GreekG0808Noun (Feminine)
ἀσχημοσύνη
aschēmosunē
“indecency”
2Occurrences
G0808Strong's #
Noun (Feminine)Part of Speech
Definition
Quick Definition(Strong's Concordance)
an indecency; by implication, the pudenda
from G809 (ἀσχήμων);
Full Lexicon Entry(Abbott-Smith)
unseemliness: euphemism for ἡ αἰσχύνη, as frequently in LXX, shame, nakedness.
LXX: chiefly for עֶרְוָה
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Grammar & Morphology
Part of Speech
Noun (Feminine)
Morphology Code
G:N-F
Full Description
Greek Noun, Feminine
Occurrences
ἀσχημοσύνη appears 2 times in the New Testament.
Distribution by Book
Revelation
1
Romans
1
Key Passages
Revelation 16:15BSB
“Behold, I am coming like a thief. Blessed is the one who remains awake and clothed, so that he will not go naked and let his shame be exposed.”
Romans 1:27BSB
Likewise, the men abandoned natural relations with women and burned with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their error.
Lexicon data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge) under CC BY 4.0 license.