Dishonesty
Vine's Expository Dictionary of NT Words [1]
"shame," so the RV in 2—Corinthians 4:2 (for AV, "dishonesty"), is elsewhere rendered "shame," Luke 14:9; Philippians 3:19; Hebrews 12:2; Jude 1:13; Revelation 3:18 . See Shame.
Webster's Dictionary [2]
(1): ( n.) Lewdness; unchastity.
(2): ( n.) Dishonor; dishonorableness; shame.
(3): ( n.) Want of honesty, probity, or integrity in principle; want of fairness and straightforwardness; a disposition to defraud, deceive, or betray; faithlessness.
(4): ( n.) Violation of trust or of justice; fraud; any deviation from probity; a dishonest act.
King James Dictionary [3]
Dishonesty n. Dizonesty.
1. Want of probity, or integrity in principle faithlessness a disposition to cheat or defraud, or to deceive and betray applied to persons. 2. Violation of trust or of justice fraud treachery any deviation from probity or integrity applied to acts. 3. Unchastity incontinence lewdness. 4. Deceit wickedness shame. 2 Corinthians 4 .
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia [4]
dis on´es ti 2 Corinthians 4:2 aischúnē
