Propriety
εὐσχημοσύνηStrong’s G2157euschēmosunē
Appears in 1 verse of the New Testament
In short
Euschēmosunē is the Greek word usually translated “decorum”. 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 “decorum”. Open the dictionary entry below for the full range of meaning, with the verses it cites.
How it's translated
- decorum 1
Word-by-word English from the STEPBible tagged text.
Where it's used most
- 1 Corinthians 1
1 book in all.
Explore in Scripture
Greek dictionary
εὐσχημοσύνη euschēmosunē · propriety
εὐσχημοσύνη (εὐσχήμων), [in LXX: 4Ma.6:2 * ;] seemliness, comeliness: 1Co.12:23.† (AS)
From STEPBible’s Greek lexicon (based on Abbott-Smith).
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
How the English word “propriety” was understood when the King James Version was still the common Bible of English readers.
PROPRI'ETY, noun
[Latin proprietas, from proprius.]
- Property; peculiar or exclusive right of possession; ownership. [This primary sense of the word, as used by Locke, Milton, Dryden, etc. seems not to be nearly or wholly obsolete.
- Fitness; suitableness; appropriateness; consonance with established principles, rules or customs; justness; accuracy. propriety of conduct, in a moral sense, consists in its conformity to the moral law; propriety of behavior, consists in conformity to the established rules of decorum; propriety in language, is correctness in the use of words and phrases, according to established usage, which constitutes the rule of speaking and writing.
- Proper state.
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.