verb
aischunomō
Strong’sG153
I am ashamed, am put to shame
stem aischun-5 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books4 forms occur
What it means
What the word means, in the words of the lexicons out of copyright — Abbott-Smith, Strong's, and Liddell-Scott-Jones, wherever each has an entry for it.
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.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — the classical dictionary this word appears in
Ionic dialect imperfect αἰσχύνεσκε (κατ-) Refs 4th c.AD+: future -ῠνῶRefs 5th c.BC+, Ionic dialect -υνέωRefs 5th c.BC+: aorist ᾔσχῡναRefs 8th c.BC+: perfect σχυγκαRefs 2nd c.AD+:—passive, future αἰσχῠνοῦμαιRefs 5th c.BC+: aorist ᾐσχύνθηνRefs 5th c.BC+ and Attic dialect, poetry infinitive αἰσχυνθῆμενRefs 5th c.BC+perfect ᾔσχυμμαι (see. below Refs 5th c.BC+:—make ugly, disfigure, πρόσωπον, κόμην, Refs 8th c.BC+; αἰ. τὸν ἵππον give the horse a bad form, Refs 5th c.BC+
2 mostly in moral sense, dishonour, tarnish, μηδὲ γένος πατέρων αἰσχυνέμενRefs 8th c.BC+
2.b especially dishonour a woman, Refs 5th c.BC+; εἰς τὸ σῶμα αἰ. Refs 4th c.BC+
3 disdain, ἐπιχώριαRefs 5th c.BC+
B passive, to be dishonoured, νέκυς σχυμμένος, of Patroclus, Refs 8th c.BC+
B.II to be ashamed, feel shame, absolutely, Refs 8th c.BC+
B.II.2 more commonly, to be ashamed at a thing, with accusative of things, αἰσχυνόμενοι φάτιν ἀνδρῶνRefs 8th c.BC+
B.II.2.b with participle, to be ashamed at doing a thing (which one does), Refs 5th c.BC+
B.II.2.c with infinitive, to be ashamed to do a thing (and therefore not to do it), Refs 5th c.BC+; though this condition must not be pressed absolutely,Refs
B.II.2.d followed by relative clause, αἰσχύνεσθαι εἰ.. to be ashamed that.., Refs 5th c.BC+
B.II.3 with accusative person, to feel shame before one, Refs 5th c.BC+; τοὺς γέροντας (at Sparta) Refs 4th c.BC+; ὅστις γὰρ αὐτὸς αὑτὸν οὐκ αἰσχύνεται, πῶστόν γε μηδὲν εἰδότ᾽ αἰσχυνθήσετα; Refs 4th c.BC+: with accusative et infinitive, Refs 5th c.BC+
H. G. Liddell, R. Scott, H. S. Jones, A Greek-English Lexicon (9th ed., 1925–1940) — digitised by the Perseus Digital Library and corrected and expanded by Tyndale House, Cambridge, via STEPBible-Data's TFLSJ table, CC BY 4.0. Covers all of Greek literature, not just the Bible.
Translated as
Every occurrence, sorted by the English it was actually given — the evidence for what the word means, not a gloss of it.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB), dedicated to the public domain — berean.bible.
Biblang forms
What the New Testament actually uses, first — the whole system this verb is built from is one click further down.
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| aischunomōαἰσχύνομαι | happening now · Ipresent middle or passive 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× |
| aischunotōrαἰσχυνέσθω | happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive 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 86, by mood, including the ones the New Testament never uses
Statements — indicative mood, 3 occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | was happening imperfect | has happened perfect | had happened pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | aischunomō1×αἰσχύνομαι | aischunome | aischunomē | aischunomelē |
| you 2nd person singular | aischunosō | aischunose | aischunosē | aischunoselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aischunotō | aischunote | aischunotē | aischunotelē |
| we 1st person plural | aischunonō | aischunone | aischunonē | aischunonelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | aischunovō | aischunove | aischunovē | aischunovelē |
| they 3rd person plural | aischunolō | aischunole | aischunolē | aischunolelē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | will happen future | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | aischunimi2×αἰσχυνθήσομαι | aischunima |
| you 2nd person singular | aischunisi | aischunisa |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aischuniti | aischunita |
| we 1st person plural | aischunini | aischunina |
| ye 2nd person plural | aischunivi | aischuniva |
| they 3rd person plural | aischunili | aischunila |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 1 occurrence
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | aischunomeiō | aischunomeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | aischunoseiō | aischunoseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aischunoteiō | aischunoteiē |
| we 1st person plural | aischunoneiō | aischunoneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | aischunoveiō | aischunoveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | aischunoleiō | aischunoleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | aischunimeia |
| you 2nd person singular | aischuniseia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aischuniteia |
| we 1st person plural | aischunineia1×αἰσχυνθῶμεν |
| ye 2nd person plural | aischuniveia |
| they 3rd person plural | aischunileia |
Commands — imperative mood, 1 occurrence
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | aischunosōr | aischunosēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aischunotōr1×αἰσχυνέσθω | aischunotēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | aischunovōr | aischunovēr |
| they 3rd person plural | aischunolōr | aischunolēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | aischunisar |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aischunitar |
| ye 2nd person plural | aischunivar |
| they 3rd person plural | aischunilar |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice
| Who person | happening now present |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | aischunomoiō |
| you 2nd person singular | aischunosoiō |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aischunotoiō |
| we 1st person plural | aischunonoiō |
| ye 2nd person plural | aischunovoiō |
| they 3rd person plural | aischunoloiō |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happened aorist |
|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | aischunimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | aischunisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | aischunitoia |
| we 1st person plural | aischuninoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | aischunivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | aischuniloia |
The “to …” form — infinitive, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | aischunorō | aischunorē | ||
| acted on passive voice | aischuniri | aischunira |
Used as an adjective — participle, no occurrences
| Who is acting voice | happening now present | will happen future | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acts on itself, or is acted on middle or passive voice | aischunorōntos | aischunorēntos | ||
| acted on passive voice | aischunirintos | aischunirantos |
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
Other words sharing the exact same stem — not merely related in meaning.
Where it appears
Every verse the word appears in, filed under the form it takes there.
5 occurrences, every one of them listed
aischunomō“ashamed”happening now · Ipresent middle or passive indicative 1st person singular1×
Luke 16:3… apo mu? skaptarō ouk ischuamō, epaitarō aischunomō;… too weak to dig and too ashamed to beg.
aischunimi“ashamed”will happen · Ifuture passive indicative 1st person singular2×
2 Corinthians 10:8… kai ouk eis kathairesian vu, ouk aischunimi,… you down, I will not be ashamed.
Philippians 1:20… kai elpidan mu hoti en oudene aischunimi, alla en panta parrēsia hōs pantote …… I will in no way be ashamed, but will have complete boldness so …
aischunineia“put to shame”happened · weaorist passive subjunctive 1st person plural1×
1 John 2:28“put to shame”… ean faneriteia echaneia parrēsian kai mē aischunineia apo autou en ta parousia autou.… so that when He appears, we may be confident and unashamed before Him at His coming.
aischunotōr“ashamed”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle or passive imperative 3rd person singular1×
1 Peter 4:16ei de hōs Christianos, mē aischunotōr, doxazatōr de ton theon en te …… as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but glorify God that you bear …