Word Study · Strong's G2617 · Greek
καταισχύνω
kataischyno
kat-ahee-skhoo'-no
Strong's 1890 spelling: kataischýnō
“to shame down, i.e. disgrace or (by implication) put to the blush”
Strong's Dictionary · 1890 · public domain
to shame down, i.e. disgrace or (by implication) put to the blush
Rendered in the KJV as
confound, dishonour, (be a-, make a-)shame(-d).
- 13occurrencesin the New Testament
- 5 of 27New Testament bookswhere the word stands
- 11inflected formsdistinct spellings
Across 13 occurrences
The word itself
Inflected forms · 11
- καταισχύνει2
- καταισχύνῃ2
- καταισχύνει,1
- καταισχύνετε1
- καταισχυνθῇ.1
- καταισχυνθήσεται.1
- καταισχυνθήσεται.¶1
- καταισχυνθῶμεν1
- καταισχυνθῶσιν1
- κατῃσχύνθην,1
- κατῃσχύνοντο1
How it is rendered · 11
- He may shame2
- will be put to shame.2
- dishonors1
- does make [us] ashamed,1
- he dishonors1
- I was put to shame,1
- may be put to shame.1
- put to shame1
- shall be put to shame1
- they may be ashamed1
- were ashamed1
The sense the word carries at each spot — how the translators read it there, not a fixed translation.
How it parses · 9
- verb · present active, statement · 3rd person singular3
- verb · future passive, statement · 3rd person singular2
- verb · present active, subjunctive · 3rd person singular2
- verb · aorist (simple past) passive, statement · 1st person singular1
- verb · aorist (simple past) passive, subjunctive · 1st person plural1
- verb · aorist (simple past) passive, subjunctive · 3rd person plural1
- verb · aorist (simple past) passive, subjunctive · 3rd person singular1
- verb · imperfect passive, statement · 3rd person plural1
- verb · present active, statement · 2nd person plural1
Show the grammar codes as tagged
- V-PAI-3S · 3
- V-FPI-3S · 2
- V-PAS-3S · 2
- V-API-1S · 1
- V-APS-1P · 1
- V-APS-3P · 1
- V-APS-3S · 1
- V-IPI-3P · 1
- V-PAI-2P · 1
All 13, in canonical order
The ledger of occurrences
Where this word lives
- 1 Corinthians5 of 13 · 38%
- Romans3 of 13 · 23%
- 2 Corinthians2 of 13 · 15%
- 1 Peter2 of 13 · 15%
- Luke1 of 13 · 8%
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Romans3 occurrences
- Romans 5:5καταισχύνει,kataischuneiverb · present active, statement · 3rd person singularAnd hope does not disappoint us, because God has poured out His love into our hearts through the Holy Spirit, whom He has given us.here: does make [us] ashamed,
- Romans 9:33καταισχυνθήσεται.¶kataischunthēsetaiverb · future passive, statement · 3rd person singularas it is written: “See, I lay in Zion a stone of stumbling and a rock of offense; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”here: will be put to shame.
- Romans 10:11καταισχυνθήσεται.kataischunthēsetaiverb · future passive, statement · 3rd person singularIt is just as the Scripture says: “Anyone who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”here: will be put to shame.
1 Corinthians5 occurrences
- 1 Corinthians 1:27καταισχύνῃkataischunēverb · present active, subjunctive · 3rd person singularBut God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.here: He may shame
- 1 Corinthians 1:27καταισχύνῃkataischunēverb · present active, subjunctive · 3rd person singularBut God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong.here: He may shame
- 1 Corinthians 11:4καταισχύνειkataischuneiverb · present active, statement · 3rd person singularEvery man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head.here: he dishonors
- 1 Corinthians 11:5καταισχύνειkataischuneiverb · present active, statement · 3rd person singularAnd every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, for it is just as if her head were shaved.here: dishonors
- 1 Corinthians 11:22καταισχύνετεkataischuneteverb · present active, statement · 2nd person pluralDon’t you have your own homes in which to eat and drink? Or do you despise the church of God and humiliate those who have nothing? What can I say to you? Shall I praise you for this? No, I will not!here: put to shame
2 Corinthians2 occurrences
- 2 Corinthians 7:14κατῃσχύνθην,katēschunthēnverb · aorist (simple past) passive, statement · 1st person singularIndeed, I was not embarrassed by anything I had boasted to him about you. But just as everything we said to you was true, so our boasting to Titus has proved to be true as well.here: I was put to shame,
- 2 Corinthians 9:4καταισχυνθῶμενkataischunthōmenverb · aorist (simple past) passive, subjunctive · 1st person pluralOtherwise, if any Macedonians come with me and find you unprepared, we—to say nothing of you—would be ashamed of having been so confident.here: shall be put to shame
1 Peter2 occurrences
- 1 Peter 2:6καταισχυνθῇ.kataischunthēaverb · aorist (simple past) passive, subjunctive · 3rd person singularFor it stands in Scripture: “See, I lay in Zion a stone, a chosen and precious cornerstone; and the one who believes in Him will never be put to shame.”here: may be put to shame.
- 1 Peter 3:16καταισχυνθῶσινkataischunthōsinverb · aorist (simple past) passive, subjunctive · 3rd person pluralkeeping a clear conscience, so that those who slander you may be put to shame by your good behavior in Christ.here: they may be ashamed