"shame, disgrace; cause of shame, dishonorable conduct"
Definition and meaning
shame, disgrace; cause of shame, dishonorable conduct
In the original Greek the word is written: αἰσχύνη
Historical context
Luke wrote as a historian addressing a Greek audience. He carefully interviewed eyewitnesses and arranged events in order. The social and economic realities he describes — Roman taxation, Jewish religious hierarchy, the marginalization of women and the poor — are consistent with first-century Judea under Roman administration.
The people who first heard this word were not reading a book — they were living through empires, oppression, exile, and covenant. Every word carried the weight of that reality. Understanding it changes how you read Scripture.
Scripture references
These are the most notable occurrences of aischune (G152) across the King James Bible.
And he that bade thee and him come and say to thee, Give this man place; and thou begin with shame to take the lowest room.
But have renounced the hidden things of dishonesty, not walking in craftiness, nor handling the word of God deceitfully; but by manifestation of the truth commending ourselves to every man's conscience in the sight of God.
Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly things.)
Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.
Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.
I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.
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Common questions
Strong's G152 (aischune) is a Greek word that means: shame, disgrace; cause of shame, dishonorable conduct It appears 6 times in the King James Bible.
The word aischune (G152) appears 6 times in the original Greek text.
Strong's G152 is aischune, a Greek word defined as: shame, disgrace; cause of shame, dishonorable conduct. James Strong catalogued this in his 1890 concordance to help English readers study the original languages of the Bible.
aischune is a Greek word found in the New Testament.