To disgrace
δειγματίζωStrong’s G1165deigmatizō
Appears in 2 verses of the New Testament
In short
Deigmatizō is the Greek word usually translated “disgrace” and “disgraced”. It appears in 2 verses of the New Testament.
“Then Joseph her husband, being a just man, and not willing to make her a publick example, was minded to put her away privily.”
Meaning
Usually translated “disgrace” and “disgraced”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- to disgrace 1
- he disgraced 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- Matthew 1
- Colossians 1
2 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
δειγματίζω deigmatizō · to disgrace
δειγματίζω (δεῖγμα), a rare word (ICC, ll. with), to make a show of, to expose: Mat.1:19 (Rec. παραδ-, which see), Col.2:15.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “disgrace” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
DISGRACE, noun
[dis and grace.]
- A state of being out of favor; disfavor; disesteem; as, the minister retired from court in disgrace
- State of ignominy; dishonor; shame.
- Cause of shame; as, to turn the back to the enemy is a foul disgrace; every vice is a disgrace to a rational being.
- Act of unkindness. [Not used.]
All definitions and other forms of “disgrace”
DISGRACE, verb transitive
- To put out of favor; as, the minister was disgraced.
- To bring a reproach on; to dishonor; as an agent.
- To bring to shame; to dishonor; to sink in estimation; as a cause; as, men often boast of actions which disgrace them.
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.