2158. euschémón

Strong's Lexicon

euschémón: Noble, reputable, honorable, of good form

Original Word: εὐσχήμων
Part of Speech: Adjective
Transliteration: euschémón
Pronunciation: yoo-skay'-mone
Phonetic Spelling: (yoo-skhay'-mone)
Definition: Noble, reputable, honorable, of good form
Meaning: (a) comely, seemly, decorous, (b) of honorable position (in society), wealthy, influential.

HELPS Word-studies

2158 eusxmōn (an adjective, derived from 2095 /eú, "well, good" and 4976/sxēma, "outward form, figure") – properly, of good form, well-fashioned and hence "seemly" (desirable).

2158/eusxmōn ("comely") focuses on the outward manifestation of godliness, i.e. as being winsome (encouraging) to others which attracts attention in a positive way.

[2158 (eusxḗmōn) is used in Koine Greek of a person who properly uses influence, especially by serving in a high (respected) position.]

NAS Exhaustive Concordance

Word Origin
from eu and schéma
Definition
comely
NASB Translation
appropriate (1), presentable (1), prominence (1), prominent (2).

Thayer's Greek Lexicon

STRONGS NT 2158: εὐσχήμων

εὐσχήμων, εὔσχημον (εὖ, and σχῆμα the figure, Latinhabitus);

1. of elegant figure, shapely, graceful, comely, bearing oneself becomingly in speech or behavior (Euripides, Aristophanes, Xenophon, Plato): τά εὐσχήμονα ἡμῶν, the comely parts of the body that need no covering (opposed to τά ἀσχήμονα ἡμῶν, verse 23), 1 Corinthians 12:24; of morals: πρός τό εὔσχημον, to promote decorum, 1 Corinthians 7:35.

2. in later usage (cf. Lob. ad Phryn., p. 333), of good standing, honorable, influential, wealthy, respectable (R. V. of honorable estate): Mark 15:43; Acts 13:50; Acts 17:12. (Josephus, de vita sua §9; Plutarch, parallel. Graec. et Rom c. 15, p. 309 b.)

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance

comely, honorable.

From eu and schema; well-formed, i.e. (figuratively) decorous, noble (in rank) -- comely, honourable.

see GREEK eu

see GREEK schema

Forms and Transliterations

ευσχημον εύσχημον εὔσχημον ευσχημονα ευσχήμονα εὐσχήμονα ευσχημονας ευσχήμονας εὐσχήμονας ευσχημονων ευσχημόνων εὐσχημόνων ευσχημων ευσχήμων εὐσχήμων ευτάκτως euschemon euschēmon euschēmōn euschḗmon euschḗmōn eúschemon eúschēmon euschemona euschēmona euschḗmona euschemonas euschēmonas euschḗmonas euschemonon euschemónon euschēmonōn euschēmónōn

Englishman's Concordance

Mark 15:43 Adj-NMS
GRK: ἀπὸ Ἁριμαθαίας εὐσχήμων βουλευτής ὃς
NAS: came, a prominent member of the Council,
KJV: Arimathaea, an honourable counsellor,
INT: from Arimathaea prominent Council member who

Acts 13:50 Adj-AMP
GRK: γυναῖκας τὰς εὐσχήμονας καὶ τοὺς
NAS: women of prominence and the leading men
KJV: the devout and honourable women, and
INT: women honorable and the

Acts 17:12 Adj-GMP
GRK: γυναικῶν τῶν εὐσχημόνων καὶ ἀνδρῶν
NAS: with a number of prominent Greek
KJV: also of honourable women
INT: women prominent and men

1 Corinthians 7:35 Adj-ANS
GRK: πρὸς τὸ εὔσχημον καὶ εὐπάρεδρον
NAS: upon you, but to promote what is appropriate and [to secure] undistracted
KJV: for that which is comely, and
INT: for what [is] seemly and waiting

1 Corinthians 12:24 Adj-NNP
GRK: τὰ δὲ εὐσχήμονα ἡμῶν οὐ
NAS: our more presentable members have
KJV: For our comely [parts] have no
INT: and [the] presentable [parts] of us no

Strong's Greek 2158
5 Occurrences

εὐσχήμων — 1 Occ.
εὔσχημον — 1 Occ.
εὐσχήμονα — 1 Occ.
εὐσχήμονας — 1 Occ.
εὐσχημόνων — 1 Occ.