Lexical Definition
αἰσχύνη aischýnē (ahee-skhoo'-nay) shame G:N-F
from αἰσχύνομαι
dishonesty, shame.
- shame or disgrace (abstractly or concretely)
Abbott-Smith
αἰσχύνη, -ης, ἡ (< αἶσχος, shame, disgrace), [in LXX chiefly for בּשֶׁת;]
shame (MM, VGT, s.v.): subjectively, Lk 14:19, II Co 4:2; objectively, Phl 3:19, He 12:2; as something to be ashamed of, Re 3:18; pl. (Bl., §32, 6), shameful deeds, Ju 13.†
SYN.: αἰδώς, q.v.
Abbott-Smith References
| Book | Refs |
|---|---|
| Luke | 14:19 |
| 2 Corinthians | 4:2 |
| Philippians | 3:19 |
| Hebrews | 12:2 |
| Jude | 1:13 |
| Revelation | 3:18 |
Liddell-Scott-Jones
αἰσχύνη-η [ῡ], ἡ,
shame, dishonour, ἐς αἰσχύνηην φέρει[Refs 5th c.BC+]; αἰσχύνηην φέρει, ἔχει, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; αἰ. περιίσταταί με, συμβαίνει μοι, [αἰσχύνηῃ πίπτειν 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Trachiniae” 597; περιπίπτειν 5th-6th c.BC: Xenophon Historicus “Historia Graeca (Hellenica)” 7.3.9; αἰσχύνηην περιάπτειν τῇ πόλει 5th-6th c.BC: Plato Philosophus “Apologia” 35a; αἰ. προσβάλλειν τινί [prev. author] “Lg.” 878c; ἐν αἰ. ποιεῖν τὴν πόλιν 4th c.BC: Demosthenes Orator 18.136; ἡ τῶν πραγμάτων αἰ. 1.27. ">Refs 5th c.BC+]
__2 αἰ. γυναικῶν dishonouring of women, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; γράφεσθαί τινα γένους αἰσχύνηης for dishonour done to his race, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__3 concrete, of a person, αἰ. φίλοις, πάτρᾳ, [Refs 6th c.BC+]; of a decree, [Refs]
__II shame for an ill deed, personified in [Refs 4th c.BC+]
__II.2 like{αἰδώς}, sense of shame, honour, πᾶσαν αἰ. ἀφείς[Refs 5th c.BC+]; δι᾽ αἰσχύνηης ἔχειν τι to be ashamed of, [Refs]; αἰσχύνηην ἔχειν τινός for a thing, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; joined with δέος, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; with ἔλεος and αἰδώς, [αἰσχύνηῃσιν 5th c.BC: Sophocles Tragicus “Fragmenta” 659.9">Refs 5th c.BC+]; ἐν αἰσχύνηαις ἔχω I hold it a shameful thing, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
__III later ={αἰδοῖον}, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; compare τὴν τοῦ σώματος αἰ. Alcid.ap [Refs 4th c.BC+]