ἀτιμίαatimía
infamy, i.e. (subjectively) comparative indignity, (objectively) disgrace
Greek (New Testament) · G819
Meanings
dishonour, disgrace: 1 Corinthians 11:14, 2 Corinthians 6:8; εἰς ἀ., Romans 9:21, 2 Timothy 2:20; ἐν ἀ., 1 Corinthians 15:43; κατ᾽ ἀ., 2 Corinthians 11:21; πάθη ἀτιμίας, base passions, Romans 1:26.
Same root
Where it appears
Appears 7 times in the Bible.
- Romans 1:26 That is why God abandoned them to their shameful desires. Even the women turned against the natural way to have sex and instead indulged in sex with each other.
- Romans 9:21 When a potter makes jars out of clay, doesn’t he have a right to use the same lump of clay to make one jar for decoration and another to throw garbage into?
- 1 Corinthians 11:14 Isn’t it obvious that it’s disgraceful for a man to have long hair?
- 1 Corinthians 15:43 Our bodies are buried in brokenness, but they will be raised in glory. They are buried in weakness, but they will be raised in strength.
- 2 Corinthians 6:8 We serve God whether people honor us or despise us, whether they slander us or praise us. We are honest, but they call us impostors.
- 2 Corinthians 11:21 I’m ashamed to say that we’ve been too “weak” to do that! But whatever they dare to boast about—I’m talking like a fool again—I dare to boast about it, too.
Source: G. Abbott-Smith, A Manual Greek Lexicon of the New Testament (1922), public domain.