καταισχύνω kataischunō · G2617
to dishonor
κατ-αισχύνω ; [in LXX chiefly for בּוּשׁ ; ] ; to disgrace, dishonour, put to shame: with accusative of thing(s), 1Co.11:4-5; with accusative of person(s), 1Co.1:27 11:22; pass., to be ashamed: Luk.13:17, 2Co.7:14 9:4, 1Pe.3:16; as in LXX (Psa.22:6 25:2-3, al.), of unfulfilled hopes: Rom.5:5; pass., Rom.9:33 10:11, 1Pe.2:6" (LXX) .†; (AS)
Definition: TBESG (Abbott-Smith)
Classical Greek (Liddell–Scott–Jones) excerpt
καταισχύν-ω, ; future -αισχῠνῶ[]:—dishonour, put to shame, μή τι καταισχύνειν πατέρων γένος []; τὴν σὴν οὐ κ. φύσιν I put not thy nature to shame, i.e. show myself not unworthy of thee, []; 2 dishonour a woman, ἀλλοτρίας γυναῖκας []; also of a male, []; 3 ὁ μέλλων Χρόνος ἐμὸν καταίσχυνε.. Χρέος covered me with dishonour in that my debt remained unpaid, []; 4 ={καταχέζειν},{Χαίτην} []; II middle, feel shame before, θεούς []: —aorist passive, καταισχυνθέντες τὴν ἀρετὴν αὐτῶν []: with infinitive, …
Where it's used 13 times
Luke 13:17 · Romans 5:5 · Romans 9:33 · Romans 10:11 · 1 Corinthians 1:27 · 1 Corinthians 11:4 · 1 Corinthians 11:5 · 1 Corinthians 11:22 · 2 Corinthians 7:14 · 2 Corinthians 9:4 · 1 Peter 2:6 · 1 Peter 3:16 … and 1 more
Source: TBESG G2617; TFLSJ G2617
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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