ἀσχημοσύνη
aschēmosynē · shameful act, shame
Greek word · Strong’s number G808 · appears 2 times in the Bible
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aschēmosynē (ἀσχημοσύνη) is a Greek word of the Bible that means “shameful act, shame”.
What is shameful or indecent; also nakedness.
How to say it
as·chē·mo·sy·nē
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
- A lewd act, against all modesty.
- The naked body that should not be seen.
From Abbott-Smith (1922) · Thayer (1889)
How it is translated
The words this translation uses for it, most frequent first.
- indecency ×1
- shame ×1
Related words
Comes from
Words of the same family, by Strong’s numbering.
Where it appears
- Romans 1:27
and likewise also the males, leaving the natural use of the female, were inflamed in their desire for one another, males with males committing the indecency and receiving in themselves the penalty that was due for their error.
- Revelation 16:15
(“Look, I am coming like a thief. Happy is the one who keeps watch and keeps his clothes, so that he may not walk around naked and they see his shame.”)