Be ashamed of
ἐπαισχύνομαιStrong’s G1870epaischunomai
Appears in 9 verses of the New Testament
In short
Epaischunomai is the Greek word usually translated “ashamed of”, “shall be ashamed of” and “may have been ashamed of”. It appears in 9 verses of the New Testament.
“Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.”
Meaning
Usually translated “ashamed of”, “shall be ashamed of” and “may have been ashamed of”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- will be ashamed of 2
- shall be ashamed of 1
- may have been ashamed of 1
- i am ashamed of 1
- you are ashamed 1
- you may be ashamed of 1
- i am ashamed 1
- he was ashamed of 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 2 Timothy 3
- Romans 2
- Hebrews 2
- Mark 1
- Luke 1
5 books in all.
Explore in Scripture
- Luke 9:26For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in his Father’s, and of the holy angels.
- Romans 1:16For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
- Romans 6:21What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.
- 2 Timothy 1:8Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God;
- 2 Timothy 1:12For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.
- 2 Timothy 1:16The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus; for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain:
Greek dictionary
ἐπαισχύνομαι epaischunomai · be ashamed of
ἐπ-αισχύνομαι [in LXX: Job.34:19 (נָשָׂא), Psa.119:6 (בּוּשׁ), Isa.1:29 A (חָפֵר) * ;] to be ashamed (of): absol., 2Ti.1:12; with accusative of person(s), Mrk.8:38, Luk.9:26; with accusative of thing(s), Rom.1:16, 2Ti.1:8 1:16; ἐπί, with dative of thing(s), Rom.6:21; with inf., Heb.2:11; with, accusative of person(s), and inf., Heb.11:16,† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Verses are from the King James Version. Word meanings come from the original Greek, not from any one translation.