Quick Definition
ἀσχημοσύνη, ῆς, ἡ n.f. unseemliness, shame, nakedness
Strong's Definition
an indecency; by implication, the pudenda
Derivation: from G809 (ἀσχήμων);
KJV Usage: shame, that which is unseemly
UBS Dictionary of the Greek New Testament
noun, f. | -ης | ἀσχημονέω
88.149 · Moral and Ethical Qualities and Related Behavior · Act Shamefully
to act shamefully, indecent behavior, shameful deed to act in defiance of social and moral standards, with resulting disgrace, embarrassment, and shame Behavior involving disgrace, embarrassment, and shame is often expressed in an idiomatic manner, for example, ‘to bury one’s face,’ ‘to hide one’s eyes,’ or ‘to feel stabbed by people’s eyes.’ Since shame is seemingly a universal type of feeling, there is usually no difficulty involved in obtaining a satisfactory equivalent.
25.202 · Attitudes and Emotions · Shame, Disgrace, Humiliation
shameful state, shameful condition a state which is or should be regarded as causing shame
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Thayer's Greek Lexicon
ἀσχημοσύνη, -ns, 7, (ἀσχήμων ); fr. Plato down; unseemliness, an unseemly deed: Ro. i. 27; of the pudenda, one’s nakedness, shame: Rev. xvi. 15, as in Ex. xx. 20; Deut. xxiii. 14, ete. (In Grk. writ. fr. Plat. down.)
Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary
ἀσχημοσύνη aschēmosynē 2x
pr. external indecorum; nakedness, shame, pudenda, Rev. 16:15; indecency, infamous lust or lewdness, Rom. 1:27*
Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon
ἀσχημοσύνη, -ης, ἡ
(< ἀσχήμων), [in LXX chiefly for עֶרְוָה;]
unseemliness: Ro 1:27 (MM, s.v.); euphemism for ἡ αἰσχύνη, as freq. in LXX, shame, nakedness: Re 16:15.†
Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT
ἀσχημοσύνη. For &. in Rom 127=ofus obscaenum, Lietzmann (2ZNT III. i. ad 1.) refers to Philo Legg. Alleg. 11. 66, p. 78 τῆς... ἀναισχυντίας παραδείγματα αἱ ἀσχημοσύναι πᾶσαι: cf. III. 158, p. 118. Vettius Valens p. 6151 ἐν ἀσχημοσύναις kal κατακρίσεσι, apparently ‘‘ scandals and condemnations.
Liddell-Scott-Jones — Greek-English Lexicon
ἀσχημοσύνη (aschēmosunē) — indecency. ἀσχημ-οσύνη, ἡ, want of form, ἀ. καὶ ἀμορφία[Refs 4th c.BC+]
2. ungracefulness, [Refs 5th c.BC+]; awkwardness, [Refs]; disfigurement, τοῦ προσώπου, in playing on the flute, [Refs 4th c.BC+]
3. ἀ. φέρει brings discredit, disgrace, [Refs]
II. in moral sense, indecorum, obscene or disgraceful conduct, [NT+1st c.AD+]
III. euphemistic for αἰδοῖον, [LXX]; for ἀπόπατος,[LXX]