aischynomai · be ashamed

What it means

aischynomai (αἰσχύνομαι) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “be ashamed”.

To be ashamed.

How to say it

Approximate pronunciation. Vowels sound as in Spanish (a as in father, e as in bed, i as in machine, o as in note, u as in rule); the syllable in bold is stressed. The voice is your device's.

Its senses in the Bible

1. Feel disgrace; be humiliated.

From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)

How it is translated

The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.

• be ashamed ×2
• I am ashamed ×1
• I will be put to shame ×1
• shrink away in shame ×1

Related words

Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.

Where it appears

• Luke×1
• 2 Corinthians×1
• Philippians×1
• 1 Peter×1
• 1 John×1

• Luke 16:3

  And the manager said within himself, ‘What shall I do, since my master is taking away the management from me? I am not strong enough to dig; I am ashamed to beg.

• 2 Corinthians 10:8

  For even if I boast somewhat more about our authority, which the Lord gave for building you up and not for demolishing you, I will not be ashamed.

• Philippians 1:20

  according to my eager expectation and hope that I will be put to shame in nothing, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also the Messiah will be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death.

• 1 Peter 4:16

  But if one suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in this name.

• 1 John 2:28

  And now, little children, remain in him, so that when he is revealed we may have confidence and not shrink away in shame from him at his coming.