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ἀσχημοσύνη aschēmosunē · G0808

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indecency

ἀσχημοσύνη, -ης, ή; (ἀσχήμων), [in LXX chiefly for עֶרְוָה ; ] ; unseemliness: Rom.1:27 (MM, see word); euphemism for ἡ αἰσχύνη, as frequently in LXX, shame, nakedness: Rev.16:15.†; (AS)

Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)

Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt

ἀσχημ-οσύνη, ἡ, ; want of form, ἀ. καὶ ἀμορφία[]; 2 ungracefulness, []; awkwardness, []; disfigurement, τοῦ προσώπου, in playing on the flute, []; 3 ἀ. φέρει brings discredit, disgrace, []; II in moral sense, indecorum, obscene or disgraceful conduct, []; III euphemistic for αἰδοῖον, []; for ἀπόπατος,[]

Where it's used 2 times

Romans 1:27 · Revelation 16:15

Source: TBESG G0808; TFLSJ G0808

Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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