ἐπαισχύνομαι

epaischunomaibe ashamed ofHow to read Greek
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Definition

ἐπ-αισχύνομαι

[in LXX: Job 34:19 (נָשָׂא), Psalm 119:6 (בּוּשׁ), Isaiah 1:29 A (חָפֵר) * ;]

to be ashamed (of): absol., 2 Timothy 1:12; with accusative of person(s), Mark 8:38, Luke 9:26; with accusative of thing(s), Romans 1:16, 2 Timothy 1:8; 1:16; ἐπί, with dative of thing(s), Romans 6:21; with inf., Hebrews 2:11; with, accusative of person(s), and inf., Hebrews 11:16,

Usage patterns

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Occurrences

11 total
  1. Mark 8:38ἐπαισχυνθῇ · is ashamed of; ἐπαισχυνθήσεται · will also be ashamed of
    If anyone is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in His Father’s glory with the holy angels.”
  2. Luke 9:26ἐπαισχυνθῇ · is ashamed of; ἐπαισχυνθήσεται · will be ashamed of
    If anyone is ashamed of Me and My words, the Son of Man will be ashamed of him when He comes in His glory and in the glory of the Father and of the holy angels.
  3. Romans 1:16ἐπαισχύνομαι · I am not ashamed of
    I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, first to the Jew, then to the Greek.
  4. Romans 6:21ἐπαισχύνεσθε · you are now ashamed
    What fruit did you reap at that time from the things of which you are now ashamed? The outcome of those things is death.
  5. 2 Timothy 1:8ἐπαισχυνθῇς · do not be ashamed of
    So do not be ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, or of me, His prisoner. Instead, join me in suffering for the gospel by the power of God.
  6. 2 Timothy 1:12ἐπαισχύνομαι · I am not ashamed
    For this reason, even though I suffer as I do, I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have entrusted to Him for that day.
  7. 2 Timothy 1:16ἐπαισχύνθη · was unashamed of
    May the Lord grant mercy to the household of Onesiphorus, because he has often refreshed me and was unashamed of my chains.
  8. Hebrews 2:11ἐπαισχύνεται · [Jesus] is not ashamed
    For both the One who sanctifies and those who are sanctified are of the same family. So Jesus is not ashamed to call them brothers.
  9. Hebrews 11:16ἐπαισχύνεται · is not ashamed
    Instead, they were longing for a better country, a heavenly one. Therefore God is not ashamed to be called their God, for He has prepared a city for them.