Strong's Greek · G819

ἀτιμία

atimía

dishonour, reproach, shame, vile

Definition

infamy, i.e. (subjectively) comparative indignity, (objectively) disgrace

Derivation

from G820 (ἄτιμος);

Appears 7 times in Scripture

2 Timothy 2:20

A large house contains not only vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay. Some indeed are for honorable use, but others are for common use.

Romans 9:21

Does not the potter have the right to make from the same lump of clay one vessel for special occasions and another for common use?

1 Corinthians 15:43

It is sown in dishonor; it is raised in glory. It is sown in weakness; it is raised in power.

2 Corinthians 11:21

To my shame I concede that we were too weak for that! Speaking as a fool, however, I can match what anyone else dares to boast about.

Romans 1:26

For this reason God gave them over to dishonorable passions. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones.

1 Corinthians 11:14

Doesn’t nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace to him,

2 Corinthians 6:8

through glory and dishonor, slander and praise; viewed as imposters, yet genuine;

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Lexicon: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890, public domain), digital edition by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). Verse mappings: Berean Standard Bible interlinear tables (public domain).

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