noun · feminine

atimias

Greekἀτιμία (atimia)

Strong’sG819

disgrace, dishonor

stem atimi-7 times in the New Testamentin 4 of 27 books4 of 10 forms occur

Translated as

dishonor4×degrading1×disgrace1×shame1×

What it means

ἀτιμία, -ας, ἡ

(ἄτιμος), [in LXX for כְּלִמָּה, קָלוֹן, etc.;]

dishonour, disgrace: I Co 11:14, II Co 6:8; εἰς ἀ., Ro 9:21, II Ti 2:20; ἐν ἀ., I Co 15:43; κατ᾽ ἀ., II Co 11:21; πάθη ἀτιμίας, base passions, Ro 1:26.†

G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.

Strong’s G819 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidat-ee-mee'-ah

infamy, i.e. (subjectively) comparative indignity, (objectively) disgrace

Fromfrom G820;

King Jamesdishonour, reproach, shame, vile.

James Strong, Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible, 1890 — public domain. The numbers in it link to the entries here.

Every form

Job in the sentence case	one singular	more than one plural
subject nominative	atimias1×ἀτιμία	atimiais
object accusative	atimian3×ἀτιμίαν	atimiain
direct address vocative	atimiar	atimiair
of, belonging to genitive	atimiau2×ἀτιμίας	atimiaiu
to, for dative	atimia1×ἀτιμίᾳ	atimiai

Tinted cells are forms the New Testament never uses, so there is no Greek to show against them — but they are still correct Biblang, built from the slots below like any other.

Why these forms, and no others — the slots that make them

atimistem+agender+snru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

atimia 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

Where it appears

7 occurrences, every one of them listed

atimias“disgrace”subjectnominative singular1×

1 Corinthians 11:14“disgrace”oude tas fusias autas didaskatō vin hoti anēros men ean komateiō, atimias auto atō,Doesn’t nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace to him,

atimian“dishonor”objectaccusative singular3×

Romans 9:21“dishonor”ē ouk echatō exousian tos keramevos tou pēlou ek teu auteu furameu poiara hem men eis timan skeuem hem de eis atimian?Does not the potter have the right to make from the same lump of clay one vessel for special occasions and another for common use?

2 Corinthians 11:21“shame”kata atimian legamō, hōs hoti nis asthenanē; en he de an tinos tolmateiō, en afrosuna legamō, tolmamō kamis.To my shame I concede that we were too weak for that! Speaking as a fool, however, I can match what anyone else dares to boast about.

2 Timothy 2:20“dishonor”En mega de oikia ouk atō monem skeueim chrusoueim kai arguroueim alla kai xulineim kai ostrakineim, kai heim men eis timan heim de eis atimian;A large house contains not only vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay. Some indeed are for honorable use, but others are for common use.

atimiau“dishonor”of, belonging togenitive singular2×

Romans 1:26“degrading”Dia houtem paradōata autoin tos theos eis patheim atimiau; tais tē gar thēluais autoiu metallassala tan fusikan chrēsian eis tan para fusian,For this reason God gave them over to dishonorable passions. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones.

2 Corinthians 6:8“dishonor”dia doxau kai atimiau, dia dusfēmiau kai eufēmiau; hōs planois kai alēthois,through glory and dishonor, slander and praise; viewed as imposters, yet genuine;

atimia“dishonor”to, fordative singular1×

1 Corinthians 15:43“dishonor”speiritō en atimia, egeiritō en doxa; speiritō en asthenia, egeiritō en dunamia;It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power.