verb
epaischunimō
Greekἐπαισχύνομαι (epaischunomai)
Strong’sG1870
I am ashamed
stem epaischun-11 times in the New Testamentin 5 of 27 books7 forms occur
Translated as
What it means
ἐπ-αισχύνομαι
[in LXX: Jb 34:19 (נָשָׂא), Ps 118(119):6 (בּוּשׁ), Is 1:29 A (חָפֵר) *;]
G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament, 1922 — public domain. References open in the reader.
Strong’s G1870 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from
Forms in the New Testament
| Form and the Greek behind it | What it is | Usually | Times |
|---|---|---|---|
| epaischunemōἐπαισχύνομαι | happening now · Ipresent middle indicative 1st person singular | ashamed | 2× |
| epaischunetōἐπαισχύνεται | happening now · he/she/itpresent middle indicative 3rd person singular | ashamed | 2× |
| epaischunevōἐπαισχύνεσθε | happening now · yepresent middle indicative 2nd person plural | ashamed | 1× |
| epaischunitiἐπαισχυνθήσεται | will happen · he/she/itfuture passive indicative 3rd person singular | ashamed | 2× |
| epaischunitaἐπαισχύνθη | happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular | ashamed | 1× |
| epaischuniseiaἐπαισχυνθῇς | happened · youaorist passive subjunctive 2nd person singular | ashamed | 1× |
| epaischuniteiaἐπαισχυνθῇ | happened · he/she/itaorist passive subjunctive 3rd person singular | ashamed | 2× |
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, 8 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 | epaischunemō2×ἐπαισχύνομαι | epaischuneme | epaischunemi | epaischunema | epaischunemē | epaischunemelē |
| you 2nd person singular | epaischunesō | epaischunese | epaischunesi | epaischunesa | epaischunesē | epaischuneselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epaischunetō2×ἐπαισχύνεται | epaischunete | epaischuneti | epaischuneta | epaischunetē | epaischunetelē |
| we 1st person plural | epaischunenō | epaischunene | epaischuneni | epaischunena | epaischunenē | epaischunenelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epaischunevō1×ἐπαισχύνεσθε | epaischuneve | epaischunevi | epaischuneva | epaischunevē | epaischunevelē |
| they 3rd person plural | epaischunelō | epaischunele | epaischuneli | epaischunela | epaischunelē | epaischunelelē |
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 | epaischunimō | epaischunime | epaischunimi | epaischunima | epaischunimē | epaischunimelē |
| you 2nd person singular | epaischunisō | epaischunise | epaischunisi | epaischunisa | epaischunisē | epaischuniselē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epaischunitō | epaischunite | epaischuniti2×ἐπαισχυνθήσεται | epaischunita1×ἐπαισχύνθη | epaischunitē | epaischunitelē |
| we 1st person plural | epaischuninō | epaischunine | epaischunini | epaischunina | epaischuninē | epaischuninelē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epaischunivō | epaischunive | epaischunivi | epaischuniva | epaischunivē | epaischunivelē |
| they 3rd person plural | epaischunilō | epaischunile | epaischunili | epaischunila | epaischunilē | epaischunilelē |
May, might — subjunctive mood, 3 occurrences
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epaischunemeiō | epaischunemeia | epaischunemeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | epaischuneseiō | epaischuneseia | epaischuneseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epaischuneteiō | epaischuneteia | epaischuneteiē |
| we 1st person plural | epaischuneneiō | epaischuneneia | epaischuneneiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epaischuneveiō | epaischuneveia | epaischuneveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | epaischuneleiō | epaischuneleia | epaischuneleiē |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epaischunimeiō | epaischunimeia | epaischunimeiē |
| you 2nd person singular | epaischuniseiō | epaischuniseia1×ἐπαισχυνθῇς | epaischuniseiē |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epaischuniteiō | epaischuniteia2×ἐπαισχυνθῇ | epaischuniteiē |
| we 1st person plural | epaischunineiō | epaischunineia | epaischunineiē |
| ye 2nd person plural | epaischuniveiō | epaischuniveia | epaischuniveiē |
| they 3rd person plural | epaischunileiō | epaischunileia | epaischunileiē |
Commands — imperative mood, no occurrences
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | epaischunesōr | epaischunesar | epaischunesēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epaischunetōr | epaischunetar | epaischunetēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | epaischunevōr | epaischunevar | epaischunevēr |
| they 3rd person plural | epaischunelōr | epaischunelar | epaischunelēr |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist | has happened perfect |
|---|---|---|---|
| you 2nd person singular | epaischunisōr | epaischunisar | epaischunisēr |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epaischunitōr | epaischunitar | epaischunitēr |
| ye 2nd person plural | epaischunivōr | epaischunivar | epaischunivēr |
| they 3rd person plural | epaischunilōr | epaischunilar | epaischunilēr |
Wishes — optative mood, no occurrences
acts on or for itself middle voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epaischunemoiō | epaischunemoia |
