verb
aischunimō
Greekαἰσχύνομαι (aischunomai)
Strong’sG153
I am ashamed, am put to shame
stem aischun-5 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books4 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
αἰσχύνω
(< αἶσχος, shame), [in LXX chiefly for בּוּשׁ;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G153 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Saidahee-skhoo'-nom-ahee
to feel shame (for oneself)
Fromfrom αἶσχος (disfigurement, i.e. disgrace);
King Jamesbe ashamed.
James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| aischunemōαἰσχύνομαι | happening now · Ipresent middle indicative 1st person singular | ashamed | 1× |
| aischunimiαἰσχυνθήσομαι | will happen · Ifuture passive indicative 1st person singular | ashamed | 2× |
| aischunineiaαἰσχυνθῶμεν | happened · weaorist passive subjunctive 1st person plural | put to shame | 1× |
| aischunetōrαἰσχυνέσθω | happening now · he/she/itpresent middle imperative 3rd person singular | ashamed | 1× |
Every form the New Testament uses, in paradigm order. What the system can build beyond them — the whole of this verb, whether the text happens to use it or not — is in the tables below.
Every form the system can build — all 172, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 3 occurrences
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | aischunemō1×αἰσχύνομαι | aischuneme | aischunemi | aischunema | aischunemē | aischunemelē |
| you 2nd person singular | aischunesō | aischunese | aischunesi | aischunesa | aischunesē | aischuneselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aischunetō | aischunete | aischuneti | aischuneta | aischunetē | aischunetelē |
| we 1st person plural | aischunenō | aischunene | aischuneni | aischunena | aischunenē | aischunenelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | aischunevō | aischuneve | aischunevi | aischuneva | aischunevē | aischunevelē |
| they 3rd person plural | aischunelō | aischunele | aischuneli | aischunela | aischunelē | aischunelelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | aischunimō | aischunime | aischunimi2×αἰσχυνθήσομαι | aischunima | aischunimē | aischunimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | aischunisō | aischunise | aischunisi | aischunisa | aischunisē | aischuniselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aischunitō | aischunite | aischuniti | aischunita | aischunitē | aischunitelē |
| we 1st person plural | aischuninō | aischunine | aischunini | aischunina | aischuninē | aischuninelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | aischunivō | aischunive | aischunivi | aischuniva | aischunivē | aischunivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | aischunilō | aischunile | aischunili | aischunila | aischunilē | aischunilelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | aischunemeiō | aischunemeia | aischunemeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | aischuneseiō | aischuneseia | aischuneseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aischuneteiō | aischuneteia | aischuneteiē |
| we 1st person plural | aischuneneiō | aischuneneia | aischuneneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | aischuneveiō | aischuneveia | aischuneveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | aischuneleiō | aischuneleia | aischuneleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | aischunimeiō | aischunimeia | aischunimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | aischuniseiō | aischuniseia | aischuniseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aischuniteiō | aischuniteia | aischuniteiē |
| we 1st person plural | aischunineiō | aischunineia1×αἰσχυνθῶμεν | aischunineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | aischuniveiō | aischuniveia | aischuniveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | aischunileiō | aischunileia | aischunileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | aischunesōr | aischunesar | aischunesēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aischunetōr1×αἰσχυνέσθω | aischunetar | aischunetēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | aischunevōr | aischunevar | aischunevēr |
| they 3rd person plural | aischunelōr | aischunelar | aischunelēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | aischunisōr | aischunisar | aischunisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aischunitōr | aischunitar | aischunitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | aischunivōr | aischunivar | aischunivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | aischunilōr | aischunilar | aischunilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | aischunemoiō | aischunemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | aischunesoiō | aischunesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aischunetoiō | aischunetoia |
| we 1st person plural | aischunenoiō | aischunenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | aischunevoiō | aischunevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | aischuneloiō | aischuneloia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | aischunimoiō | aischunimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | aischunisoiō | aischunisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aischunitoiō | aischunitoia |
| we 1st person plural | aischuninoiō | aischuninoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | aischunivoiō | aischunivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | aischuniloiō | aischuniloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | aischunerō | aischuneri | aischunera | aischunerē |
| acted on passive voice | aischunirō | aischuniri | aischunira | aischunirē |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on or for itself middle voice | aischunerōtos | aischuneritos | aischuneratos | aischunerētos |
| acted on passive voice | aischunirōtos | aischuniritos | aischuniratos | aischunirētos |
Each is given in the form it takes as a subject. From there a participle carries the ordinary noun endings, in every case, number and gender — so these four columns are the whole of what the verb contributes.
How every form is built — the slots that make them
aischun is this word in every one of its forms. The slots after it make all the rest.
same in every form varies — every value shown
Words built on the same stem
Where it appears
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
aischunemō“ashamed”happening now · Ipresent middle indicative 1st person singular1×
Luke 16:3“ashamed”legata de en heauto tos oikonomos; Tinem poiameia hoti tos kurios mu afairetō tan oikonomian apo mu? skaptarō ouk ischuamō, epaitarō aischunemō;The manager said to himself, ‘What shall I do, now that my master is taking away my position? I am too weak to dig and too ashamed to beg.
aischunimi“ashamed”will happen · Ifuture passive indicative 1st person singular2×
2 Corinthians 10:8“ashamed”ean tē gar perissoterem tinem kauchemeia peri tau exousiau nu, hau dōata tos kurios eis oikodoman kai ouk eis kathairesian vu, ouk aischunimi,For even if I boast somewhat excessively about the authority the Lord gave us for building you up rather than tearing you down, I will not be ashamed.
Philippians 1:20“ashamed”kata tan apokaradokian kai elpian mu hoti en oudene aischunimi, alla en panta parrēsia hōs pantote kai nun megaluniti Christos en te sōme mu, eite dia zōau eite dia thanatou.I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have complete boldness so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.
aischunineia“put to shame”happened · weaorist passive subjunctive 1st person plural1×
1 John 2:28“put to shame”Kai nun, teknieim, menavōr en auto, hina ean faneriteia echaneia parrēsian kai mē aischunineia apo autou en ta parousia autou.And now, little children, remain in Christ, so that when He appears, we may be confident and unashamed before Him at His coming.
aischunetōr“ashamed”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle imperative 3rd person singular1×
1 Peter 4:16“ashamed”ei de hōs Christianos, mē aischunetōr, doxazatōr de ton theon en te onome houte.But if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but glorify God that you bear that name.