Indecent
ἀσχήμωνStrong’s G0809aschēmōn
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Aschēmōn is the Greek word usually translated “unpresentable”. It appears in 1 verse of the New Testament.
“And those members of the body, which we think to be less honourable, upon these we bestow more abundant honour; and our uncomely parts have more abundant comeliness.”
Meaning
Usually translated “unpresentable”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- unpresentable 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Corinthians 1
1 book in all.
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Greek dictionary
ἀσχήμων aschēmōn · indecent
ἀσχήμων, -ον (ἀ- neg., σχῆμα) [in LXX: Gen.34:7 (נְבָלָה), Deu.24:1 (עֶרְוָה), Wis.2:20, Da TH Sus 1:63, 2Ma.9:2 * ;] 1. shapeless. 2. uncomely, unseemly: 1Co.12:23.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “indecent” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
INDE'CENT, adjective
[Latin indecens.]
Unbecoming; unfit to be seen or heard; offensive to modesty and delicacy; as indecent language; indecent manners; an indecent posture or gesture.
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.