| you 2nd person singular | epaischunesoiō | epaischunesoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epaischunetoiō | epaischunetoia |
| we 1st person plural | epaischunenoiō | epaischunenoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | epaischunevoiō | epaischunevoia |
| they 3rd person plural | epaischuneloiō | epaischuneloia |
acted on passive voice
| Who person | happening now present | happened aorist |
|---|---|---|
| I 1st person singular | epaischunimoiō | epaischunimoia |
| you 2nd person singular | epaischunisoiō | epaischunisoia |
| he/she/it 3rd person singular | epaischunitoiō | epaischunitoia |
| we 1st person plural | epaischuninoiō | epaischuninoia |
| ye 2nd person plural | epaischunivoiō | epaischunivoia |
| they 3rd person plural | epaischuniloiō | epaischuniloia |
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 | epaischunerō | epaischuneri | epaischunera | epaischunerē |
| acted on passive voice | epaischunirō | epaischuniri | epaischunira | epaischunirē |
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 | epaischunerōtos | epaischuneritos | epaischuneratos | epaischunerētos |
| acted on passive voice | epaischunirōtos | epaischuniritos | epaischuniratos | epaischunirētos |
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
epaischun 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
11 occurrences, every one of them listed
epaischunemō“ashamed”happening now · Ipresent middle indicative 1st person singular2×
Romans 1:16“ashamed”Ouk gar epaischunemō tem euangeliem, dunamias gar theou atō eis sōtērēan panto to pisteuarōto, Ioudaio tē prōtem kai Hellēno;I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, then to the Greek.
2 Timothy 1:12“ashamed”dia han aitian kai houteim paschamō, alla ouk epaischunemō, oidamē gar ho pisteuamē, kai peithimē hoti dunatos atō tan parathēkan mu fulassara eis ekeinan tan hēmeran.For this reason, even though I suffer as I do, I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him for that day.
epaischunetō“ashamed”happening now · he/she/itpresent middle indicative 3rd person singular2×
Hebrews 2:11“ashamed”tos tē gar hagiazarōtos kai tois hagiazirōtois ek henou pantois; dia han aitian ouk epaischunetō adelfoin autoin kalarō,For both the One who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers.
Hebrews 11:16“ashamed”nun de kreittōnau oregelō, houtem atō epouranau. dio ouk epaischunetō autoin tos theos theos epikalirō autoiu, hetoimazata gar autoi politan.Instead, they were longing for a better country, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.
epaischunevō“ashamed”happening now · yepresent middle indicative 2nd person plural1×
Romans 6:21“ashamed”tinon oun karpon echave tote epi hei nun epaischunevō? tem gar telem ekeinoiu thanatos;What fruit did you reap at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? The outcome of those things is death.
epaischuniti“ashamed”will happen · he/she/itfuture passive indicative 3rd person singular2×
Mark 8:38“ashamed”hos gar ean epaischuniteia min kai toin ēmoin logoin en ta genea houta ta moichalia kai hamartōla, kai tos huios tou anthrōpou epaischuniti auton hotan erchateia en ta doxa tou patērou autou meta toiu angeloiu toiu hagioiu.If anyone is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in His Father’s glory with the holy angels.”
Luke 9:26“ashamed”hos gar an epaischuniteia min kai toin ēmoin logoin, houton tos huios tou anthrōpou epaischuniti, hotan erchateia en ta doxa autou kai tou patērou kai toiu hagioiu angeloiu.If anyone is ashamed of Me and My words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when He comes in His glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.
epaischunita“ashamed”happened · he/she/itaorist passive indicative 3rd person singular1×
2 Timothy 1:16“ashamed”dōatoia elesem tos kurios to Onēsiforou oiko, hoti pollakis min anapsuchata, kai tan halusian mu ouk epaischunita;May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he has often refreshed me and was unashamed of my chains.
epaischuniseia“ashamed”happened · youaorist passive subjunctive 2nd person singular1×
2 Timothy 1:8“ashamed”Mē oun epaischuniseia tem marturiem tou kuriou nu mēde min ton desmion autou, alla sunkakopathasar te euangelie kata dunamian theou,So do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, or of me, His prisoner. Instead, join me in suffering for the gospel by the power of God.
epaischuniteia“ashamed”happened · he/she/itaorist passive subjunctive 3rd person singular2×
Mark 8:38“ashamed”hos gar ean epaischuniteia min kai toin ēmoin logoin en ta genea houta ta moichalia kai hamartōla, kai tos huios tou anthrōpou epaischuniti auton hotan erchateia en ta doxa tou patērou autou meta toiu angeloiu toiu hagioiu.If anyone is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in His Father’s glory with the holy angels.”
Luke 9:26“ashamed of”hos gar an epaischuniteia min kai toin ēmoin logoin, houton tos huios tou anthrōpou epaischuniti, hotan erchateia en ta doxa autou kai tou patērou kai toiu hagioiu angeloiu.If anyone is ashamed of Me and My words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when He comes in His glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.