αἰσχύνω G0153
To be ashamed, put to shame; to feel disgrace or be humiliated, often in relation to faith or conduct.
Carries the force of being ashamed or put to shame, whether by one's own failures or by the judgment of others. The dishonest steward admits he would be 'ashamed to beg' (Luke 16:3). Paul insists he will not be put to shame in his bold proclamation (2 Cor 10:8; Phil 1:20). Peter urges believers who suffer as Christians not to be ashamed (1 Pet 4:16), and John exhorts confidence so that 'we may not be ashamed before him at his coming' (1 John 2:28). Spanish 'avergonzarse' and French 'avoir honte' both capture the deeply personal, moral dimension of this shame.
Senses
1. sense 1 — To feel shame, be disgraced, or be put to shame — encompassing both the internal emotion and the public experience of humiliation. In its middle/passive forms (αἰσχύνομαι), the word denotes the believer's relationship to honor and disgrace before God and others. Luke 16:3 uses it for social embarrassment, while the epistles focus on eschatological confidence: not being ashamed at Christ's appearing (1 John 2:28) or in bold proclamation (Phil 1:20). Spanish 'avergonzarse' and French 'avoir honte' emphasize the reflexive, deeply felt nature of the shame, distinguishing it from mere external rebuke. 5×
AR["أَسْتَحْيِي", "أُخْزى", "سَأَخْجَلُ", "نَخجَلَ", "يَستَحِي"]·ben["লজ্জা-পাই", "লজ্জিত-হই", "লজ্জিত-হব-না", "লজ্জিত-হব।", "সে-লজ্জিত-হোক"]·DE["sich-schaemen", "αἰσχύνομαι"]·EN["I-am-ashamed", "I-will-be-ashamed", "I-will-be-put-to-shame", "be-ashamed", "let-be-ashamed"]·FR["avoir-honte", "j'ai-honte"]·heb["אֵבוֹשׁ", "בּוֹשׁ", "יֵבוֹשׁ", "לֹא-אֵבוֹשׁ,", "נֵבוֹשׁ"]·HI["मैं-लज्जित-होऊंगा", "मैन-शरमिन्द-नहि-होउनग,", "लज्जा-आती-है।", "लज्जित-हो", "हम-लज्जित-हों"]·ID["aku akan dipermalukan", "aku-akan-malu", "aku-malu", "malu"]·IT["aischunesthō", "aischunomai", "aischunthēsomai", "aischunthōmen", "vergognarsi"]·jav["badhé-wirang", "isin.", "kawula-isin", "kula-kawirangan", "lingsem;"]·KO["부끄러운다", "부끄러울-것이다", "부끄러워하지", "부끄럽지-않으리라,", "우리-가-부끄러워하지"]·PT["se-envergonhe;", "sejamos-envergonhados", "serei-envergonhado", "tenho-vergonha"]·RU["буду-постыжен", "постыдились", "постыжусь", "стыдится;", "стыжусь"]·ES["me-avergüenzo", "se-avergüence", "seamos-avergonzados", "seré-avergonzado"]·SW["aibike", "aibishwe", "ninaona-aibu", "sitaaibika", "sitaaibika,"]·TR["utanalım", "utandiliramilacagim", "utanmasın", "utanırım", "utanıyorum"]·urd["شرماتا-ہوں", "شرمندہ-نہ-ہوں-گا", "شرمندہ-ہو؛", "شرمندہ-ہونگا", "شرمندہ-ہوں"]
Related Senses
G2309 1. want, desire (166×)G0025 1. to love actively (133×)H0157 1. love (verb, active Qal) (129×)H8055 1. Qal: rejoice, be glad (123×)H7453 1. neighbor, fellow man (120×)G0026 1. of love (115×)H1058 1. Qal: to weep, cry (112×)H0954 1. to be ashamed, feel shame (Qal) (95×)H8057 1. joy, gladness, delight (90×)H2781 1. disgrace, shame, dishonor (68×)G2307 1. will, desire, purpose (63×)G5463 1. rejoice, be glad (63×)G0027 1. beloved (61×)H8130 1. Qal: to hate, detest (60×)G5479 1. (59×)G1680 1. (53×)H8130 2. Qal ptcp: hater, enemy (53×)H0014 1. be willing, want (51×)H0157 2. lover, friend (Qal participle substantive) (51×)H1945 1. woe (50×)
BDB / Lexicon Reference
αἰσχύνω [ῡ]: Ionic dialect imperfect αἰσχύνεσκε (κατ-) Refs 4th c.AD+: future -ῠνῶRefs 5th c.BC+, Ionic dialect -υνέωRefs 5th c.BC+: aorist ᾔσχῡναRefs 8th c.BC+: perfect σχυγκαRefs 2nd c.AD+:—passive, future αἰσχῠνοῦμαιRefs 5th c.BC+: aorist ᾐσχύνθηνRefs 5th c.BC+ and Attic dialect, poetry infinitive αἰσχυνθῆμενRefs 5th c.BC+perfect ᾔσχυμμαι (see. below Refs 5th c.BC+:—make ugly, disfigure,…