What does αἰσχρός (aischrós) mean in the Bible?
αἰσχρός (aischrós) is a Greek word meaning "shameful".
Greek · G150
αἰσχρός
Shameful
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αἰσχρόςG150
Pronunciationaischrós
What does αἰσχρός (aischrós) mean in the Bible?
αἰσχρός (aischrós) is a Greek word meaning "shameful".
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Questions this entry answers
How does the BSB render G150?
The BSB source-word alignment has 4 aligned rows for this entry. Common renderings include dishonorable (2), shameful (2).
Where does αἰσχρός (aischrós) appear in Scripture?
The source-word alignment first shows this entry at 1 Corinthians 11:6. Its strongest book concentrations include 1 Corinthians (2), Ephesians (1), Titus (1).
Source Word Evidence
BSB source-word alignment connects this entry to exact verse rows, English rendering, source form, transliteration, and parsing.
How English Renders Itdishonorable2×1 Corinthians 14:35, Titus 1:11
shameful2×1 Corinthians 11:6, Ephesians 5:12
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Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row1 Corinthians 11:6
Aligned rows4
Books represented3
1 Corinthians2Ephesians1Titus1
Source forms
αἰσχρὸν2xaischron1 Corinthians 11:6, 1 Corinthians 14:35
αἰσχρόν1xaischronEphesians 5:12
αἰσχροῦ1xaischrouTitus 1:11
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular3x1 Corinthians 11:6, 1 Corinthians 14:35, Ephesians 5:12
Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular1xTitus 1:11
Evidence Summary
Greek word. shameful
Strong'sG150
Lexical occurrences4 versesGreek text appearances4 timesWord forms2 forms4 referencesVerse guides0 guides
Source Gloss
shameful
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpusGreek token appearances from Scrivener 1894 Textus Receptus in the full New Testament corpus.
4 Greek text appearances shown. Linked morphology labels have verse guides.
1 Corinthians 11:6Adjective Nominative Singular Neuter
αἰσχρὸνaiscron
base, disgraceful
Read verse1 Corinthians 14:35Adjective Nominative Singular Neuter
αἰσχρὸνaiscron
base, disgraceful
Read verseEphesians 5:12Adjective Nominative Singular Neuter
αἰσχρόνaiscron
base, disgraceful
Read verseTitus 1:11Adjective Genitive Singular Neuter
αἰσχροῦaiscrou
base, disgraceful
Read verseFull New Testament corpus: 260 chapters, 7,957 verses, 140,628 tokens. Data source: honza/textus-receptus (data only), with authority check against byztxt/greektext-textus-receptus.
Grammatical Forms
How this word appears across different grammatical cases and numbers.
This word appears as a noun across 2 case and number patterns. The form changes show how the word functions in a sentence; they do not change the basic lexical meaning by themselves.
Form patterns2Aligned forms4Case patternNominative (3)Number patternSingular (4)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Neuter1 Cor 11:6 · 1 Cor 14:35 · Eph 5:123×
Genitive · Singular · NeuterTitus 1:111×
Word Origins
αἰσχρός is built from this root: