808. aschémosuné
Strong's Lexicon
aschémosuné: Indecency, shamefulness, disgrace

Original Word: ἀσχημοσύνη
Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine
Transliteration: aschémosuné
Pronunciation: ah-skay-mo-soo-nay
Phonetic Spelling: (as-kay-mos-oo'-nay)
Definition: Indecency, shamefulness, disgrace
Meaning: unseemly behavior, unseemliness, indecency, shame, nakedness, an indecent (lewd) act.

Word Origin: Derived from ἄσχημος (aschémos), meaning "unseemly" or "indecent."

Corresponding Greek / Hebrew Entries: - H6172 עֶרְוָה (ervah): Often translated as "nakedness" or "shame," this term is used in the Hebrew Bible to denote indecency or exposure, particularly in a sexual context.

Usage: The term ἀσχημοσύνη (aschémosuné) refers to behavior or conditions that are considered shameful or indecent, often in a moral or social context. It conveys a sense of disgrace or dishonor, particularly in relation to actions that violate accepted standards of modesty or propriety.

Cultural and Historical Background: In the Greco-Roman world, concepts of honor and shame were central to social life. Behaviors that were deemed indecent or disgraceful could lead to social ostracism or dishonor. The early Christian community, emerging within this cultural milieu, adopted and adapted these concepts to emphasize moral purity and holiness, often contrasting the values of the surrounding pagan society with the ethical standards expected of believers.

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Cognate: 808 asxēmosýnē (from 1 /A "without" and 4976 /sxḗma, "form") – properly, deformity (improperly fashioned); (figuratively) improper behavior that fails to fulfill the needed purpose (lacking what is fitting or proper).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from aschémón
Definition
unseemliness
NASB Translation
indecent acts (1), shame (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 808: ἀσχημοσύνη

ἀσχημοσύνη, ἀσχημοσύνης, (ἀσχήμων); from Plato down; unseemliness, an unseemly deed: Romans 1:27; of the pudenda, one's nakedness, shame: Revelation 16:15, as in Exodus 20:26; Deuteronomy 23:14, etc. (In Greek writings from Plato down.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
shame, that which is unseemly.

From askemon; an indecency; by implication, the pudenda -- shame, that which is unseemly.

see GREEK askemon

Forms and Transliterations
ασχημοσύνη ασχημοσυνην ασχημοσύνην ἀσχημοσύνην ασχημοσύνης aschemosunen aschēmosunēn aschemosynen aschemosýnen aschēmosynēn aschēmosýnēn
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Englishman's Concordance
Romans 1:27 N-AFS
GRK: ἄρσεσιν τὴν ἀσχημοσύνην κατεργαζόμενοι καὶ
NAS: committing indecent acts and receiving
KJV: working that which is unseemly, and
INT: males the shame working out and

Revelation 16:15 N-AFS
GRK: βλέπωσιν τὴν ἀσχημοσύνην αὐτοῦ
NAS: and men will not see his shame.)
KJV: they see his shame.
INT: they see the shame of him

Strong's Greek 808
2 Occurrences


ἀσχημοσύνην — 2 Occ.

















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