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Lexicon :: Strong's G808 - aschēmosynē

Aa
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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All rights reserved. Used by permission.

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 - Neither shalt thou go up by steps unto mine altar, that thy nakedness be not uncovered thereon.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:27

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:27 - for that is his only covering, it is his garment for his skin: wherein shall he sleep? And it shall come to pass, when he crieth unto me, that I will hear; for I am gracious.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:42

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:42 - And thou shalt make them linen breeches to cover the flesh of their nakedness; from the loins even unto the thighs they shall reach:

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:6 - None of you shall approach to any that are near of kin to him, to uncover their nakedness: I am Jehovah.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:7

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:7 - The nakedness of thy father, even the nakedness of thy mother, shalt thou not uncover: she is thy mother; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:8 - The nakedness of thy father’s wife shalt thou not uncover; it is thy father’s nakedness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:9

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:9 - The nakedness of thy sister, the daughter of thy father, or the daughter of thy mother, whether born at home, or born abroad, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:10

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:10 - The nakedness of thy son’s daughter, or of thy daughter’s daughter, even their nakedness thou shalt not uncover: for theirs is thine own nakedness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:11 - The nakedness of thy father’s wife’s daughter, begotten of thy father, she is thy sister, thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:12

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:12 - Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father’s sister: she is thy father’s near kinswoman.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:13

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:13 - Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother’s sister: for she is thy mother’s near kinswoman.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:14

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:14 - Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father’s brother, thou shalt not approach to his wife: she is thine aunt.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:15

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:15 - Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy daughter-in-law: she is thy son’s wife; thou shalt not uncover her nakedness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:16

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:16 - Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy brother’s wife: it is thy brother’s nakedness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:17 - Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter; thou shalt not take her son’s daughter, or her daughter’s daughter, to uncover her nakedness; they are near kinswomen: it is wickedness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:18 - And thou shalt not take a wife to her sister, to be a rival to her, to uncover her nakedness, besides the other in her life-time.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:19 - And thou shalt not approach unto a woman to uncover her nakedness, as long as she is impure by her uncleanness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:11 - And the man that lieth with his father’s wife hath uncovered his father’s nakedness: both of them shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:17 - And if a man shall take his sister, his father’s daughter, or his mother’s daughter, and see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness; it is a shameful thing; and they shall be cut off in the sight of the children of their people: he hath uncovered his sister’s nakedness; he shall bear his iniquity.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:18 - And if a man shall lie with a woman having her sickness, and shall uncover her nakedness; he hath made naked her fountain, and she hath uncovered the fountain of her blood: and both of them shall be cut off from among their people.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:19 - And thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy mother’s sister, nor of thy father’s sister; for he hath made naked his near kin: they shall bear their iniquity.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:20 - And if a man shall lie with his uncle’s wife, he hath uncovered his uncle’s nakedness: they shall bear their sin; they shall die childless.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:21 - And if a man shall take his brother’s wife, it is impurity: he hath uncovered his brother’s nakedness; they shall be childless.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:13 - and thou shalt have a paddle among thy weapons; and it shall be, when thou sittest down abroad, thou shalt dig therewith, and shalt turn back and cover that which cometh from thee:

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:14 - for Jehovah thy God walketh in the midst of thy camp, to deliver thee, and to give up thine enemies before thee; therefore shall thy camp be holy, that he may not see an unclean thing in thee, and turn away from thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:14 - Now because we eat the salt of the palace, and it is not meet for us to see the king’s dishonor, therefore have we sent and certified the king;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:8 -
Jerusalem hath grievously sinned; therefore she is become as an unclean thing;
All that honored her despise her, because they have seen her nakedness:
Yea, she sigheth, and turneth backward.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:8 - Now when I passed by thee, and looked upon thee, behold, thy time was the time of love; and I spread my skirt over thee, and covered thy nakedness: yea, I sware unto thee, and entered into a covenant with thee, saith the Lord Jehovah, and thou becamest mine.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 2:9 - Therefore will I take back my grain in the time thereof, and my new wine in the season thereof, and will pluck away my wool and my flax which should have covered her nakedness.
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