Quick Definition
ἐπαισχύνομαι v. I am ashamed
Strong's Definition
from 1909 and 153; to feel shame for something
KJV Usage: be ashamed
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
verb | αἰσχύνομαι
1 ἐπαισχύνομαι appears to differ somewhat in meaning from αἰσχύνω (25.190) in that attention is focused upon that which causes shame.
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἐπ-αισχύνομαι ; fut. ἐπαισχυνθήσομαι; 1 aor. ἐπῃσχύνθην, and with neglect οἵ augm. ἐπαισχύνθην (2 Tim. i. 101, Ὁ Tr WH; ef.[ WH. App. p. 161]; B. 34 (30); [W. § 12 fin.]); fr. Aeschyl. down; to be ashamed (ἐπί on account of [ef. Is. i. 29 Alex. ; Ellic. on 2 Tim. i. 8]; see αἰσχύνω) : absol. 2 Tim. i. 12; τινά [on the aceus. ef. W. § 32, 1 b.a.; B. 192 (166) ], of a person, Mk. viii. 38; Lk. ix. 26; ri, of a thing, Ro. i. 16; 2Tim.i. 8,16; ἐπί τινι, dat. of a thing, Xo. vi. 21; foll. by the inf. Heb. ii. 11; with the ace. of a pers. and the inf. of a thing, Heb. xi. 16. (Twice in the Sept.: Is. i. 29 [Alex. ]; Job xxxiv. 19.)
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ἐπαισχύνομαι epaischunomai 11x
to be ashamed of, Mk. 8:38; Lk. 9:26; Rom. 1:16; 6:21; 2 Tim. 1:8, 12, 16; Heb. 2:11; 11:16*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
ἐπ-αισχύνομαι
[in LXX: Jb 34:19 (נָשָׂא), Ps 118(119):6 (בּוּשׁ), Is 1:29 A (חָפֵר) * ;]
to be ashamed (of): absol., II Ti 1:12; c. acc pers., Mk 8:38, Lk 9:26; c. acc rei, Ro 1:16, II Ti 1:8, 16; ἐπί, c. dat. rei, Ro 6:21; c. inf., He 2:11; c, acc pers, et inf., He 11:16,†
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
ἐπαισχύνομαι (epaischunomai) — be ashamed of. ἐπαισχ-ύνομαι, future -αισχυνθήσομαι, to be ashamed at or of, τῷ οὐνόματι [Refs 5th c.BC+]; τινά or τι, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: with infinitive, to be ashamed to do, [Refs 4th c.BC+]: with participle, to be ashamed of doing or having done a thing, [Refs 5th c.BC+]: absolutely, feel shame, show a sense of shame, [Refs 5th c.BC+]
II. late in active, make ugly, mar, [Refs 4th c.AD+]