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Lexicon :: Strong's G808 - aschēmosynē

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ἀσχημοσύνη
Transliteration
aschēmosynē (Key)
Pronunciation
as-kay-mos-oo'-nay
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Part of Speech
feminine noun
Root Word (Etymology)
mGNT
2x in 1 unique form(s) TR
2x in 1 unique form(s) LXX
41x in 3 unique form(s)
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Strong’s Definitions

ἀσχημοσύνη aschēmosýnē, as-kay-mos-oo'-nay; from G809; an indecency; by implication, the pudenda:—shame, that which is unseemly.

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x

The KJV translates Strong's G808 in the following manner: that which is unseemly (1x), shame (1x).

KJV Translation Count — Total: 2x
The KJV translates Strong's G808 in the following manner: that which is unseemly (1x), shame (1x).

  1. unseemliness, an unseemly deed

    1. of a woman's genitals

    2. of one's nakedness, shame

Strong’s Definitions [?](Strong’s Definitions Legend)
ἀσχημοσύνη aschēmosýnē, as-kay-mos-oo'-nay; from G809; an indecency; by implication, the pudenda:—shame, that which is unseemly.
STRONGS G808:
ἀσχημοσύνη, -ης, ἡ, (ἀσχήμων); from Plato down; unseemliness, an unseemly deed: Romans 1:27; of the pudenda, one's nakedness, shame: Revelation 16:15, as in Exodus 20:26; Deuteronomy 23:14, etc. (In Greek writings from Plato down.)
THAYER’S GREEK LEXICON, Electronic Database.
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BLB Scripture Index of Thayer's

Exodus
20:26
Deuteronomy
23:14
Romans
1:27
Revelation
16:15

Word / Phrase / Strong's Search

Strong's Number G808 matches the Greek ἀσχημοσύνη (aschēmosynē),
which occurs 41 times in 29 verses in the LXX Greek.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 20:26

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 20:26 - And do not go up to my altar on steps, or your private parts may be exposed.’

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:27

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:27 - because that cloak is the only covering your neighbor has. What else can they sleep in? When they cry out to me, I will hear, for I am compassionate.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:42

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:42 - “Make linen undergarments as a covering for the body, reaching from the waist to the thigh.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:6 - “ ‘No one is to approach any close relative to have sexual relations. I am the LORD.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:7 - “ ‘Do not dishonor your father by having sexual relations with your mother. She is your mother; do not have relations with her.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:8 - “ ‘Do not have sexual relations with your father’s wife; that would dishonor your father.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:9 - “ ‘Do not have sexual relations with your sister, either your father’s daughter or your mother’s daughter, whether she was born in the same home or elsewhere.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:10 - “ ‘Do not have sexual relations with your son’s daughter or your daughter’s daughter; that would dishonor you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:11 - “ ‘Do not have sexual relations with the daughter of your father’s wife, born to your father; she is your sister.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:12 - “ ‘Do not have sexual relations with your father’s sister; she is your father’s close relative.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:13 - “ ‘Do not have sexual relations with your mother’s sister, because she is your mother’s close relative.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:14 - “ ‘Do not dishonor your father’s brother by approaching his wife to have sexual relations; she is your aunt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:15 - “ ‘Do not have sexual relations with your daughter-in-law. She is your son’s wife; do not have relations with her.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:16 - “ ‘Do not have sexual relations with your brother’s wife; that would dishonor your brother.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:17 - “ ‘Do not have sexual relations with both a woman and her daughter. Do not have sexual relations with either her son’s daughter or her daughter’s daughter; they are her close relatives. That is wickedness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:18 - “ ‘Do not take your wife’s sister as a rival wife and have sexual relations with her while your wife is living.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:19 - “ ‘Do not approach a woman to have sexual relations during the uncleanness of her monthly period.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:11 - “ ‘If a man has sexual relations with his father’s wife, he has dishonored his father. Both the man and the woman are to be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:17 - “ ‘If a man marries his sister, the daughter of either his father or his mother, and they have sexual relations, it is a disgrace. They are to be publicly removed from their people. He has dishonored his sister and will be held responsible.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:18 - “ ‘If a man has sexual relations with a woman during her monthly period, he has exposed the source of her flow, and she has also uncovered it. Both of them are to be cut off from their people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:19 - “ ‘Do not have sexual relations with the sister of either your mother or your father, for that would dishonor a close relative; both of you would be held responsible.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:20 - “ ‘If a man has sexual relations with his aunt, he has dishonored his uncle. They will be held responsible; they will die childless.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:21 - “ ‘If a man marries his brother’s wife, it is an act of impurity; he has dishonored his brother. They will be childless.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:13 - As part of your equipment have something to dig with, and when you relieve yourself, dig a hole and cover up your excrement.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:14 - For the LORD your God moves about in your camp to protect you and to deliver your enemies to you. Your camp must be holy, so that he will not see among you anything indecent and turn away from you.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:14 - Now since we are under obligation to the palace and it is not proper for us to see the king dishonored, we are sending this message to inform the king,

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Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:8 - Jerusalem has sinned greatly and so has become unclean. All who honored her despise her, for they have all seen her naked; she herself groans and turns away.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:8 - “ ‘Later I passed by, and when I looked at you and saw that you were old enough for love, I spread the corner of my garment over you and covered your naked body. I gave you my solemn oath and entered into a covenant with you, declares the Sovereign LORD, and you became mine.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 2:9 - “Therefore I will take away my grain when it ripens, and my new wine when it is ready. I will take back my wool and my linen, intended to cover her naked body.
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