809. aschémón
Lexicon
aschémón: Unseemly, indecent, improper

Original Word: ἀσχήμων
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: aschémón
Pronunciation: ah-skay-mone'
Phonetic Spelling: (as-kay'-mone)
KJV: uncomely
NASB: presentable
Word Origin: [from G1 (α - Alpha) (as a negative particle) and a presumed derivative of G2192 (ἔχω - have) (in the sense of its congener G4976 (σχῆμα - appearance))]

1. (properly) shapeless
2. (figuratively) inelegant

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance
uncomely.

From a (as a negative particle) and a presumed derivative of echo (in the sense of its congener schema); properly, shapeless, i.e. (figuratively) inelegant -- uncomely.

see GREEK a

see GREEK echo

see GREEK schema

HELPS Word-studies

809 asxḗmōn (an adverb, derived from 1 /A "without" and 4976 /sxḗma, "external shape") – properly, lacking proper appeal (form), i.e. uncomely (unattractive); lacking respect because improper (not fitting, unpresentable, L-N, 79.16).

NAS Exhaustive Concordance
Word Origin
from alpha (as a neg. prefix) and schéma
Definition
shapeless, i.e. fig. unseemly
NASB Translation
presentable (1).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon
STRONGS NT 809: ἀσχήμων

ἀσχήμων, ἀσχημονος, neuter ἄσχημον (σχῆμα);

a. deformed.

b. indecent, unseemly: 1 Corinthians 12:23, opposed to εὐσχήμων. ((Herodotus), Xenophon, Plato, and subsequent writings.)

Forms and Transliterations
άσχημον ασχημονα ασχήμονα ἀσχήμονα aschemona aschēmona aschḗmona
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Englishman's Concordance
1 Corinthians 12:23 Adj-NNP
GRK: καὶ τὰ ἀσχήμονα ἡμῶν εὐσχημοσύνην
NAS: and our less presentable members become
KJV: our uncomely [parts] have
INT: and the unpresentable [parts] of us decorum

Strong's Greek 809
1 Occurrence


ἀσχήμονα — 1 Occ.

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