things which shame conceals, opposed to φανέρωσις τῆς ἀληθείας, 2 Cor 4:2 (evil arts of which one ought to be ashamed).
2. objectively, ignominy: visited on one by the wicked, Heb 12:2; which ought to arise from guilt, Phm 3:19 (opposed to δόξα).
3. a thing to be ashamed of: ἡ αἰσχύνη τῆς γυμνότητός (genitive of apposition) nakedness to be ashamed of, Rev 3:18, cf. Rev 16:15; plural (cf. Winer's Grammar, 176 (166)) αἱ αἰσχύναι basenesses, disgraces, shameful deeds, Jude 1:13. ((Aeschylus, Herodotus, others) Synonym: see αἰδώς, at the end.)
Thayer's Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament (1889), public domain
Topical studies with this word 2 entries
Meanings adapted from the UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament, © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0 and the UBS Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew (from the Semantic Dictionary of Biblical Hebrew), © United Bible Societies, CC BY-SA 4.0; MACULA Greek Linguistic Datasets, available at https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-greek/, licensed CC BY 4.0; MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets © 2022-2024 by Biblica, Inc., CC BY 4.0. Westminster Leningrad Codex (tanach.us). OpenScriptures Hebrew Bible morphology (hb.openscriptures.org), CC BY 4.0.
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
New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org.