What does αἰσχρός (aischrós) mean in the Bible?
αἰσχρός (aischrós) is a Greek word meaning "shameful".
Greek · G150
αἰσχρός
Shameful
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αἰσχρός G150
Pronunciation aischrós
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 It dishonorable 2× 1 Corinthians 14:35, Titus 1:11
shameful 2× 1 Corinthians 11:6, Ephesians 5:12
Show sample aligned rows
1 Corinthians 11:6 αἰσχρὸν to shameful Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular 1 Corinthians 14:35 αἰσχρὸν to dishonorable Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular Ephesians 5:12 αἰσχρόν to shameful Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular Titus 1:11 αἰσχροῦ to dishonorable Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular
Usage map
A compact distribution from source-word alignment before the full evidence tables.
First aligned row 1 Corinthians 11:6
Aligned rows 4
Books represented 3
1 Corinthians 2 Ephesians 1 Titus 1
Source forms
αἰσχρὸν 2x aischron 1 Corinthians 11:6, 1 Corinthians 14:35
αἰσχρόν 1x aischron Ephesians 5:12
αἰσχροῦ 1x aischrou Titus 1:11
Parsing patterns
Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular 3x 1 Corinthians 11:6, 1 Corinthians 14:35, Ephesians 5:12
Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular 1x Titus 1:11
Evidence Summary
Greek word. shameful
Strong's G150
Lexical occurrences 4 verses Greek text appearances 4 times Word forms 2 forms 4 references Verse guides 0 guides
Source Gloss
shameful
Greek Text Appearances
Textus Receptus witness, full corpus Greek 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 11:6 Adjective Nominative Singular Neuter
αἰσχρὸν aiscron
base, disgraceful
Read verse 1 Corinthians 14:35 Adjective Nominative Singular Neuter
αἰσχρὸν aiscron
base, disgraceful
Read verse Ephesians 5:12 Adjective Nominative Singular Neuter
αἰσχρόν aiscron
base, disgraceful
Read verse Titus 1:11 Adjective Genitive Singular Neuter
αἰσχροῦ aiscrou
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 patterns 2 Aligned forms 4 Case pattern Nominative (3) Number pattern Singular (4)
Verse guides are not available for this word yet, so verse references remain plain evidence markers.
Nominative · Singular · Neuter 1 Cor 11:6 · 1 Cor 14:35 · Eph 5:12 3×
Genitive · Singular · Neuter Titus 1:11 1×
Word Origins
αἰσχρός is built from this root:
Sources
MorphGNT Strong's Dictionary XML — CC0 1.0 Public Domain
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (morphhb/OSHB) — CC BY 4.0
Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon — CC BY 4.0
Berean Standard Bible (BSB) source-word alignment - CC0 Public Domain