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Chun

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GREEK · G2617

καταισχύνω

kataischunō — to dishonor

κατ-αισχύνω [in LXX chiefly for בּוּשׁ ;] to disgrace, dishonour, put to shame: with accusative of thing(s), 1Co.11:4-5; with accusative of person(s), 1Co.1:27 11:22; pass., to be ashamed: Luk.13:17, 2Co.7:14 9:4, 1Pe.3:16; as in LXX (Psa.22:6 25:2-3, al.), of unfulfilled hopes: Rom.5:5; pass., Rom.9:33 10:11, 1Pe.2:6" (LXX) .† (AS)

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GREEK · G1870

ἐπαισχύνομαι

epaischunomai — be ashamed of

ἐπ-αισχύνομαι [in LXX: Job.34:19 (נָשָׂא), Psa.119:6 (בּוּשׁ), Isa.1:29 A (חָפֵר) * ;] to be ashamed (of): absol., 2Ti.1:12; with accusative of person(s), Mrk.8:38, Luk.9:26; with accusative of thing(s), Rom.1:16, 2Ti.1:8 1:16; ἐπί, with dative of thing(s), Rom.6:21; with inf., Heb.2:11; with, accusative of person(s), and inf., Heb.11:16,† (AS)

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GREEK · G152

αἰσχύνη

aischunē — shame

αἰσχύνη, -ης, ἡ (αἶσχος, shame, disgrace), [in LXX chiefly for בּשֶׁת ;] shame (MM, VGT, see word): subjectively, Luk.14:19, 2Co.4:2; objectively, Php.3:19, Heb.12:2; as something to be ashamed of, Rev.3:18; pl. (Bl., §32, 6), shameful deeds, Ju 13.† SYN.: αἰδώς, which see (AS)

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GREEK · G153

αἰσχύνω

aischunō — be ashamed

αἰσχύνω (αἶσχος, shame), [in LXX chiefly for בּוּשׁ ;] 1. to disfigure (Hom.). 2. to dishonour (Pro.29:15). 3. to make ashamed (Sir.13:7). Pass., to be put to shame, be ashamed: 2Co.10:8; Php.1:20, 1Pe.4:16, 1Jn.2:28; with inf. (M, Pr., 205), Luk.16:3 (cf. ἐπ- (-ομαι), κατ- αἰσχύνω). † (AS)

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GREEK · G3975

παχύνω

pachunō — to thicken

παχύνω (παχύς, thick) [in LXX: Deu.32:15, Isa.6:10 (שָׁמֵן), al. ;] to thicken, fatten; pass., to grow fat. Metaphorical, to make dull or stupid (τ. ψυχάς, Rut.); pass., to wax gross: ἡ καρδία„ Mat.13:15, Act.28:27" (LXX) .† (AS)

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GREEK · G5240

ὑπερεκχύνω

huperekchunō — to overflow

ὑπερ-εκ-χύννω (Rec. -ύνω), late form of -χέω to pour out over. Pass., to overflow, run over: Luk.6:38 (not elsewhere).† (AS)

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HEBREW / ARAMAIC · H3560

כּוּן

kun — Cun

Chun = "established" a city belonging to Hadarezer, plundered by David's forces Another name of be.ro.tah (בֵּר֫וֹתָה "Berothah" H1268A)

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GREEK · G9406

ταχύνω

tachunō — to hasten

1. to make quickly , (Sophocles Tragicus); τοῖα σπερχόμενος ταχύνει such are the words which in his eager haste he speaks, (Euripides) 2. intransitive to be quick, to make haste, speed, hurry , (Aeschulus Tragicus) (ML)

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Historical dictionary entry

One of the cities of Hadarezer, king of Syria. David procured brass (i.e., bronze or copper) from it for the temple (1 Chr. 18:8). It is called Berothai in 2 Sam. 8:8; probably the same as Berothah in Ezek. 47:16.

Scripture references

Source: Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897). Historical dictionary wording reflects the scholarship and language of its era.

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