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G2157 εὐσχημοσύνη (euschēmosýnē)
Greek
Noun, Feminine
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Quick Definition

decorum, becomingness

Strong's Definition

decorousness

Derivation: from G2158 (εὐσχήμων);

KJV Usage: comeliness

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

εὐσχημοσύνη, ἐυσχημοσυνης, ἡ (εὐσχήμων, which see), charm or elegance of figure, external beauty, decorum, modesty, seemliness (Xenophon, Plato, Polybius, Diodorus, Plutarch); of external charm, comeliness: 1Co_12:23.

Mounce Concise Greek Dictionary

εὐσχημοσύνη euschēmosynē 1x comeliness, gracefulness; artificial comeliness, ornamental array, embellishment, 1Co_12:23

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

** εὐσχημοσύνη ( < εὐσχήμων ), [in LXX : 4Ma_6:2 * ;] seemliness, comeliness: 1Co_12:23 .†

Moulton & Milligan — Vocabulary of the Greek NT

εὐσχημοσύνη [page 266] Syll 246 .36 (B.C. 220 16) προδιδοὺς ἀργύριον εἰς ἐσθῆτα , ἀεὶ προνοούμενο [ς τ ]ῶν ὑφ᾽ αὑτὸν τεταγμένων τῆς εὐσχημοσύνης , OGIS 339 .32 ( c. B.C. 120) τῆς τε ἄλλης εὐσχημοσύνης τῆς κατὰ τὸ γυμνάσιον ἀντελάβετο καλῶς καὶ φιλοτίμως , Michel 545 .6 (ii/B.C.) τό τε ἦθος κοσμιότητι καὶ εὐσ [χη ]μοσύνῃ , Cagnat IV. 1029 .35 (i/B.C.) τὴν τοῦ σώμ ]ατος εὐσχημοσύνην .

Liddell-Scott — Intermediate Greek Lexicon

εὐσχημοσύνη εὐσχημοσύνη, ἡ, "gracefulness, decorum", Xen. , Plat.

STEPBible — Tyndale Abridged Greek Lexicon

εὐσχημοσύνη (εὐσχήμων), [in LXX: 4Ma.6:2 * ;] seemliness, comeliness: 1Co.12:23.† (AS)

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