adjective

euschēmōnos

Greekεὐσχήμων (euschēmōn)

Strong’sG2158

comely, honorable

stem euschēmōn-5 times in the New Testamentin 3 of 27 books5 of 26 forms occur

Translated as

prominent3×presentable1×proper1×

What it means

εὐσχήμων, -ον

(εὖ, σχῆμα), [in LXX: Pr 11:25 *;]

1. elegant, graceful, comely (Eur., Plat., al.): τὰ εὐ. ἡμῶν (opp. to τὰ ἀσχ- ἡμ-), I Co 12:24; in moral sense, seemly, becoming, I Co 7:35.

2. Also in late Gk. (v. Swete, Mk., l.c.; MM, Exp., xiv), wealthy, influential (RV, of honourable estate): Mk 15:43, Ac 13:50 17:12.†

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

Strong’s G2158 — the 1890 definition, and where the word comes from

Saidyoo-skhay'-mone

well-formed, i.e. (figuratively) decorous, noble (in rank)

Fromfrom G2095 and G4976;

King Jamescomely, honourable.

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	masculine singular	feminine singular	neuter singular	masculine plural	feminine plural	neuter plural
subject nominative	euschēmōnos1×εὐσχήμων	euschēmōnas	euschēmōnem1×εὔσχημον	euschēmōnois	euschēmōnais	euschēmōneim1×εὐσχήμονα
object accusative	euschēmōnon	euschēmōnan		euschēmōnoin	euschēmōnain1×εὐσχήμονας
direct address vocative	euschēmōnor	euschēmōnar		euschēmōnoir	euschēmōnair
of, belonging to genitive	euschēmōnou	euschēmōnau	euschēmōneu	euschēmōnoiu	euschēmōnaiu1×εὐσχημόνων	euschēmōneiu
to, for dative	euschēmōno	euschēmōna	euschēmōne	euschēmōnoi	euschēmōnai	euschēmōnei

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

euschēmōnstem+oaegender+smnru—its job in the sentence case+—ione · more than one number

euschēmōn 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

5 occurrences, every one of them listed

euschēmōnos“prominent”subjectnominative singular1×

Mark 15:43“prominent”ercharatos Iōsēf tos apo Harimathaiau euschēmōnos bouleutos, hos kai autos ate prosdecherōtos tan basileian tou theou, tolmaratos eiserchata pros ton Pilaton kai aiteta tem sōmem tou Iēsu.Joseph of Arimathea, a prominent Council member who himself was waiting for the kingdom of God, boldly went to Pilate to ask for the body of Jesus.

euschēmōnem“proper”subject or objectdirect singular1×

1 Corinthians 7:35“proper”houtem de pros tem vu autoiu sumforem legamō, ouk hina brochon vi epiballameia, alla pros tem euschēmōnem kai euparedrem to kurio aperispastōs.I am saying this for your own good, not to restrict you, but in order to promote proper decorum and undivided devotion to the Lord.

euschēmōnain“prominent”objectaccusative plural1×

Acts 13:50“prominent”tois de Ioudaiois parotrunala tain seberōtain gunaikain tain euschēmōnain kai toin prōtoin tau politau kai epegeirala diōgmon epi ton Paulon kai Barnabaon, kai ekballala autoin apo teiu horeiu autoiu.The Jews, however, incited the religious women of prominence and the leading men of the city. They stirred up persecution against Paul and Barnabas and drove them out of their district.

euschēmōnaiu“prominent”of, belonging togenitive plural1×

Acts 17:12“prominent”pollois men oun ek autoiu pisteuala, kai taiu Hellēniaiu gunaikaiu taiu euschēmōnaiu kai anēroiu ouk oligois.As a result, many of them believed, along with quite a few prominent Greek women and men.

euschēmōneim“presentable”subject or objectdirect plural1×

1 Corinthians 12:24“presentable”teim de euschēmōneim nu ouk chreian echatō. alla tos theos sunkerannuata tem sōmem, te husterarōte perissoteran dōaratos timan,whereas our presentable parts have no such need. But God has composed the body and has given greater honor to the parts that lacked it,