atimazo describes treating someone or something with disgrace or contempt, whether people, God, or bodies.

The dominant usage describes acts that bring disgrace upon people or God: the poor are dishonored, Jesus is dishonored, servants are beaten and dishonored, and transgression dishonors God. A separate bodily context speaks of bodies being dishonored among themselves.

1. Subjecting people or God to disgrace · dominant

   The active forms identify dishonoring directed toward the poor in James 2:6, Jesus in John 8:49, a slave in Mark 12:4 and Luke 20:11, and God in Romans 2:23. In Acts 5:41, the passive infinitive places the apostles as those counted worthy to suffer such treatment; the APB renders the clause "suffering disgrace for the Name."

   Acts 5:41James 2:6John 8:49Luke 20:11Mark 12:4Romans 2:23
2. Dishonoring bodies among themselves · rare

   Romans 1:24 uses a present middle infinitive in a clause about impurity and bodies among themselves. The APB renders the broader clause "to the dishonoring of their bodies among themselves," indicating bodily dishonor in that setting.

   Romans 1:24

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB commonly uses "dishonored," "dishonor," or "dishonoring" in these clauses, while Acts 5:41 uses "suffering disgrace." These renderings confirm the clauses' overall presentation rather than isolate a fixed English equivalent in every verse.