Gloss
disgraceful, shameful
Forms of the word
Dictionary
αἰσχρός, ά, όν
Greek transliteration
aischros
Simplified transliteration
aischros
Numbers
Strong's number
149
GK Number
156
Statistics
Frequency in New Testament
4
Morphology of Biblical Greek Tag
a-1a(1)
Definition
strictly, deformed, opposed to καλός; metaph. shameful, indecent, dishonorable, vile, 1 Cor. 11:6; 14:35; Eph. 5:12; Tit. 1:11*
Greek-English Concordance for αἰσχρός
| 1 Corinthians 11:6 | For if a woman will not cover her head, she should cut her hair short. But if it is disgraceful (aischron | αἰσχρόν | nom sg neut) for a woman to have her hair cut short or have her head shaved, she should cover her head. |
| 1 Corinthians 14:35 | And if they want to find out about something, they should ask their own husbands at home; for it is improper (aischron | αἰσχρόν | nom sg neut) for a woman to speak in church. |
| Ephesians 5:12 | for it is shameful (aischron | αἰσχρόν | nom sg neut) even to speak of what is done by them in secret. |
| Titus 1:11 | It is therefore necessary to muzzle those who are upsetting entire households by teaching what is not proper for shameful (aischrou | αἰσχροῦ | gen sg neut) gain. |
