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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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Vine's Expository Dictionary: View Entry

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 - Thou shalt not go up to my altar by steps, that thou mayest not uncover thy nakedness upon it.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:27

Unchecked Copy BoxExo 22:27 - (LXX 22:26) For this is his clothing, this is the only covering of his nakedness; wherein shall he sleep? If then he shall cry to me, I will hearken to him, for I am merciful.

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Unchecked Copy BoxExo 28:42

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:6

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:6 - No man shall draw nigh to any of his near kindred to uncover their nakedness; I am the Lord.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:7

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

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:8 - Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's wife; 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 by thy father or by thy mother, born at home or abroad, 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 thy daughter's daughter, their nakedness thou shalt not uncover; because it is thy nakedness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:11 - Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of the daughter of thy father's wife; she is thy sister by the same father: 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, for she is near akin to thy father.

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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 near akin to thy mother.

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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, and thou shalt not go in to his wife; for she is thy relation.

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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, for 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 - The nakedness of a woman and her daughter shalt thou not uncover; her son's daughter, and her daughter's daughter, shalt thou not take, to uncover their nakedness, for they are thy kinswomen: it is impiety.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:18 - Thou shalt not take a wife in addition to her sister, as a rival, to uncover her nakedness in opposition to her, while she is yet living.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 18:19 - And thou shalt not go in to a woman under separation for her uncleanness, to uncover her nakedness.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:11

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:11 - And if any one should lie with his father's wife, he has uncovered his father's nakedness: let them both die the death, they are guilty.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:17

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:17 - Whosoever shall take his sister by his father or by his mother, and shall see her nakedness, and she see his nakedness, it is a reproach: they shall be destroyed before the children of their family; he has uncovered his sister's nakedness, they shall bear their sin.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:18

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:18 - And whatever man shall lie with a woman that is set apart for a flux, and shall uncover her nakedness, he has uncovered her fountain, and she has uncovered the flux of her blood: they shall both be destroyed from among their generation.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:19

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:19 - And thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of thy father's sister, or of the sister of thy mother; for that man has uncovered the nakedness of one near akin: they shall bear their iniquity.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:20

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:20 - Whosoever shall lie with his near kinswoman, has uncovered the nakedness of one near akin to him: they shall die childless.

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Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:21

Unchecked Copy BoxLev 20:21 - Whoever shall take his brother's wife, it is uncleanness; he has uncovered his brother's nakedness; they shall die childless.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:13

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:13 - (LXX 23:14) and thou shalt have a trowel on thy girdle; and it shall come to pass when thou wouldest relieve thyself abroad, that thou shalt dig with it, and shalt bring back the earth and cover thy nuisance.

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Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:14

Unchecked Copy BoxDeu 23:14 - (LXX 23:15) Because the Lord thy God walks in thy camp to deliver thee, and to give up thine enemy before thy face; and thy camp shall be holy, and there shall not appear in thee a disgraceful thing, and so he [fn]shall turn away from thee.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:14

Unchecked Copy BoxEzr 4:14 - And it is not lawful for us to see the dishonour of the king: therefore have we sent and made known the matter to the king;

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Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:8

Unchecked Copy BoxLam 1:8 - Heth. Jerusalem has sinned a great sin; therefore has she come into tribulation, all that used to honour her have afflicted her, for they have seen her shame: yea, she herself groaned, and turned backward.

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Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:8

Unchecked Copy BoxEze 16:8 - And I passed by thee and saw thee, and, behold, it was thy time and a time of resting; and I spread my wings over thee, and covered thy shame, and sware to thee: and I entered into covenant with thee, saith the Lord, and thou becamest mine.

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Unchecked Copy BoxHos 2:9

Unchecked Copy BoxHos 2:9 - (LXX 2:11) Therefore I will return, and take away my corn in its season, and my wine in its time; and I will take away my raiment and my linen clothes, so that she shall not cover her nakedness.
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