Epaischynomai means “be ashamed” — full meaning, definition, and every linked Bible usage across the indexed canon.
Same number, other testament: Strong's H1870 — derek (“along”) in the Hebrew Bible.
Strong's G1870 ἐπαισχύνομαι (epaischunomai) is a Greek Strong's word-study entry. epaischunomai (ep-ai-skhoo'-nom-ai) v. 1. to feel shame for something [from G1909 and G153] It has 12 linked Bible usages across 8 books. Visible English usage signals include ashamed. Indexed coverage on this page includes New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
epaischunomai (ep-ai-skhoo'-nom-ai) v. 1. to feel shame for something [from G1909 and G153] KJV: be ashamed Root(s): G1909, G153
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be ashamed of
Usage: ἐπ-αισχύνομαι [in LXX: Job.34:19 (נָשָׂא), Psa.119:6 (בּוּשׁ), Isa.1:29 A (חָפֵר) * ;] to be ashamed (of): absol., 2Ti.1:12; with accusative of person(s), Mrk.8:38, Luk.9:26; with accusative of thing(s), Rom.1:16, 2Ti.1:8 1:16; ἐπί, with dative of thing(s), Rom.6:21; with inf., Heb.2:11; with, accusative of person(s), and inf., Heb.11:16,† (AS)
The English word each shown verse actually uses to render epaischunomai, taken from the interlinear word alignment (the same word underlined in the excerpts below). Where a rendering is used more than once, the count is shown.
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Strong's G1870 (ἐπαισχύνομαι) appears 3 times in the Greek Septuagint — the Old Testament the New Testament authors quoted.
Sample Septuagint occurrences:
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9 indexed usages in New Testament.
Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.
For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in his Father's, and of the holy angels.
For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
3 indexed usages in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
Such a one as would not reverence the face of an honorable man, Neither knows how to give honor to the great, So that their persons should be respected.
Then shall I not be ashamed, When I have respect to all thy commandments.
For they shall be ashamed of their idols, which they delighted in, and they are made ashamed of the gardens which they coveted.
First 12 linked usage excerpts for Strong's G1870.
Such a one as would not reverence the face of an honorable man, Neither knows how to give honor to the great, So that their persons should be respected.
Then shall I not be ashamed, When I have respect to all thy commandments.
For they shall be ashamed of their idols, which they delighted in, and they are made ashamed of the gardens which they coveted.
Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.
For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in his Father's, and of the holy angels.
For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.
What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.
Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God;
For the which cause I also suffer these things: nevertheless I am not ashamed: for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day.
The Lord give mercy unto the house of Onesiphorus; for he oft refreshed me, and was not ashamed of my chain:
For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren,
But now they desire a better country, that is, an heavenly: wherefore God is not ashamed to be called their God: for he hath prepared for them a city.
Every indexed verse link for Strong's G1870, grouped by book.
Epaischynomai (Strong's G1870) is a Greek word most simply glossed "be ashamed". epaischunomai (ep-ai-skhoo'-nom-ai) v. 1. to feel shame for something [from G1909 and G153]
This page currently indexes 12 linked usages for Strong's G1870 across 8 books.
Use the linked verse references on this page to study Strong's G1870 in context. The indexed coverage includes New Testament and Septuagint / Greek Old Testament.
The visible usage excerpts most often surface English words such as ashamed. These are scanning signals from the displayed verses, not replacements for the original-language definition.
Yes. The current local index includes 3 in Septuagint / Greek Old Testament for Strong's G1870, with linked reader references where each row is available.