Be ashamed
αἰσχύνωStrong’s G0153aischunō
Appears in 5 verses of the New Testament
In short
Aischunō is the Greek word usually translated “ashamed”, “am ashamed” and “should be ashamed”. It appears in 5 verses of the New Testament.
“Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed.”
Meaning
Usually translated “ashamed”, “am ashamed” and “should be ashamed”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- i will be ashamed 2
- i am ashamed 1
- he should be ashamed 1
- may be ashamed 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Luke 1
- 2 Corinthians 1
- Philippians 1
- 1 Peter 1
- 1 John 1
5 books in all.
Related words
Explore in Scripture
- 2 Corinthians 10:8For though I should boast somewhat more of our authority, which the Lord hath given us for edification, and not for your destruction, I should not be ashamed:
- Philippians 1:20According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death.
- 1 Peter 4:16Yet if any man suffer as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God on this behalf.
- 1 John 2:28And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.
Greek dictionary
αἰσχύνω aischunō · be ashamed
αἰσχύνω (αἶσχος, shame), [in LXX chiefly for בּוּשׁ ;] 1. to disfigure (Hom.). 2. to dishonour (Pro.29:15). 3. to 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). † (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “ashamed” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
ASHA'MED, adjective
- Affected by shame; abashed or confused by guilt or a conviction of some criminal action or indecorous conduct, or by the exposure of some gross errors or misconduct, which the person is conscious must be wrong, and which tends to impair his honor or reputation.“Thou shalt remember thy ways, and be ashamed” Ezekiel 16:61
- Confused by a consciousness of guilt or of inferiority; by the mortification of pride; by failure or disappointment.“They shall be greatly ashamed that trust in images” Isaiah 42:17
Noah Webster, An American Dictionary of the English Language (1828). Verse references are checked against the KJV. Read the full entry.
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.